What does it take to follow your dream? Quite a bit, if your
dream involves crossing Africa. That's what one couple discovers
when they set off on a seven-month overland journey from London to
Cape Town.
As dedicated independent travelers, they'd already traveled
around the world. But was a trans-African odyssey too much for even
them? Who do you "cadeau?" How do you create tantalizing dishes
from grubs? Or avoid having a spear tossed through your camera?
With trepidation, they join an English do-it-yourself overland
safari. Flung into the midst of twenty odd companions, they're
shocked to discover that many of them have never even camped
before. And the "guides" know Africa as well as the dark side of
the moon. After their dream turns into a nightmare, they eventually
set off across Africa-alone.
DEAD MEN DON'T LEAVE TIPS is a captivating tale filled with a
passion for travel, spontaneity and unbridled adventure. It is
often funny, sometimes anguished, yet always real. Nothing is held
back or glossed-over. Wilson takes you onto the crazed roads of
Africa, through the everyday ups and downs, and into the lives and
hearts of its people. He shows us once again that the real joy of
travel is the thrill of getting there.
From the Lowell Thomas gold award-winning author of Over the Top
& Back Again, Along the Templar Trail, and Yak Butter
Blues.
Reviews: "Journeys of body and soul in every sense of the
word... Interlaced with this honesty and detail are Wilson's
beautiful prose, obvious passion for adventure and a deep
inquisitiveness about other cultures, making this book a pleasure
to read. Highly recommended." Midwest Book Review
"A masterful crossroads of characters, exotic places, history
and human drama in a rig that never stalls, and allows the devil to
drive his own ill-behaved backyard..." Richard Bangs, legendary
adventurer, author of "Mystery of the Nile"
"Entertaining and a monument to those who would take on the
challenge of land travel across one of the most dangerous,
unhealthy continents in the world." Heartland Reviews
"Honest, gritty and insightful...it makes the world's most
exciting continent read just like that." John Heminway, author of
"No Man's Land: A Personal Journey into Africa"
"I was swept away by the drama and storytelling...Wilson is
never a tourist. He travels heart-first with both feet solidly on
the ground and his curiosity always in high gear. He is exactly the
right person to be writing travel books for the rest of us." Joseph
W. Bean, Maui Weekly
"Travel writing at its most sublime, a paean to Africa in all
her contradictory beauty, and a tribute to the resiliency of those
who travel beyond boundaries not only in search of meaning, but
also of understanding." C.W. Gortner, author of The Secret Lion
"One of the most engaging travel books we have read."
RealTravelAdventures.com
"Powerful and gripping story...Fascinating, informative,
humorous, poignant, surprising...a terrific read from first page to
last-would make a popular addition to any personal or community
library Travel section." Midwest Book Review, Travel Shelf
"Aficionados of travel books will delight in "Dead Men Don't
Leave Tips..".a hybrid of Paul Theroux and Tom Robbins, combining
the raw frankness and keen observation of Theroux with the
intelligent humor & playful language of Robbins...Readers who
have a penchant for traveling will happily devour this book and be
sorry it ended. I was " A. Buklarewicz, Reviewer, Amazon.com
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