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Posted by bradttravel on 25 October 2012

New editions of top travel guides Ethiopia 6th edition
Philip Briggs
Ethiopia 6th edBradt’s Ethiopia challenges the multi-faceted misconceptions of Ethiopia and its turbulent past.  With this fully updated edition, Africa specialist Philip Briggs provides the intrepid traveller with the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of the country than is found in any other English-language guidebook. From the smallest village to the explosive Blue Nile Falls, he steers the reader along well-trodden routes and encourages off-the-beaten-track exploration.
 
The guide delves beneath Ethiopia’s surface highlighting the richest historical heritage in sub-Saharan Africa including the ancient city of Axum, rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and Judaic cultures of the highlands. Boasting the most extensive area of fertile land in east Africa, Ethiopia’s majestic landscapes provide a backdrop for its unique culture. From the animist people of the South Omo Valley to the colourful traditions of Africa’s richest variety of Christian, Islamic and animist cultures, Bradt’s guide covers culture, wildlife, national parks and trekking routes in greater detail than its competitors. The author also gives personal reviews of hotels and restaurants. Having explored Africa since 1986, Philip Briggs has visited over twenty African countries.
Title:  Ethiopia 6th edition
Author: Philip Briggs
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides     Publication:  September 2012
Price: £17.99    ISBN: 9781841624143

Nigeria - 3rd edition  
Nigeria 3rd edAuthor: Lizzie Wiliams
This guide is an invaluable companion for expats and adventurous travellers alike.  Lizzie Williams urges the reader to discover the delights of Nigeria including its impressive national heritage, ancient cultures and generous people. She encourages travellers to explore one of the Emir’s intricate palaces, lose themselves in the colonial town of Calabar, bathe in the Wikki Warm Springs at Yankari National Park and trek through Oshogbo Sacred Forest. Bringing to life cultural events such as the Abuja carnival and horse-riding Durbar festivals, the guide provides all the essential information on safety, travelling necessities and where to sleep, shop and eat. This updated guide remains the only English-language travel guide to the country.
 Published: September 2012    ISBN: 9781841623979  Price: £17.99

Mauritius • Rodrigues • Réunion  - 8th edition 
MauritiusAuthor: Alexandra Richards
The Mascarene Isles are renowned for their desert island charm  but those who look beyond the clichés will discover the unique cultural and ecological riches of each island. Now in its eighth edition, Bradt’s guide is unrivalled for practical advice and attention to detail and continues to be the most comprehensive English-language guide on the Mascarene Islands. This new edition contains in-depth information on flora and fauna, including updated information on the progress of the islands’ various conservation projects.  The guide covers the full range of accommodation and restaurants from budget to luxury, from staying as a guest in a modest family home in Rodrigues to being pampered in one of the world’s leading hotels in Mauritius.  With more and more people travelling to the island to exchange vows, information is included on getting married in Mauritius. Having lived in the Mascarenes, Alexandra Richards describes little-known villages, eateries, walking trails, waterfalls and viewpoints usually only discovered by those who live there.
Published: October 2012  ISBN: 9781841624105  Price: £16.99

Sierra Leone - 2nd edition
Sierra LeoneAuthors: Katrina Manson & James Knight
Written for both expats who come to the country to work and travellers looking to explore this scarred but vibrant nation, Bradt’s Sierra Leone takes them from the hidden beaches on the country’s Atlantic coast to the top of west Africa’s highest peak. It is the only English-language guide on the market dedicated exclusively to Sierra Leone. This country has seen a heartening recovery since emerging from civil war a decade ago, and is making a determined push towards eco-tourism. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest details on hotels, restaurants, sights and tour operators. It includes an in-depth guide to the new national park in the Gola Forest and to the beaches of the Western Area, one of the country’s biggest draws. Nearby hiking trails are described in depth with maps. The adventurous traveller can explore the infamous diamond mines and rainforest-covered mountains or go in search of the elusive pygmy hippo. Those less daring can relax on one of the country’s many beaches each with a character of its own, from the colour of the sand to the quality of its waves.
Published: October 2012  ISBN: 9781841624129  Price: £16.99  

 
To request a review copy of any of the above titles or for more details contact Debbie Hunter press@bradtguides.com 
Tel +44 (0)1753 893444

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A unique collection of tales from working in seventy countries

Posted by bradttravel on 19 June 2012

A unique collection of tales from working in seventy countries Fakirs, Feluccas and Femme Fatales: Tales from an Incidental Traveller is the latest addition to Bradt’s new series of travel narratives, perfect for both the inveterate traveller and for those who want to indulge in the wider travel experience without leaving the comfort of their armchair. FakirsThis collection of tales, based on E. T. Laing’s travels to work in seventy countries presents a kaleidoscope of landscapes, sounds, smells, politics, humour dialogue and, above all, people. 
 
In his introduction to the book the author says “You can talk to the people of a country, starting with the taxi driver on the way in from the airport. You can listen to them and laugh with them. You can watch their sunsets, smell their cooking and walk in their hills. You can discuss their politics, and football. Knit it all together and you have the soul of the country.”

From the funny to the downright frightening, Laing’s tales touch the extremes of poverty and wealth, of beauty and brutality as he recounts some of the weird and wonderful moments from his journeys far from home. As he comments, ‘Nothing sharpens the understanding more than seeing things done ten different ways in ten different countries.’

During the long course of his travels to work, he’s witnessed a Communisty Party boss lose a chilli-eating contest in China; confronted a gaggle of drunken soldiers who threw his passport into a ditch in Nigeria; been kissed again and again in front of a cheering crowd by a tiny babushka at a market stall in Russia; and faced the displeasure of a despotic ruler in the Middle East. 

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Extract from ‘Eritrea’
The camels were sprawled, knees tucked under, along the shore in the shimmering heat haze. In profile they were like throwbacks to prehistory, deeply unbeautiful but aloof, noses held high. They were chewing busily with their rubbery lips, but were otherwise motionless in the unbearable heat. A goatherd flicked each of them with his stick, summoning them to join another group of camels that were already roped together along the beach and being loaded with boxes of vegetables and dried fish. The camels that had been disturbed raised their heads to the sky and bellowed out their unearthly guttural groans of misery. It must have been the sound of the mediaeval caravanserie. Then, grunting and moaning as if in pain, they hauled themselves to their feet and ambled over to join the others, where they stood shuffling, saddle bells clinking, exhaling and stamping in discontent as they were loaded up as beasts of burden.

Until they moved, they seemed the most ungainly of creatures. Then on the command they glided forward – and were transformed. They eased into a light lope, and as they gathered speed, all four legs started to leave the ground, their front and back legs on each side moving – unlike other animals – in parallel with each other rather than in contrary directions. By the time they reached 30 miles an hour, they seemed to be levitating, weightless, as if on the moon.

Within minutes the caravan was a speck in the distance along the beach. 

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 Extract available To see a fuller extract from this book click here
    

To request a review copy or for more details please contact Debbie Hunter press@bradtguides.com
Tel +44 (0)1753 893444
  

Title:  Fakirs, Feluccas and Femmes Fatales       Author:  E. T. Laing
 Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides     Publication:  5th July 2012
Price:  £9.99       ISBN:  9781841624396

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