Esprit de Battuta
Alone Across Africa on a Bicycle
(Sprache: Englisch)
This solo female cyclist's dramatic adventure sweeps you along the dusty, pot-holed roads of Africa and into the villages and lives of the people who live there
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This solo female cyclist's dramatic adventure sweeps you along the dusty, pot-holed roads of Africa and into the villages and lives of the people who live there
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Esprit de Battuta: Alone Across Africa on a Bicycle is the story of one woman's exciting travel adventure through Africa - before mobile phones and before easy Internet access - alone and on a bicycle. Australian-born and London-based Pamela Watson had a comfortable, if overworked existence, as a management consultant but yearned for freedom and the adventure. "That's it!" she thought. "I'll cycle across Africa!"Join her on this intoxicating journey that began as a search for adventure and turned into a journey of self-discovery. Along the way she discovers companionship and compassion, and injustices that burn through the page. Cycling for a year and a half, covering nearly 15,000 kilometres and crossing seventeen countries, she encountered an Africa rarely reported in the media and experienced first-hand the violent tinderbox of local politics. She discovers women are the backbone of rural Africa and is shocked to learn their responsibilities are not matched by their access to basic human rights.
Now in its third edition, Esprit de Battuta is a must-read for all armchair adventurers, those who are curious about the everyday lives of the people of the rural villages of Africa and those who dare to challenge the status quo.
Autoren-Porträt von Pamela Watson
Pamela Watson is an intrepid adventurer and businesswoman. From her intoxicating solo cycling journey in the '90s, travels to 32 countries in Africa, her entrepreneurial and diplomatic adventures in Nigeria in the 2000s and her ongoing work in Africa, she has a rare insight into Africa's complex past and present. Pamela is passionate about doing business to her own beat and championing Lagos and the unleashed potential of Africa's female entrepreneurs. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and lives in London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Pamela Watson
- 2020, 528 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Hardie Grant Books UK
- ISBN-10: 1743795734
- ISBN-13: 9781743795736
- Erscheinungsdatum: 20.01.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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