Breakfast with Riaan Manser THE MAN • HIS STORIES • THE ADVENTURES WORLD FIRST FOR SA ADVENTURER Having a shark nudge his kayak, treading through storms to find a soft patch of land to sleep and spending days in a rotten Malagasy prison is Riaan Manser's idea of a perfect career, he says. READ MORE SOURCE: http://www.news24.com/ MANSER'S HIGH ADVENTURE ODYSSEY Take a moment to think about what you were doing 11 months ago, in the middle of August, 2008. Now, what if I reminded you that Thabo Mbeki was still president then? So was George Bush. Another lesser-known man by the name of Marc Ravolomanana was also still running the island nation of Madagascar. During this same period, on the east coast of the world's fourth largest island, a gung-ho South African was about to embark on a quest to become the first person to kayak, alone and unaided, around the country's 5 000km coastline. READ MORE SOURCE: http://www.ioltravel.co.za Riaan Manser 'Around Madagascar on my kayak' Riaan Manser 'Around Africa on my bicycle' Part 1a Riaan Manser 'Around Africa on my bicycle' Part 1b Riaan Manser 'Around Africa on my bicycle' Part 2a Riaan Manser 'Around Africa on my bicycle' Part 2b