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The Wings of Kilimanjaro: Through East Africa by Scrap Bus, Colonial Steamer and Slow Train

The Wings of Kilimanjaro: Through East Africa by Scrap Bus, Colonial Steamer and Slow Train

Tannen, Alex

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Africa

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ISBN10: 149487735X
ISBN13: 9781494877354
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Jan 3 2014
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.18 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.99
Language: English
Exploding tyres on a fully-laden bus. Months without electricity on Zanzibar. Stuck for a week in the provincial back of beyond. Alex Tannen's travels through East Africa were a challenge for nerves, timetables, and his back. His adventures were not climbing Kilimanjaro or confronting wild beasts in the Serengeti, but rather the sheer job of getting from A to B. Some places he managed to reach, albeit painstakingly - others he had trouble leaving. It took three attempts to board the legendary German colonial steamship Liemba on Lake Tanganyika. Some tickets had no corresponding buses. If Plan B didn't work, surely Plan E would. Engine failures, overfilled cabins and delays which were not measured in hours were all factored in - as was the hard-earned Kilimanjaro beer on successful arrival. His conclusion after journeys in group taxis, on flat-bed trucks and in air-conditioned luxury buses: obscure airlines are statistically the safest local transport. A road movie in 16 chapters and 14 pictures.

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