Crossing Africa and the Sahara by Truck

This "video" documents a journey made across Africa and the Sahara Desert in 1959/60. It uses color slides shot during the journey and shows how images from the past can be given a new lease of life. This is not a journey I would care to make today.

[canarc]

This is probably the most amazing and epic travel adventure l have ever seen. One of the best clips on Utube. These 3 fellows doing this expedition on a shoestring with that old tank held together with bubblegum, is the definition of adventure. What a rare jem.

[NeueKlasseGuy]

The world was certainly a different place in 1959. Thank you for sharing your adventure.

[peterhladky]

The quality of the photographs is amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[pauldacus]

Oh my gosh, this is so great! How could anyone downvote this? The photos are just unbelievable, and it was done in 1959 and preserved & then put together on youtube... this is so great that someone did all this.

[AlamBarzakh]

I would be safe to say that this was the most amazing travel vlog I’ve ever seen, even more mind blowing because it takes you back in time, 🎩 off

A most hazardous odyssey performed at1959 when those countries had not yet been struggled by war . A fantastic adventure by that time. Most marvellous quality of pictures. Thank you so much for sharing

[CasillaA]

What a wonderful piece of documentation of an Africa that has vanished.

[rezaachmadi]

This video is the best description of word "adventure". Seeing people live in much healthier and saver world makes me very envious, and I really mean it. I wish I could have such journey with friends. Thank you for sharing.

[raider]

Thank you for a great story and trip. You can see the changes that time plays, AFRICA will never be the same again.

[sheilahadden]

What a wonderful time to be alive and able to do such a trip. I was only 2 years old at the time, and by the time I was able, Africa had descended into chaos. Thank you for sharing this magnificent video!

[rein]

I have always dreamed of such an adventure. What a time to be alive. How fortunate you are. Beautiful film, wonderful photography.

[billmurray]

I didn't dare fast forward any of it, I was enthralled from beginning to end by this remarkable insight into 1950, s Africa. Thank you for going to the effort of compiling it and sharing I.

[Twowheellife]

A rare gem.
Thanks for taking all of us on an adventure across Sahara

[alexandervanwyk]

What an amazing experience.
You guys were incredible. Thanks for sharing this amazing road trip. My family left Kenya between 1956 ans 1962 with the Mao Mao uproar.

[Sinjonjo]

Brilliant documentary. 20 years later we traveled the same route from Stockholm to Kano in a Volvo 144 automatic. Nothing much had changed except the flags.

[YYCRCFabricationz]

I went over to Somalia & then Rwanda during some rather unhappy times I'll say. Today I'm just an aging Veteran but still enjoy seeing Africa's beauty.

A very nice video to see, thanks for sharing your experiences.

[Korih]

Thank you for sharing, this made for a great view. It's amazing how Africa was pristine and beautiful those days

[trsamp]

WHAT A FANTASTIC PORTRAYAL, DONE WITH NONE OF TODAYS' BIASES ! THANK YOU TONY.

[spiffcats]

This is such an amazing, well told story. I would love to see someone do this now, going the same route just to see what it would be like now

[ronaldvandermeijs-rn]

just came back from a car trip Amsterdam - Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, but after seen
this beautiful docu I would love to go again into southern direction..!