Synopsis
Covering all countries in Africa, this guide offers comprehensive planning and preparation advice including buying a vehicle, route maps, border crossings and safety whilst on the road. It aims to guide drivers, motorcyclists and mountain bikers throughout Africa, providing a succinct profile of every country where travellers and their vehicles are admitted. It gives information such as petrol cost and availability.
From the Author
Illya and I spent a year driving across Africa. As part of our planning and preparation we reviewed or bought just about all the books we could find on travelling in Africa. We found a wide range of country guides including numerous Bradt guides and some very good books on the Sahara, but the second edition of Africa by Road was about the only book that we could find that gave us in depth information about driving your own vehicle across Africa. We used the book right from our planning stage to our arrival in Europe, we found it invaluable but in need of a serious update.
On our return to the UK Brandt publishing agreed to let us write the Third Edition of Africa By Road. With the Third Edition we have re-ordered the book to try and provide answers and information to questions as they would arise in the process of planning and then undertaking a African journey.
The book is split into three sections. The first is 'Before you leave', this section starts by trying to answer all those questions about time, budget, and possible routes, which often dictate the viability and timing of a trip. Then once the initial decision has been made to go the section continues by covering all the practical planning and preparation issues that you will need to consider before you leave, these include what vehicle, bicycle or motorbike to take to equipment and paperwork.
The second section is 'On The Road'. This section covers all the information and tips you may need whilst on the road. It includes, bush repair and fault finding hints, driving techniques, visas, money and dealing with red tape. And also covers day to day issues such as food, health and security.
The last section is an A-Z Country Guide and covers basic facts about every country in Africa. We have added in notes and comments about special places we found on our trip and those not so special places that area best avoided.
All in all we have tried to write a practical easy to use guide that explains the 'How To' rather than trying to tell you where to go and what to see. The most amazing and unique times we had on our trip were inevitably in the most obscure places that aren't mentioned in any guide books just because we happened to be in the right place at the right time and what got us there was good planning, preparation and the right equipment. Hopefully the Third Edition of Africa By Road will help make your trip as much of a success as ours was.
Happy Travels
Charlie and Illya
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