A Walk in the Park Travels in around South Africa national parks eBook Roxanne Reid Denis Beckett
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From the Kalahari to the Limpopo, from Cape Town to the Kruger National Park, and from the Karoo to the Garden Route, this book follows the author's journey through 12 national parks in South Africa, meeting fascinating people and having exciting adventures. This is no dry catalogue of the topography and ecology of South Africa's national parks, no boring list of their facilities. Instead, it's a dynamic string of experiences both inside and outside the parks. On the menu are activities, people, cultural heritage and food, all peppered with interesting facts and liberally spiced with gentle humour.
"This is a delicious book. It evokes things we love about the country around us. It conjures up places that soothe the soul. Its huge fault is that ... well, people are going to read it. And then where will all our best-kept secrets be?" (Denis Beckett, author and TV presenter)
The book has two aims. The first is to inform and entertain the average armchair traveller who wants to live vicariously. That’s why you’ll find answers to some intriguing questions, such as why your partner is potentially more dangerous than a black mamba, why hippos are vegetarians and vultures need a spin doctor, and why a barnacle has a penis that’s 20 times longer than its body.
The second aim is to provide inspiration and practical ideas for people who want to get up out of their armchairs to visit South Africa and do things for themselves. There are nearly 300 ideas to choose from, so almost everyone should find at least a handful to wrap a holiday around – where to catch up on some cultural history, enjoy good food or a relaxing sundowner, and of course some more extreme adventures like paragliding or skydiving. And lots of stuff in between – a horse trail, a wilderness hike among lions, elephants and creepy crawlies, a Tarzan-and-Jane swing among the treetops, a 4x4 trail, even a walk in the Kalahari desert with a San tracker who has a gazillion-gigabyte memory of fascinating stuff.
"Part nature guide, part travelogue, it can be read like a story book because Reid writes in a chatty and accessible way. Her candour and self-deprecating humour is disarming. A well-priced, helpful, fun guide for adventurous spirits." (Sawubona magazine)
"Through the characters she meets, Reid endeavours to turn her readers into travellers, soaking up the wisdom and outlook of people in different settings. Get your own copy of this highly entertaining book. It’s packed with ‘joy diary moments’." (Getaway magazine)
A Walk in the Park Travels in around South Africa national parks eBook Roxanne Reid Denis Beckett
With the horrifying pace in which wildlife and wild places are vanishing, this may be the only way many of us will get to 'visit' some of the magical places Roxanne writes about. She is such a great writer that it is easy to feel I am there with her in each of the Parks she describes. I have followed this authors blog for awhile and was thrilled to see the book. Bought it the first chance I got.Lori Robinson from SavingWild.com
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A Walk in the Park Travels in around South Africa national parks eBook Roxanne Reid Denis Beckett Reviews
Thoroughly enjoyable, and not your usual travel book. Some really funny and heart warming experiences from across southern Africa's game parks. Can't wait for the sequel..
How thrilling to receive notification that one of my favourite "escape from the real world" books was now available on ! I can now carry it with me, at the ready, for those times that I just need a bit of African magic!
From the first to the last page I was transported away from the rat race and into the "bush". Written with a skilled sense of humor that left vivid images in my mind. Not just informative - but a book to be kept and treasured - even if if you are not planning a "park" holiday.
A Walk in the Park is a delightful guide book of 12 South African parks. How can "delightful" and "guide book" belong to the same sentence? Because we all know, that 90% of the guide books are just plain boring. Not this one. Roxanne has done a wonderful job transforming what could have been a dry guide book into an adventurous, entertaining, and hilarious recount of her own experiences at those parks. The result is a memoir that transports you to the South African parks before you get there and it also gives you all the information you need to plan your own adventure.
A Walk in the Park is a great read - and very useful for planning trips to one or more of South Africa's wonderful game parks. The author has a gift for describing the detail and the entertaining anecdotes inspire one to book the next visit and track down the characters and creatures so delightfully portrayed. The hints and suggestions are excellent and can add value and enjoyment to any trip to one of the parks covered in the book. Of course, if trips are out of the question, this is an excellent travel book that makes for fabulous vicarious visits to game reserves, offering a new appreciation of the country's rich fauna and flora.
With the horrifying pace in which wildlife and wild places are vanishing, this may be the only way many of us will get to 'visit' some of the magical places Roxanne writes about. She is such a great writer that it is easy to feel I am there with her in each of the Parks she describes. I have followed this authors blog for awhile and was thrilled to see the book. Bought it the first chance I got.
Lori Robinson from SavingWild.com
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