Fran sandham biography

  • He has traveled in over fifty countries.
  • Fran Sandham was an editor at Rough Guides, and worked as a bookseller and in the voluntary sector before that.
  • Biography: Lecturer and freelance writer Fran Sandham is the author of the non-fiction book 'Traversa: A solo walk across Africa' (see www.traversa.co.uk).

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    Traversa

    April 24, 2020
    I really enjoyed this book. It has a lot going for it (in terms of appealing to me): it is slightly unorthodox travel, it is written in a relaxed and easy style, it is very funny, and the author doesn't hold himself up for glory.

    So, what did he do? He completed the Traversa.
    Page 2: While many Victorian explorers became obsessed with the notion of being the first white man to set foot in some particular place, a few individuals came to regard crossing Africa overland from coast to coast as a goal to rival the discovery of the source of the Nile. This overland crossing of Africa became known as 'the Traversa'.

    For the author's Traversa, he not only planned this as overland, but was walking, carrying his own pack and equipment. Commencing in Namibia, on the Skeleton Coast at the Atlantic Ocean coastline, through Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania to reach the Indian Ocean.

    This is quite the epic stroll. Over 5000 kilometres, through desert (extreme hot and cold), through the Caprivi Strip to the Zambezi, and to Victoria Falls, where food was largely unavailable, through wet season downpours, up the west side of Lake Malawi and on to Bagamoyo, and his goal.

    There are trials and tribulations - a small donkey, a donkey cart, a mule - there ar

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    A SOLO WALK ACROSS AFRICA

    Critically acclaimed author and public speaker Fran Sandham took on the challenge of a lifetime by walking coast-to-coast across Africa, from the Atlantic on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar.

    This was the first time on record anyone has crossed Africa solo entirely on foot by this route - or at least solo apart from a disastrous donkey.

    He undertook this 3,500-mile journey with no backup, no support team, no sponsors, no film crew, and no strings attached.

    A very experienced public speaker and lecturer, Fran is available for humorous and inspiring illustrated lectures, motivational speaking, after-dinner speaking, and various talks on exploration in history.

    For several hundred testimonials about his talks please visit www.traversa.co.uk.

    Testimonials include:

    'An excellent and entertaining speaker - people were very impressed. Fran grabbed the attention of our audience and left us with a unique and lasting impression of his travels across Africa.' Norbert Wurm, DELOITTE AND TOUCHE, LONDON

    ‘Thank you very much for your very interesting, informative and amusing talk at our monthly meeting. It was fascinating to hear about your epic journey across Africa and you don’t need me tell you that you are a natural as a speaker

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