Traversa: A solo walk across Africa

Lecturer Fran Sandham Fran Sandham on the move (c) Fran Sandham
Date & time 15/12/2010 19:30
Ticket Price tbc
Venue Chemistry Theatre, University of Bristol
Synopsis

Critically acclaimed author and public speaker Fran Sandham took on the challenge of a lifetime, by walking across Africa solo (or at least solo apart from a disastrous donkey), from Namibia's Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar: no backup, no support team, no one to carry his gear, no sponsors, no film crew, no journalists, no fuss, no cheering crowds, and no strings attached. Above all, it had to be on a one-way ticket: no safety nets, no get-out clauses and nothing to fall back on ...

Profile

Fran Sandham was an editor at Rough Guides for several years, and worked in bookselling and in the voluntary sector before that. He has travelled in over fifty countries. He now divides his time between freelance writing and public speaking. He has written for many newspapers, magazines and travel publications including the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, Traveller Magazine, Adventure Travel, Travel Africa and Country Walking.


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