Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide | 
| Author: Peter Allison
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 4030
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
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Pages: 264
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0762745657
Dewey Decimal Number: 916.8830432092
EAN: 9780762745654
ASIN: 0762745657
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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 Add Botswana to the Bucket List July 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book you are likely to read loudly--gasping, laughing and groaning at the antics of a safari guide whose love of the Okavango Delta and its wildlife consistently gets him into trouble of the "I-can't-believe-I-wasn't eaten" variety. I recommend reading this book with a laptop open to Google images so that you can search for pictures of the camps, parks and lesser known animals Allison mentions. The images will enhance your appreciation for this beautiful land and its wildlife.
Though Allison does not write with the elegance of a Theroux or a Bryson, his twenty-something style is part of what makes this book so much fun. It's a pleasure from start to finish, and a great way to learn more about Botswana's parks and wildlife, the safari experience, and all the things you shouldn't do while tracking big game in the Okavango Delta.
Spot on and entertaining July 28, 2008
Having just returned from safari, I really enjoyed this great "insider" look at the joys, foibles and pure majesty of wildlife tracking and watching in Africa. I'd go with Peter on my next trip, except for his misadventures which I trust he has grown past. Wonderfully witty and shows his love of the continent and it's animal inhabitants.
 Hilarious July 25, 2008
This is a well written, and hilarious bok of the accounts of a young safari guide in Botswana. Anyone who has been on safari can relate to the experiences and will welcome the behind the scenes look at guiding. I enjoyed every minute of reading in this book as it took me back to my visit to the Okavango in '87 and '98. Those who have never been to Africa can enjoy this as well and perhaps you will be inspired to go on safari yourself!
Oh, I wish I were there again! July 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Allison's description of life as a safari guide and his interaction with beast and man will put a smile on your face. While most of the book showcases Allison's sense of humor, I also enjoyed the chapters which showed his heart. His ability to poke fun at himself and others in good-humored fashion left me hoping that he will continue to share his journey in a sequel. As the owner of a travel agency, this will be a gift for all of my clients who travel to Africa. I have lots of fantastic images from my safari - http://thetravelsource.vacationport.net but Allison inspired images that I would never have imagined: the honey badger pet, the mouse plague, and Salvador, the elephant in labor. If you have been on a safari, this book will bring back memories; if you haven't, it will let you dream about what it will be like when you do go. Either way, you'll learn something about the animals that you didn't know before.
Very entertaining misadventures of a safari guide June 10, 2008
This book is a collection of stories from the author's time as a safari guide in Africa as a young man. It reminds me of other "travel misadventure" books I have read, but the setting and the fact that the author is a guide make a nice change. I laughed out loud many times while reading the book. There is a bit of "bodily function" humor in here, but less than many other similar books and most of it is pretty funny anyway (like the author finding himself practically peeing on a honey badger, which has a reputation for going for the balls, or being kept awake by amorous lions going at it every 15 minutes all night). Highly recommended light summer reading.
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