{"id":302,"date":"2019-12-08T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T21:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/?page_id=302"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:53:15","slug":"dead-men-dont-leave-tips-adventures-x-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/all-my-books\/dead-men-dont-leave-tips-adventures-x-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Men Don\u2019t Leave Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Recent Books Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;293px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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As dedicated independent travelers, they\u2019d already traveled around the world. But was a trans-African odyssey too much for even them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-size: 18px;\">WHO DO YOU\u00a0\u201cCADEAU?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">How do you create tantalizing dishes from grubs? Or avoid having a spear tossed through your camera?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Against their better judgement\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">they join an English do-it-yourself overland safari. Flung into the midst of twenty-one odd companions, they\u2019re shocked to discover that many of them have never even camped before. And their &#8220;guides&#8221; know Africa as well as the dark side of the moon. After watching their dream turn into a nightmare, they decide to set off across Africa alone\u2013and that makes all the difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-size: 18px;\">THE REAL JOURNEY BEGINS\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Join the adventurous couple<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">as they meet mountain gorillas face-to-face. Melt down during a blistering Saharan breakdown. Hunt dik-dik with Pygmies. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa\u2019s highest mountain. Feel the raw power of the Serengeti. Hop the &#8220;gun-run&#8221; through a civil war. Rush down thundering Class V Zambezi Rapids and dive into South Africa\u2019s cauldron of turmoil.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Dead Men Don\u2019t Leave Tips<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">is fi<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">lled with a passion for travel,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">spontaneity and unbridled adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-size: 18px;\">SOMETIMES FUNNY, OFTEN ANGUISHED,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-size: 18px;\">ALWAYS REAL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Nothing is held back or glossed-over: from the hustle and hassle of the souk to shady dealings in black-market alleys, from border extortion to the thrill of sandmatting the Sahara eight feet at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-size: 18px;\">WRITTEN WITH A KEEN EYE FOR DETAIL AND UN-SANITIZED FOR YOUR PROTECTION<\/span><br \/><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">It takes you onto the crazed roads of Africa, as well as into the lives and hearts of its people.<\/span><br \/><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Join them for a long trans-continental journey\u2026<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">through the everyday ups and downs, and see once again that the real joy of travel is the moment to moment thrill of getting there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #820f00;\">\u201c<span>It used to be only the British mastered the art of spinning the sweaty traveler\u2019s tale. Along comes Brandon Wilson who teaches us that an observant fellow from Hawaii can deal with Africa\u2019s grime, dysentery and uncertainty with superior grace and wit. Dead Men Don\u2019t Leave Tips is honest, gritty and insightful. Best of all, it makes the world\u2019s most exciting continent read just like that.\u201d <\/span><span>~<\/span><span> <\/span><span>John Heminway, author of<\/span><span> &#8220;<\/span><span><em>No Man&#8217;s Land: A Personal Journey into Africa&#8221;<\/em><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #882f00;\">\u201cA<span>n expert storyteller who masterfully weaves a story of a seven-month odyssey across Africa. His exciting writing style keeps you on the edge of your seat as you journey to the heart of Africa. The detailed descriptions bring the story alive with the sounds, scents and sights of a real-life adventure\u2026 the best travel writing I&#8217;ve ever read and his adventurous spirit is inspiring.\u201d (5 stars)<\/span><span>~<\/span><span> <\/span><span><em>The Rebecca Review<\/em><\/span><span>, Rebecca Johnson, Amazon Top Ten Reviewer<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #820f00;\">\u201c<span>\u2026 Both a delight and a puzzlement \u2013 the delight being the tale itself, the puzzlement being why they (Wilson and his wife \u2013whom I equate with Tarzan\u2019s Jane only less snobby) were so very determined to make this wild and wacky and often dangerous trip\u2026 It is, as many trips go, the end that really whomps you\u2026\u201d <\/span><span>~<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Marilis Hornidge,<\/span><span><em>\u00a0Courier-Gazette<\/em><\/span><span>, ME<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#383e59&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; top_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical&#8221; top_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; top_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; top_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;slant&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x7b;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; body_font=&#8221;Abhaya Libre|700|on||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Travel is like a mirror held up against the world. 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