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Who is Francis Tapon?

Francis Tapon is the author of Hike Your Own Hike and The Hidden Europe. He has traveled to 125 countries. He has walked across America four times, Spain twice, and Madagascar once. From 2013-2018, he traveled overland nonstop to all 54 African countries. In 2019, he was inducted into the California Outdoors Hall of Fame. He also spent 2021-2024 in Africa; thus, he spent 8 years in the hot continent. In 2025, he plans to release his book & film, The Unseen Africa.
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Francis Tapon is the white guy in this photo, which was taken 100 km away from Agadez, Niger.
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“Francis Tapon provides us with a wide-ranging personal and historical travelogue. . . . The result is one of the world's most personal, idiosyncratic, and unorthodox cultural and historical travel guide. It's really an impressive and ambitious book.”
Michael Krasny
Michael Krasny Host on KQED's Forum
"The Hidden Europe is an invigorating narrative packed with useful tips and colorful stories. . . . I had so much fun reading through this book. And it covers every country and every corner of Eastern Europe with a beautiful breezy style, with a fun, intimate report on how Francis enjoyed 3 years exploring Eastern Europe."
Rick Steves
Rick Steves Travel Expert
“Francis Tapon is a modern-day Marco Polo, though unlike Marco Polo he has taken a nude sauna with a gorgeous Finnish woman. So maybe even a little better than Marco Polo. His book The Hidden Europe is a great adventure story.”
AJ Jacobs
AJ Jacobs Bestselling Author
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In my Annual Prediction Show, I review last year's predictions before making my new predictions.

Here are my 2024

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In my Annual Prediction Show, I review my 2024 predictions before making my new predictions. I got 5 out of 10 points: a mediocre performance.

My 8 Predictions for 2025 

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Would you like to recalibrate your perspective and boost your Wisdom Quotient?If so, this article will:

  • Take a wild ride from the Big Bang to the Big Freeze!
  • Voyage across the Milky Way Galaxy and fly past the Virgo
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Rejoice is from Cameroon, so she is thrilled that the first creature that America sent into orbit was from Cameroon.

The creature was named Enos. He was a chimp from Cameroon. He flew aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 on November 29, 1961. Enos logged

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Vegans have a marketing problem: they're perceived to be annoying, self-righteous, judgmental, and inflexible.
Author Matthew Halteman's book Hungry Beautiful Animals is designed to fix that perception and make

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In the first 5 minutes of the video/podcast, I review the 9 predictions I made in 2022.

  • I was correct 5 out of 9 times if you're judging strictly.
  • I was correct 7 out of 9 times if you're a lenient
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Dec 31, 2021 Update: Look for the blue boxes to see how my predictions did!

Everyone loves to say, "I told you so."

But few are willing to admit, "I told you something wrong."

Even though every human makes mistakes every day,

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I'm often wrong. It's incredible how uncommon it is for humans to admit they were wrong about something. We all know that nobody is perfect and that everyone makes mistakes. However, it's stunning how rare it is to find someone who readily and regularly admits to being wrong.

Even when

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