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b"Follow travel author Oscar Scafidi on his world-record paddle down the Kwanza River in Angola. Stretching 600-miles from its source in the Angolan Highlands, in the centre of the country, to the Atlantic Ocean on the country\\u2019s west coast, Oscar and his partner Alfie Weston kayaked the entire length and hiked an additional two hundred miles to circumvent rapids, waterfalls and dams.\\xa0\\nThe going was tough and they were unprepared for the dangers and hardships ahead. But, that\\u2019s also part of what\\u2019s so inspiring and unique about this story \\u2013 Oscar and Alfie aren\\u2019t professional adventurers, explorers or African bush experts. They\\u2019re just two young guys with a crazy idea and a lot of guts.\\xa0\\nThey faced man-eating crocodiles, angry hippos and even angrier police. But over 33 hard days, camping beside the banks of the river and in small settlements along the way, they reached the ocean and in doing so did something no one else had ever achieved before, which has since been recognised as an official world-record by Guinness World Records.\\xa0\\nThis is a story about that adventure, but it\\u2019s also a story about dreaming big, taking risks and achieving something extraordinary. If two ordinary guys, with very little kayaking experience, can paddle the entire length of one of Africa's longest rivers, then you can achieve your travel dreams too.\\xa0\\nHighlights:\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Facing 600-miles of man-eating crocodiles, deadly rapids and pods pod of angry attacking hippos\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Kayaking the entire length of one of the least explored rivers on the planet \\u2013 an official Guinness World Record\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Discovering Angola, one of Africa\\u2019s least visited and most misunderstood countries, still reeling from the aftermath of a brutal civil war. But one that\\u2019s also filled with incredible wildlife, surfing, hiking and more\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Getting arrested in the middle of the night at gun point by the security forces\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Being inspired to follow your own dreams of adventure and hearing what it takes to get it done\\n\\xa0\\nIf you want to connect with Oscar directly his Instagram is @oscarscafidi and his twitter is @scafiditravels. He also has an awesome YouTube channel which charts this trip and his other adventures www.youtube.com/c/ScafidiTravels\\n\\nThe book of this journey is called Kayak the Kwanza: Source to Sea Along Angola\\u2019s Longest River - www.amazon.com/Kayak-Kwanza-Oscar-Scafidi/dp/1789650127\\n\\nThanks to Wondrium for sponsoring this episode. Wondrium is the new name for The Great Courses Plus, now expanded with more content: documentaries, world-cinema, tv shows and lots of new courses. You can check it all out for free for one month by heading over to www.wondrium.com/armchair\\n\\nOscar and Alfie were raising money for the HALO Trust who are removing landmines from Angola and other war-torn countries around the world. Their goal is a landmine-free wolrd by 2025. Help them get there at www.halotrust.org\\n\\nFollow @armchairexplorer podcast on Instagram and Facebook or head over to www.armchair-explorer.com to find more background information on this episode\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"