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Mediterranean: A Year Around a Charmed and Troubled Sea; 17 Countries and 14,000 km by Kayak, Foot, Rowboat and Bike
Huw Kingston
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Description for Mediterranean: A Year Around a Charmed and Troubled Sea; 17 Countries and 14,000 km by Kayak, Foot, Rowboat and Bike
Paperback. 17 countries and 13,000 km by kayak, foot, rowboat and bike. British-Australian adventurer and environmentalist Huw Kingston's account of his remarkable year-long circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea. Tells of the people and places of the Mediterranean countries of Europe and North Africa. Num Pages: 224 pages, liberally illustrated with photos and maps, colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 1QSM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
On 26th April 2014 Huw kayaked away from Anzac Cove at Gallipoli, Turkey, taking the next three months to navigate around the coasts of Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Croatia. Following this, he spent three months walking the full length of the European Alps, taking on Mont Blanc, at 4810m Europe's highest mountain, in the process. Having left the Alps behind, he biked through Southern France and across Spain before paddling his sea kayak along the coast of Andalucia to Gibraltar and across the Straits of Gibraltar, between the Pillars of Hercules, to North Africa. This was a major achievement, ... Read more
On 26th April 2014 Huw kayaked away from Anzac Cove at Gallipoli, Turkey, taking the next three months to navigate around the coasts of Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Croatia. Following this, he spent three months walking the full length of the European Alps, taking on Mont Blanc, at 4810m Europe's highest mountain, in the process. Having left the Alps behind, he biked through Southern France and across Spain before paddling his sea kayak along the coast of Andalucia to Gibraltar and across the Straits of Gibraltar, between the Pillars of Hercules, to North Africa. This was a major achievement, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Caithness, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849952743
SKU
V9781849952743
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Huw Kingston
Huw has spent over 30 years undertaking long journeys by human-powered means in wild places across the world. He has numerous awards to his name including the Australian Geographic Spirit of Adventure Award and was named as one of Time Magazine's 25 Worldwide Responsibility Pioneers. Huw is also an ambassador for Save the Children Australia and a Fellow of the ... Read more
Reviews for Mediterranean: A Year Around a Charmed and Troubled Sea; 17 Countries and 14,000 km by Kayak, Foot, Rowboat and Bike
`The reader travels with a man constantly making life-changing choices, whether based on data, rumour or gut instinct; pushing through injury, weather, red tape or sheer bad luck'. Getaway Magazine
`...an eye-opening journey around some extraordinary land and seascapes... ...a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in travel and Mediterranean culture'. Lifeboat RNLI
`...forms the engaging and ... Read more
`...an eye-opening journey around some extraordinary land and seascapes... ...a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in travel and Mediterranean culture'. Lifeboat RNLI
`...forms the engaging and ... Read more