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020 _a9781415 203989
_qPaperback
040 _aRDA
_bENGLISH
_c3228
082 _2338.4791 KHUM
100 _aKhumalo, Sihle
_9154136
245 _aAlmost sleeping my way to Timbuktu: West Africa on a shoestring by public transport with no French
_cSihle Khumalo.
260 _aRoggebaai,
_bSouth Africa : Umuzi,
_c2013.
300 _a285 pages
_bcolour illustrations, map
_c22 cm
504 _aNot included
520 _aSummary:"Travelling in West Africa by public transport, Sihle Khumalo turned a wish list into an itinerary. The plans for his trip were lean on practical detail, but grand in concept: Visit five World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO for their historical and cultural significance. Having never set foot in Sénégal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin or Togo, Sihle planned to inform himself about Francophone Africa as he went along. Had he pondered the implications of not speaking French in a part of the world where it is the lingua, or what the public transport might be like in this part of the world, he might have set off less bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. But Sihle is not one to be deterred by setbacks and deadends. His flexibility, irrepressible optimism and robust sense of humour, coupled with an unexpected sensitivity towards his host countries, see him reach all his goals - or almost."--Back cover.
521 _aAdult
650 _2Looking forward -- Sénégal: finding my feet but losing my tongue -- Tongue-tied and almost stuck in Mali -- Burkina Faso: where the people walk tall -- Benin: where a few francs open doors and borders -- Stepping in and out in Togo -- Footloose and fancy free in Ghana -- Looking back.
651 _aSouth Africa
654 _2Khumalo, Sihle Travel French-speaking Western Africa West AfricaN
655 _aNon-fiction
_9190173
690 _2862390245
700 _aMarius Roux, Cherie Collins, CTP Books, Duminy Street, Parow East, Dayina Jogi and David Larsen (Africa Media Online)
_9192194
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
_w12663
_xPriscilla Nozizwe Mogale
_y12663
_zPriscilla Nozizwe Mogale
999 _c772691
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