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Dead Men Don't Leave Tips: Adventures X Africa
By Brandon Wilson
An edge of your seat tale about a seven month dream odyssey across Africa from top-to-tip. After their turns into a nightmare, they set off across Africa alone–and that makes all the difference.
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What does it take to follow your dream? Quite a bit, if it involves crossing Africa. That’s what a couple discovers when they set off on a seven-month, 10,000-mile overland journey from Morocco to Cape Town. They’d traveled around the world—but was a trans-African odyssey too much for even them? Against their better judgment, they join a do-it-yourself safari with a bizarre band of companions. As their dream turns into a nightmare, they set off across the continent alone. And that makes all the difference. Join their adventure. Meet mountain gorillas face to face. Melt down during a Saharan breakdown. Hunt dik-dik with Pygmies. Climb Africa’s highest mountain. Hop the “gun-run” through a civil war. Rush down thundering Zambezi rapids and dive into South Africa’s cauldron of turmoil. Wilson, in a style one reviewer described as “a hybrid of Paul Theroux and Tom Robbins,” takes you onto the crazed roads of Africa and into the hearts and lives of its people. “Journeys of body and soul in every sense of the word. The author writes with honesty and a sharp eye for detail…information for readers of adventure travel or anybody who is considering “do-it-yourself” safaris or simply visiting Africa... Highly recommended.” ~ Mayra Calvani, Midwest Book Review “A masterful crossroads of characters, exotic places, history and human drama in a rig that never stalls.” ~Richard Bangs, author of The Lost River “Honest, gritty and insightful. Best of all, 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 “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 and The Last Queen “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 “One of the most engaging travel books we have read…A must read!” ~ Book Reviewer, RealTravelAdventures.com “Wilson offers great advice for the road…and his concerns about the ecological and social woes of Africa are shared by the many who love the continent…” ~ Honolulu Advertiser "Through vibrant prose and the eye of an artist, Brandon Wilson paints his recollections with startling clarity. His writing unleashes an immense longing for the experiences he describes. There is a profound beauty of freedom in the way he travels. As they reach Gillman's Point on Mt. Kilimanjaro you can't help but cheer them on to even more exciting adventures like surviving a rafting trip down the Zambezi river…Brandon Wilson's writing is the best travel writing I've ever read and his adventurous spirit is inspiring." ~The Rebecca Review Preview this and other adventures at http://www.PilgrimsTales.com.
