Often amusing, sometimes romantic or fraught with danger, these 30 short
stories are about local people, spectacular places and the special
wildlife the author sets out to find. The stories include seeking out
Arabian Oryx on the searing plains of the Saudi desert; eiderdown
collecting in Iceland, crouching in swirling clouds and darkness on a
knife-edge ridge in the rugged Madeiran mountains and swimming with Grey
Seals off the Pembroke coast. The author describes incredible encounters
with spectacular animals from lumbering manatees and dangerous rhinos to
unforgettable experiences such as being led by a honeyguide with a
Kenyan Dorobo tribesman to the nest of wild bees and watching cranes
tip-toeing their courtship dances. These hugely entertaining tales visit
places as diverse as the Florida Everglades, England s New Forest,
Iceland s offshore islands, the Empty Quarter of the Saudi Desert, the
tiny remnants of Jordan s Azraq wetland and the impressive oak dehesas
of Extremadura. Sit back and visit the world!"