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C. Johan Bakkes is die geliefde skrywer van aweregse reisjoernale. Twintig jaar ná die verskyning van C. Johan Bakkes se eerste boek, Moertoe die vreemde in tref dit weer die rak – nie slegs as heruitgawe nie, die skrywer het bygereis en bygewerk. Dit is ’n terugblik sowel as nuwe ervarings/ gewaarwordings soos net Bakkes dit kan verhaal.
Voetspore op die ewenaar vertel van Johan Badenhorst en sy
Voetsporespan se agtste reis deur Afrika. Hierdie keer pak hulle 'n
reis op die ewenaar aan: 'n reis wat begin in Kenia, kronkel deur
Uganda en eindig in die Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo. Soos
gewoonlik het die Voetsporemanne geen tekort aan avontuur, en
hierdie keer selfs aan gevaar, nie. Hulle ontmoet president Barack
Obama se ouma in Kenia, klim 'n deel van die Ruwenzoriberge in
Uganda, bring 'n dag by die pigmee by Epulu in die DRK deur en
sluit die reis af met 'n onvergeetlike bootvaart op die
Kongorivier.
The islands of the Outer Hebrides are home to some of the most
remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They host an
astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive
dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic era. Over a
twelve-day pilgrimage, often in appalling conditions, Alastair
McIntosh returns to the islands of his childhood and explores the
meaning of these places. Traversing moors and mountains, struggling
through torrential rivers, he walks from the most southerly tip of
Harris to the northerly Butt of Lewis. The book is a walk through
space and time, across a physical landscape and into a spiritual
one. As he battled with his own ability to endure some of the
toughest terrain in Britain, he met with the healing power of the
land and its communities. This is a moving book, a powerful
reflection not simply of this extraordinary place and its people
met along the way, but of imaginative hope for humankind.
The taxi journey of a lifetime - eight days across India. Andreas
Herzau's photographic travel book records an eight-day journey that
he undertook by taxi from Calcutta to Mumbai (formerly Bombay). It
provides impressive insights into the culture and life styles of
central India and is a closeup view of the country's complex and
stratified society. A fascinating document of reportage and
narration. Andreas Herzau has won the European Press Award on more
than one occasion. He has exhibited his photographs throughout
Europe and his work regularly features in the leading European
magazines. This is his third book.
A LIFE APPRECIATED choregraphs a solo unsupported cycling journey
from the southernmost tip of Europe to the most northern point,
taking in some classic cycling climbs en-route. The author travels
through nine countries, providing an in-depth insight into cycle
touring. This book will both inspire and enthral the reader. The
author has combined his blog written at the time of the journey
with further details of his experiences and personal anecdotes.
With additional information about historic places, he visited. The
book also provides details about the pros and cons of wild camping.
With a sense of humour, the author refers to himself as an 'Old
Git'. He carries many of life's experiences with him, from
summiting Everest to several brushes with death, such as being
avalanched to being threatened with a rifle. He is, however, very
much alive and continues to seek adventure.
'A soaring gift of a book' Owen Sheers 'Remarkable' Mark
Vanhoenacker, author of Skyfaring 'Stunning . . . a love letter to
nature' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love The day
she flew in a glider for the first time, Rebecca Loncraine fell in
love. Months of gruelling treatment for breast cancer meant she had
lost touch with the world around her, but in that engineless plane,
soaring 3,000 feet over the landscape of her childhood, with only
the rising thermals to take her higher and the birds to lead the
way, she felt ready to face life again. And so Rebecca flew,
travelling from her home in the Black Mountains of Wales to New
Zealand's Southern Alps and the Nepalese Himalayas as she chased
her new-found passion: her need to soar with the birds, to push
herself to the boundary of her own fear. Taking in the history of
unpowered flight, and with extraordinary descriptions of flying in
some of the world's most dangerous and dramatic locations, Skybound
is a nature memoir with a unique perspective; it is about the land
we know and the sky we know so little of, it is about memory and
self-discovery. Rebecca became ill again just as she was finishing
Skybound, and she died in September 2016. Though her death is
tragic, it does not change what Skybound is: a book full of hope.
Deeply moving, thrilling and euphoric, Skybound is for anyone who
has ever looked up and longed to take flight. Shortlisted for the
Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award 2018.
With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that
it’s time to escape office life and focus on achieving some of
his unfulfilled goals. He embarks on a year-long adventure
that takes him from the busy streets of Edinburgh to the
traffic-free roads, sodden fields and dusty paths of Europe’s
winemaking regions. He laces up his running shoes and joins
thousands of fellow athletes in races that test him over various
distances, degrees of difficulty and levels of seriousness. His
schedule, which culminates with a marathon debut, takes him to
places he would otherwise not have visited. On his travels, he
seeks out local wines that deserve a place in a carefully chosen
twelve-bottle case, a process that throws up some fascinating
insights and introduces him to a vintage crop of engaging
characters. The crossover between running and wine uncorks a tale
of endurance, curiosity and discovery, told in an accessible style
and served up with a splash of local colour and a drop of wry
humour.
Piet Maritz was vir jare lank 'n karakoelpelskoper in die ou
Suidwes. Gedurende sy vele omswerwinge het hy baie interessante
mense ontmoet en dinge ondervind. In Kruis en dwars deur ou Suidwes
deel hy van hierdie herinneringe en laat jou lag, huil en verlang
na vervloe dae.
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