Paul reviewed Walking the Nile by Levison Wood
Interesting travel but poorly organised
3 stars
I generally enjoyed this book - it struck a good balance between describing the walk and the countries travelled through. I did find myself getting annoyed with the author at points though - he doesn't seem to recognise the symptoms of heat exhaustion in one of his fellow travellers, isn't aware that you can't just wander across borders in Africa (there isn't a free movement agreement like in most of Europe), and I got the impression that he had never faced questions over visas, customs etc.
I've read other travel books such as by Michael Palin, and they feel like they've done their research and planning in advance, rather than winging it.
I generally enjoyed this book - it struck a good balance between describing the walk and the countries travelled through. I did find myself getting annoyed with the author at points though - he doesn't seem to recognise the symptoms of heat exhaustion in one of his fellow travellers, isn't aware that you can't just wander across borders in Africa (there isn't a free movement agreement like in most of Europe), and I got the impression that he had never faced questions over visas, customs etc.
I've read other travel books such as by Michael Palin, and they feel like they've done their research and planning in advance, rather than winging it.