Johanna Maula was only eight years old when her family-mother, father, and four small girls-moved from the snow-covered Finnish countryside to middle of the tropical heat of Nigeria. The Biafran war w
Johanna Maula was only eight years old when her family-mother, father, and four small girls-moved from the snow-covered Finnish countryside to middle of the tropical heat of Nigeria. The Biafran war w
Three-dimensional cutaway illustrations and floor plans of key landmarks complement these richly illustrated, fully updated travel handbooks that also include enhanced maps, street-by-street guides, b
This twelve year odyssey is a collection of my personal experiences and reflections: volunteer work at the Kenya Museum Society, memorable safaris and travels in eleven African countries. I came face
Adventures of an Irishman travelling, mainly by road, in Africa, being caught up in various wars, escaping with his life several times, only to begin all over again. It is the story of corruption, end
Known as the heart of Africa, the Congos are one of the last bastions in Africa for the seriously adventurous traveler. This revised guide tells you how to travel both adventurously and safely with th
This is the only concise guide to Madagascar’s highlights. Madagascar has been a specialist wildlife destination for decades, but mainstream tourism is now on the up with a range of boutique hotels to
Africa s southernmost trio offers adventure, beach-bumming and everything in between, with lions roaring in the bushveld, vineyards climbing mountainsides, diverse African cultures and open roads thro
In a part of Egypt so parched that decades might pass between rainstorms, amid a sea of sand, is a green island—Dakhleh, the “everlasting oasis”—that may contain the whole of human history. In this ex
Buttikofer (1850-1927) was a Swiss zoologist who travelled to Liberia to collect specimens for the Leiden Zoological Museum in 1879-1882, and again in 1886-1887. In addition to his primary mission he
My book of Africa takes the reader on a journey into Africa and into the world of a ten-year-old girl called Tippi. Tippi is no ordinary child. She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals
Most travellers want to have fun and feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination - that's what Marco Polo Guides are all about. This new series will appeal to all types of tr
The trip into the Sahara was more dangerous and life threatening than our other trips. However, it would not have been possible without our self- contained VW Camper. Seeing the unique wildlife in the
Nothing obsessed explorers of the mid-nineteenth century more than the quest to discover the source of the White Nile. It was the planet's most elusive secret, the prize coveted above all others. Betw
Discusses the history of expeditions to locate the source of, and explore, the Nile River, from soldiers sent by Roman Emperor Nero to a 2006 discovery of the farthest source of the river in Rwanda.
