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The author outlines a story of Kazimierz Nowak, Polish traveler who crossed over Africa on a bicycle in 1930s. The article aims to describe the role of the photography and the bicycle in his journey. It also tries to describe Kazimierz Nowak as a flâneur and as a tourist. Furthermore, the text outlines the history of Polish colonial pretensions and the activity of Liga Morska i Kolonialna, the official Polish institution who fought unsuccessfully for the Polish colonies through the thirties.