He’s Belgian, not French. Not that we’re proud of such behavior but anyway....

I moved to Kenya from Europe many years ago. I confirm matatus are both wonderful and dangerous - I guess they’re a good symbol for Africa as a whole, a continent of extremes. I hate dodging them in traffic because they really drive like madmen, chewing miraa (a local drug) and going on for long shifts without sleep -…

Too bad I will be somewhere in France at that time, attending some silly race that happens to be at the same time.

This column really makes me want to buy your book, which i will proceed with forthwith. However I think your road trip will be dissappointingly uneventfull and the car will just run fine to and from.