Memories of my Africa: enjoying Africa and its people consists of 31 short stories. They describe the author’s experiences from 1964 through 2007 in the African countries where he lived and worked as a physics teacher and a trainer of physics teachers in Uganda, Botswana, and Ethiopia. '"I have written down my experiences there as they happened, without adding or embellishing." The informative book also features black and white photos taken by the author and his wife. The news about Africa is not good news. We hear of corruption, famine, war, and genocide. "My aim in publishing this book is …

Pegadas de Fogo é a história real de três jovens comuns que, um dia como qualquer outro, decidiram aventurar-se em um dos lugares mais virgens e remotos da face da Terra: a Península Mitre, no extremo sul - oriental de Tierra del Fuego (Terra do Fogo). Nestas páginas, o autor conta, de maneira ágil e cativante, os detalhes de uma expedição realizada a pé durante o outono de 2005 para um lugar totalmente inacessível, sem estradas nem povoados; um terreno hostil onde se respira solidão. Ao longo desta travessia de mais de 500 quilômetros, estes jovens exploradores tiveram de enfrentar-se …

Through unpredictable waves we are taken to the laboratory of outstanding faith, planned with playful zigzagging or violent changes, all within the goals of his imagination which he was never willing to give up on. This collection of personal milestones is captivating because of how well the narration is weaved, with moments of hilarious occasional suspense. It also opens, more than doors or windows, a parallel dimension that shows us how to never become discouraged when we have set a goal for ourselves. The author does not aspire to create literature, but indirectly invites us to reflect upon …

On May 1st 2005, Juan Villarino, an Argentinean hitchhiker,hitches a ride in a sailboat from Belfast harbourto Scotland, on the first leg of a journey tothe Middle East. Borrowing the strategy of thesnail he carries all he needs in a backpack, andsticks out his thumb along both dusty roads andmotorways. He possesses no credit card nor bulletproof jacket. His goal is to cross the heart of theIslamic world: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, solely by hitchhiking,in an attempt to prove that hospitality abounds in a region portrayedas terrorist by the establishment media.As he moves across the vast globe, Juan …

South is the story of the most important trip undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton as told by himself: the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Feeling that the pride of his homeland, Great Britain, was lost as it had not been the first country to reach the Geographic South Pole — the Norwegian Roald Amundsen had conquered it in 1911 — Shackleton planned an extremely ambitious adventure that had not yet been accomplished: Not only did he intend to reach the South Pole but he also dreamt of crossing the vast white continent, from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea, a total …

Sentiers de feu est l’histoire réelle de trois jeunes qui ont décidé de s’aventurer dans un des endroits les plus sauvages et inaccessibles de la terre, la péninsule Mitre, située à l’extrémité sud orientale de la région de Terre de Feu. Dans ces pages, l’auteur raconte dans un style agile et captivant, les détails d’une expédition à pied réalisée pendant l’automne 2005, dans une région inhabitée et dépourvue de route et de voie d’accès, dans un terrain hostile où l’on respire la solitude. Tout au long de cette traversée de plus de cinq cents kilomètres, les jeunes explorateurs ont dû …

During my last year before retirement as an agricultural engineer, the idea to travel Europe popped into my mind. The more I thought about it, the bigger the plan grew and in more detail. One month after retirement, I was in London, looking around for an adventure bike to buy, and did just that within a week. The same day, I left for France and this wonderful adventure started. I had a rough plan with only the different countries in sequence, with no bookings in advance except a visa for Ukraine and obviously for Europe. My idea of exploring a …

Millions of us take package holidays for granted every year but did you ever wonder how it all began? Thanks to Vincent Cobb's 35 years of experience working in the travel industry culminating in his position as managing director of Thomson Holidays, we can learn all about the tricks that formed the basis of the business at its outset. This fascinating book allows us to observe the industry's steep learning curve from its infancy in the late '50s to the present day, using you as guinea pigs. You will find this a gripping yet refreshingly humorous account. The author tells …