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From the iconic landscapes of Table Mountain to the vibrant streets of Cape Town, the guide unveils the tapestry of experiences awaiting every traveler. Dive into the rich cultural heritage of Soweto, witness wildlife wonders in Kruger National Park, and savor the coastal bliss of Durban.

This audio course serves as an introduction to key words, phrases, and expressions in the Kamba (or Akamba) language as spoken by the Bantu people primarily in Kenya and to a lesser extent in Uganda and Tanzania. This course provides a series of vocabulary that can be put to daily use such as numbers, colors, places, vehicles, animals, vehicles, and many other topics. Content is split across 28 sessions, helping you learn new content and review content that you've already heard of in different ways to improve retention.

Dangerous things happen in Africa. People disappear. Everybody knows that. But as an outsider, Paul thinks he is safe, even from the secret police, whatever he starts to find, or wherever it leads; despite the turmoil leading up to the country’s first multi party election and with a diamond fuelled civil war raging in the failed state just across the border. But when Paul finds himself and his friends trapped holding a potentially deadly secret as the country begins to implode, what will he be prepared to do to protect himself and those around him in order to escape? Set in East Africa in...

A sequel to The Overlanders: An African Journey Had his quest ended in South Africa . . . or had it only begun? “The path to virtue is a rising slope, each step more difficult than the one before.” A quest for courage on an African odyssey becomes a quest for honor on the homeward journey. A quest for honor . . . and love. Get your copy today and join the adventure! (Spoiler Alert! You may wish to purchase and read the first book in its entirety before clicking on the "Look Inside the Book" feature for this sequel.)

An ode to female resilience, a story of pain and hope, friendship and rebirth, that leaves a deep mark on the hearts of those who read it, delicately and powerfully telling the incredible strength of women. "I Am All of Them" is an engaging novel that tells the story of Rachel, a young woman who embodies fragility and strength. Raised among the breathtaking landscapes of Kenya, Rachel moves to Italy to study, where she meets Alessandro. What seems like perfect love quickly turns into a nightmare: the man turns out to be very different from the person he wants to appear. Trapped in a toxic ...

When Matthew had to renew his European visa, his point of exit was obvious: he was going to Morocco. Memories of his previous trip filled him with anxiety. What was he thinking? After everything that had happened, did he really want to go back? Scams. Altercations. Mishaps. But also humor and beauty. His curiosity overcoming his fears, his second trip would prove as unforgettable as the first.

Helge Timmerberg, Abenteurer und Globetrotter, hat den letzten ihm noch unbekannten Kontinent bereist: Afrika...

Greater Than a Tourist: Kampala, Uganda by Mpagi Daphne offers the inside scoop on Kampala. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you’ll discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This audiobook will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other travel audiobooks.

Most people would regard it as irresponsible madness for a father to take his 17-year-old son, riding old and somewhat worn-out XT500 motorcycles, on a four-month ride across Africa. But Lawrence Bansby did. Lawrence and his son Gareth set off on their old but bulletproof XT500s with a handful of spare parts, very little money, and the three Michelin maps that cover Africa. The plan was to travel north from their home in Natal, South Africa, then west through Zaire, the Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger, and, finally, across the Sahara through Algeria, but it was not to be.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - South Africa: 300 Travel Tips from Locals gives you the inside scoop on South Africa.

A middle-aged American professor and his wife decide to add spice to their lives by purchasing a remote South African bush house. Sitting with Elephants shares the couple's adventures and insights after they buy the house online, move in, and then find themselves encountering lions and leopards in front of the house, zebras in the garage, baboons hiding in the loft, and hyenas stealing and eating their flashlights.

When investigative journalist Nick Hunter dies from a scorpion sting on his isolated cheetah preserve in Kenya, American safari guide Jazz Jasper thinks it a natural tragedy – but then something doesn't fit. Her search for Nick’s killer leads her on a sweeping adventure from the rich suburbs of Nairobi to an illegal Saudi hunting camp, and the hidden home of a stone-age hunter. This is a page-turner with equal parts African adventure and clever murder mystery. “Powerful…A marvelous story with a wonderfully appealing heroine…Absolutely smashing.” – Jackson Clairion-Ledger ...

Greater Than a Tourist: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa by Natasha van der Schyff offers the inside scoop on Pretoria. Most travel guides tell you how to travel like a tourist. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this guide will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. Travel like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and the culture.

Now in its 3rd edition, complete with fresh design and extra stories, the evergreen 'Voices' collection of Seychelles short stories by Glynn Burridge describes the strange secrets, realities and fantasies of life on Seychelles' Outer Islands where the author lived for two decades. Reviewed by the BBC as 'beautiful and powerful', 'Voices' was also selected by journalist and author Anne Morgan as one of her preferred Seychelles books as she read her way around the world and will lead you on an unforgettably rich literary adventure into the twilight of the fast-disappearing world of the true ...

Stuck in deep sand, stuck in snow, bogged down in glutinous mud, crossing boulder-strewn dry riverbeds. There Are No Fat People in Morocco is the account of their trip - informative, amusing, and reflective, it will provide fascinating listening for the armchair traveler as well as those motorcycle adventurers planning their next trip! This is the third journey Lawrence and his son have done together: 15 years ago, they climbed on two old XT500s and crossed Africa together (Gareth was only 17 at the time).

Fossil is the fourth fast-paced African mystery in the Jazz Jasper series. This time we journey to Tanzania, to the world famous Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakey’s discovered the missing link between apes and men. An all-star team of international scientists has uncovered a hominid skull which will shed light on the big question of human nature: was it killing or cooperation that was the driving force behind human evolution? Explosive rivalries--personal, professional and racial-- are tearing the archeological team apart. Human predatory behavior intrudes into the natural order. One of the...

Be Your Own Bodyguard is a manual of practical advice on how to live safely and with minimum anxiety in a society which is pervaded by crime -- and, perhaps more significantly, by the fear of crime. South Africans are bombarded by headlines and news broadcasts giving vivid details of crimes of violence. This tends to create a negative attitude - a victim attitude. Casey Christie, the author of Be Your Own Bodyguard, is a police reservist directly involved in fighting crime and he believes that this attitude of defeatism, of inevitably becoming a victim, is completely misguided. “People ...

In June 1960, Alzada Kistner and her husband, David, a promising entomologist, left their 18-month-old daughter in the care of relatives and began what was to be a four month scientific expedition in the Belgian Congo. Three weeks after their arrival, the country was gripped by a violent revolution, trapping the Kistners in its midst. Despite having to face numerous life-threatening situations, the Kistners were not to be dissuaded.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Marrakech Morocco. Greater than a Tourist - Marrakech Morocco by author Ashley Griefenhagen offers the inside scoop on the Red City. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

From his early childhood days in St. Ives, Eric had always known he was destined for a life at sea, and he has already told the story of his Merchant Navy cadet training on HMS Worcester in his book Yes, Dad I Want to Go to Sea! After his training with HMS Worcester, Eric worked as an apprentice with the Ellerman and Bucknall Steamship Company, where he gained his Chief Officer’s Certificate. Following this he joined the Palm Line as a Second Officer. Here he remembers his five years with the Palm Line from 1960 to 1965. During this time he served in fourteen of the company’s ships, ...