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Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you. Greater Than a Tourist - The Garden Route, South Africa by Li-Anne McGregor van Aardt offers the inside scope on The Garden Route, situated in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist travel guide is for you. Greater Than a Tourist: Livingstone, Zambia, Africa by Lillian M. Simwanza offers the inside scoop on Livingstone City, in Zambia, Africa. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this guide will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

A Comprehensive Travel Guide to Visiting Uganda serves as an essential resource for anyone planning to explore Uganda. It begins with an introduction to the country, offering insights into its rich history, diverse culture, and languages, alongside practical advice on the best times to visit. The guide meticulously covers pre-travel preparations, including vital information on visas, health considerations, and packing essentials.

Five and a half decades of adventure travel, mostly by motorcycle, often alone or with his son. Now in his 70's, Tales from the Road: Volume 3 captures interesting and unusual vignettes from the author's adventure travels, starting, perhaps, when he was six-years-old (a solo, unauthorised three-mile journey by tricycle). Then, two epic journeys with his father and brother: walking 375 miles from Durban to Lourenco Marques when he was 12-years-old, and then, two years later, a 1,200-mile bicycle ride to Beira in Mocambique.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Cameroon. Greater Than a Tourist – Cameroon by Lizette N. Bewekedi offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the nation nicknamed Africa in Miniature. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Wie klingt eigentlich Oshiwambo, die Sprache, die von der Mehrheit der Menschen in Namibia gesprochen wird? Welche Sicherheitsvorkehrungen solltest du auf deiner Namibiareise treffen? Wann ist in diesem Land eigentlich die Regenzeit und in welchen Gebieten? Welche Entstehungsmythen stecken hinter dem Etosha Nationalpark oder dem Fish River Canyon? Wie war das eigentlich nochmal genau mit der Befreiung der letzten Kolonie des afrikansichen Kontinents und was dürfen Reisende, vor allem aus Deustchland, auf keinen Fall über den Genozid an den Ovaherero und Nama vergessen?

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Victoria Falls Zimbabwe. Greater Than a Tourist—Victoria Falls, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe by Vanessa Gowora offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit Victoria Falls. One of the seven wonders of the natural world and the largest falling sheet waterfall in the world.

Go to one book, instead of hundreds of sites to find everything you need for a happy trip, minus the scams and crowds. You can't Google for the tips in here. Okay, maybe you can but you’d have to search hundreds of sites. Save yourself the time and hassle. Have this guide on hand. Everything conveniently in one spot. Meet the best locals, enjoy the best beaches, eat the tastiest local dishes, and rest on Zanzibar beaches in comfort for $10 a night.

Verpassen Sie keinesfalls diesen fulminanten, urkomischen und bezaubernden Reisebericht und erleben Sie den afrikanischen Kontinent auf eine einzigartige Weise! Der Autor Dirk Chervatin nimmt Sie mit auf seine Abenteuerreisen zu diesem atemberaubenden wie mysteriösen Kontinent. Begleiten Sie Dirk bei seiner Grenzerfahrung, als er den Kilimandscharo bestieg. Lassen Sie sich in glutheiße Wüsten, lebendige Savannen und pulsierende Großstädte entführen und entdecken Sie Afrika mal von seiner charmanten, mal von seiner gefährlichen Seite.

Out of Africa is a compilation of stories and experiences I had during this African leg of my travelthon journey. These stories and escapades about the lives and people of Africa will transport you to another time and space. Come hold my hand and take a dive into the plains and savannahs of this wondrous content.

For the first time in her life, Hollie lets go of the past and really lives, embracing a life of adventure. She skydives from ten thousand feet. She scales Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. She runs international marathons. She takes a solo trip to Zanzibar, Tanzania. In the end, as Hollie stands atop all her triumphs and losses, she realizes she is not her depression or her traumas. An uplifting story of endurance, determination, and transformation, Hollie Stuart’s debut memoir I Can See for Miles is not to be missed.

Between 1987 and 1989, Paul Bowles, at the suggestion of a friend, kept a journal to record the daily events of his life. What emerges is not only just a record of the meals, conversations, and health concerns of the author of The Sheltering Sky but also a fascinating look at an artist at work...

Through stories remembered and imagined, A Stranger's Pose draws the listener into a world of encounters in more than a dozen African towns. Iduma blends memoir, travelogue, and storytelling in these fragments of a traveler’s journey across several African cities. 

At the age of 69, Jonas Barter embarks on an inspiring adventure to celebrate retirement and reassure himself that the old body in the mirror is still friends with the younger guy in the head. This quest becomes the story of a 2,000 km bicycle trip in Northern Africa.

Morocco - it simmers with exotic sounds, smells, flavors, and spices. From its souks (markets) to the medinas (ancient walled cities) to the kasbahs (fortified villages/citadels) to the riads (homes built around a courtyard) and to its unique cuisine. The majesty of the snowcapped High Atlas Mountains; the Palmeraie - acre upon acre of stately date palms; and the pristine, virgin, undulating sands of the Sahara. Journey with me to this exotic land, where ancient medieval sights and traditions thrive and endure.

This book chronicles the second, third and fourth years of these adventures, including the day-to-day life of a teacher at The American School of Kinshasa from 2007-2009 who deals with a marginal infrastructure while facing the everyday challenges of living in a war-torn third-world country, and has some great adventures in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and Zanzibar.

Despite its economic conditions and poverty, Zimbabwe enchants, calls, and satisfies. Zimbabwe offers much opportunity for spiritual growth for the serious traveler.

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the heart of East Africa with our meticulously crafted Tanzania Travel Guide. This comprehensive guide unravels the multifaceted allure of Tanzania, a country where vast savannas, vibrant cultures, and pristine beaches come together to create an unparalleled tapestry of experiences.

Join Zora O’Neill for a grand tour through the Middle East, to laugh with her in Egypt, delight in the stories she passes on from the Gulf region, and find yourself transformed by her experiences in Lebanon and Morocco. She’s packed her dictionaries, her unsinkable sense of humor, and her talent for making fast friends of strangers. From quiet, bougainvillea-lined streets to the lively buzz of crowded medinas, from families’ homes to local hot spots, she brings a part of the world that is often flattened by news headlines into real and colorful relief.

From the iconic landscapes of Table Mountain to the vibrant streets of Cape Town, the guide unveils the tapestry of experiences awaiting every traveler. Dive into the rich cultural heritage of Soweto, witness wildlife wonders in Kruger National Park, and savor the coastal bliss of Durban.