MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aDT471$b.K44 2013
100 1 $aKhumalo, Sihle.
245 10 $aAlmost sleeping my way to Timbuktu :$bWest Africa on a shoestring by public transport with no French /$cSihle Khumalo.
264 1 $aCape Town, South Africa :$bUmuzi,$c2013.
300 $a285 pages , map ;$c22 cm.
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520 $a"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.
600 10 $aKhumalo, Sihle$xTravel$zAfrica, West.
651 0 $aAfrica, West$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aAfrica, French-speaking West$xDescription and travel.