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Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations - Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt - to the Mediterranean coast. Like his predecessors, Wood camped in the wild, foraged for food, and trudged through rainforest, swamp, savannah, and desert, enduring life-threatening conditions at every turn. He traversed sandstorms, flash floods, minefields, and more, becoming a local celebrity in Uganda, where a popular rap song was written about him, and a potential enemy of the state in South Sudan, where he found himself caught in a civil war and detained by the secret police.

An inimitable tale of survival, resilience, and sheer willpower, Walking the Nile is an inspiring chronicle of an epic journey down the lifeline of civilization in northern Africa.

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Levison transported me to the Nile, I laughed, cried and thoroughly enjoyed the book. His experiences completely moved me, I learnt things I didn’t know before. Thank you.

A book full of emotion, well worth a listen.

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Really enjoyed this story seeing Africa through Lev's eyes the good times and the bad

walking with lev

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A superb account of an epic journey. Totally absorbing, Levison Wood is an unbeatable travel writer giving a real insight into the countries and people along the way. Took a bit to get over the precise diction of the reader but you get used to it and become completely absorbed

Fascinating and compelling

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a wonderful insight into the countries he walked through and the turmoil they are in.

Great adventure with highs and extreme lows.

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I got this book for free and it was so good I’ve gone on now to listen to most of the other books by the same author, highly recommended for those who enjoy real adventure travel …

Raw and real throughout

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