In this episode of the Tough Girl Podcast, we meet Ebaide Joy Udoh, a bold Nigerian adventurer and storyteller on a mission to make history. Ebaide is currently undertaking a solo motorcycle journey across Africa, aiming to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey by Motorcycle in Africa (Female). The current record to beat is 30,000 kilometers (19,000 miles)—and by the time she completes the final leg of her trip, Ebaide expects to reach an incredible 35,000 km (22,000 miles).
But Ebaide's story isn't just about distance—it's about determination, vision, and fearlessly carving a new path. From learning how to ride a motorcycle from scratch, to building a DIY camper van, to navigating complex visa issues with a Nigerian passport, her journey is anything but ordinary.
In this episode, Ebaide shares the realities of solo travel across Africa—the beauty, the bureaucracy, the culture, and the challenges—and what fuels her unstoppable spirit. We dive into her creative approach to funding her travels, her charity work empowering girls in Nigeria, and her passion for storytelling through content creation.
Get ready to be inspired by this fiercely independent woman who reminds us all:
"You own your life. Don't let fear cripple you—go for it."
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Show notes
- Who is Ebaide Joy
- Adventure cyclist who has been riding around Africa
- Being in Lagos, Nigeria
- Currently in-between trips
- Not growing up around motorcycles
- Having a desire to travel
- Building a camper van in 2022/2023 to go travelling
- Moving to a tuk - tuk
- Building a camper van from scratch in 3 months
- Travelling for 7 years - initially via backpacking
- Heading back to East Africa after the pandemic
- Funding her travelling adventures
- Having 2,000 followers on IG last year
- Working at midnight for a company in the Netherlands
- Being able to make funds from content creation, brand deals and gifted goods.
- Learning how to ride a bike
- Going to bike school to learn how to ride
- Building up her skills and becoming a fantastic rider
- What her adventure travels look like
- Moving from hotel to hotel
- Living a nocturnal lifestyle
- Travelling with a Nigerian passport and how it works with visas's
- Languages and being able to communicate on her travels
- Speaking/getting by in Swahili, French and English
- Applying for a Guinness World Record and what happened initially
- Longest Solo Motorcycle Ride Across Africa by a Woman.
- Needing to break 30,000 km and go through 7 countries at least
- Planning or going with the flow
- Connecting with the locals
- Sharing the journey, the road, the food, the people, the police, the issues and the highlights
- Exploring as a road bike traveller
- The issues with visa's, borders and money
- Not playing the game
- Fighting and having nothing to lose
- Magical countries
- Never going back to Cameroon
- Solo traveller
- Having a full life
- Being busy at all the time
- Introverted but present as an extrovert
- Not having the time
- Being bored by people easily
- Raising money for charity - Ebaide Foundation
- Giving the girls training in tailoring, hair making, and catering
- 3-month residential program focused on training, support, and purpose
- Planning the next adventure
- Naming her bike Aurora - light in darkness
- How to connect with Ebaide online
- Follow your dreams, life is short, life does't wait for you, time doesn't wait for you.
- You own your life, you should control it, you should define it, you should make the most of it.
- Don't let fear cripple you.
- You should go for it.
Social Media
Instagram: @go_ebaide
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/GoEbaide
TikTok: @go__ebaide
Twitter: twitter.com/official_ebaide
Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/goebaide