Cape to Cairo - Handy, Norman

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Résumé :
Starting out from Cape Town in South Africa, there is plenty to see as the journey heads north. The scenery changes from green fields and vineyards such as Stellenbosch to the deserts and giant sand dunes of Namibia. It is only further north that the desert changes to savannah. There are numerous safaris to see wild animals in their natural habitat including hippopotamus, the most dangerous animal on the continent and walking with cheetahs. There are close encounters with elephants in the Okavango and views of thousands of zebras before crossing the border in Zimbabwe. There are the magnificent Victoria Falls and a railway journey across the Zimbabwe countryside to Bulawayo with its great industrial centre and railway heritage. On safari through the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, there is the opportunity for visitors to see all of the Big Five Game animals, the five most dangerous animals to hunt on foot. There are the Spice Islands, the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where there is an opportunity to walk with gorillas and there were plenty more countries and experiences to enjoy and this was still only halfway up the continent to Cairo....

Biographie:
Norman Handy was born in Beckenham in the southeast of England. He went to Clare House School and secondary school at a mixed boarding school in Cranbrook, Kent. Later, he studied Law for Accountants, Business Economics and Accountancy at Southampton University. Even during his studies, he travelled as often as he could, cycling down La Loire Valley and behind the Iron Curtain. After leaving university, he lived and worked abroad, ending up on a date plantation. He returned to the United Kingdom and, after working in a riding school, followed a career in the financial services sector based in London, including periods working aboard in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He published his first book in 2017. He has two children and is a keen walker, skier, cyclist, horse rider and, of course, writer! He spends his time between his homes in West Sussex and travelling....

Sommaire:
Norman Handy was born in Beckenham in the southeast of England. He went to Clare House School and secondary school at a mixed boarding school in Cranbrook, Kent. Later, he studied law for accountants, business economics and accountancy at Southampton University. Even during his studies, he travelled as often as he could, cycling down La Loire Valley and behind the Iron Curtain. After leaving university, he lived and worked abroad, ending up on a date plantation. He returned to the United Kingdom and after working in a riding school, followed a career in the financial services sector based in London but including periods working abroad in Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Asia. He published his first book in 2017. He has two children and is a keen walker, skier, cyclist, horse-rider and, of course, writer! He spends his time between his homes in West Sussex, abroad and travelling....