A chance conversation at a friend’s wedding takes a very English restaurant manager from Oxford to the remotest deserts of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast and the tropical swamplands of Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Learning to cope with the heat and the tribal customs of the Himba and the San (Bushmen), adapting to work in an environment where confrontations with lions, elephants and leopards are the norm, often pale in comparison when considering the complexities of tackling the most curious beast of all – the safari super-rich. Boathouse to Botswana takes us on a fascinating and funny journey, informative and insightful about both Namibia and Botswana it is also a fascinating history of the author’s professional experiences over 18 years in the hospitality industry. Nick Green has written a travel book that enables us to share in the passion, the power, the excitement and the optimism that is Africa.
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