Slow Journey South: Walking To Africa?A Year in Footsteps

By Paula Constant

A true story of a woman's transformation from an urban schoolteacher into a successful expeditioner--everywhere is within walking distance of you have the time When Paula Constant and her husband, Gary, attempt to break away from the conventional 9-to-5 routine, a few weeks lazing in a resort or packed in a tour bus is not what they have in mind. What starts out as an idle daydream to embark on "a travel to end all travels" turns into something far greater: an epic year-long walk from Trafalgar Square in London to Morocco and the threshold of the Sahara Desert. This is quite an ambition for a woman who favors sharing cigarettes and a few bottles of wine with friends over logging time on the treadmill. But if the sheer arduousness of walking more than 25 kilometers a day through the landscapes and cultural labyrinths of France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco--without a support vehicle--is overlooked in her excitement, then so too is the unexpected journey of self-discovery and awakening that lies beyond every bend. Both the companions she meets on the road and the road itself provide what no university can offer: a chance to experience life's simple truths face to face.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1741667968
• ISBN13: 9781741667967
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.9" x 5.5"