I heard about a guy called Jim Rogers for the first time today. It turns out he is a whizz with money/investing, co founder of the Quantum Fund and creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).

I can hear you all now asking what on earth this has to do with South Africa and how is she going to link these two very diverse subjects! Well, that’s the sort of guy Jim is. In the 1980′s he travelled through China on a motorcycle and again in 1990- 1992 he took off on a motorcycle covering 65,065 miles across six continents and picked up a Guinness Book of World Records journey. 1999 – 2002 saw him and his partner Paige undertake another record breaking journey travelling through 116 countries, covering 245,ooo kilometers. Guess what? They visited South Africa and the photos, videos and audio evidence is one that perfectly sums up their trip through Johannesburg, on safari and right down to Cape Town.

I thought that you might like to take a look at their journey through South Africa especially, although the rest of the world looks facinating too! Click on the map for Africa and then choose South Africa. Down the left hand side you will then find all the places in South Africa that they visited with photos, video and audio diaries. What an experience! What a guy!

Although I haven’t yet read his books, I am reliably informed that they are a great read – Entertainment Weekly said this of Investment Biker, “Set against the backdrop of an exhilarating around-the-world motorcycle odyssey, Investment Biker paints a vivid picture of the current state and future direction of economics throughout the world.” Let’s hope Jim will make a book out of his Millennium exploits – I’m sure he’s got a tale or two to tell!