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 Am Wochenende erreichte mich ein Newsletter vom Rissington Inn aus Hazyview Mpumalanga. Chris Harvie (Gründer der Rissington Inn Lodge in Mpumalanga) hat ein Buch geschrieben mit dem Namen "Do NOT take this road to El-Karama".
In seinem Buch beschreibt er die Erlebnisse seiner 28.000km Reise quer durch Afrika. Hierbei reiste er durch Länder wie z.B. Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar, Malawi und Namibia. Das Buch kann man direkt auf seiner Webseite "Christopher Harvie" bestellen. Zu dem stellt er passend zu der Reise unzählige eklusive Fotos des Trips zur Verfügung. Für Südafrika24 hat er eine Beschreibung zur Verfügung gestellt: "Tired of the African tales of misery with which we find ourselves bombarded every day, new author Chris Harvie sets out to find the good news on an epic 28 000-kilometre journey between his home outside the Kruger National Park and the Nile in Uganda, traversing eight African countries: Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar, Malawi and Namibia. With his tongue firmly in his cheek, he chronicles his trek through these countries, all (arguably bar one) of which share a British colonial past – looking at their post-independence histories through the sceptical yet fresh eye of one born at the time that many of them achieved independence. His personal views are supplemented by those of the locals and ex-pats, missionaries and mechanics, backpackers, oddballs and rascals he encounters along the way. Delightfully opinionated, brimming with interesting facts, questionable comment and dubious speculations, Do NOT Take This Road to El-Karama is essential reading for both armchair and actual travellers. A blend of discovery and discomfort, it breathes new life into the travelogue genre with an original take on the style and presentation of a journey, and leaves the reader enthusiastic, refreshed, and reaching for a tent and the keys to the pick-up. |
