By Chris Leadbeater There can be all manner of reasons to take a long journey – a desire to expand one’s horizons; a need to re-charge the batteries; an irresistible case of wanderlust. But for Derek Cullen, his current odyssey has a rather more poignant reason. A man with a remarkable plan: Derek Cullen decided to cycle across the whole length of Africa after losing both his parents to cancer Still a long way to go: His journey has already taken him through seven African countries - and will carry him through three more The 32-year-old Dubliner is midway through a monumental jaunt that was inspired – if that’s the correct word – by the death of both his parents.
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Derek Cullen is currently in Kenya, midway through a journey that will take him from one end of Africa to the other
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He began his odyssey in Cape Town in November, and has already passed through Botswana, Tanzania and Kenya
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Cyclist is raising money for cancer charity, and decided to take on the challenge after the death of both his parents
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