 |
|
|
|
|
 |
22nd August 2008 - Bradt Travel Guides
São Tomé
and Príncipe
FIRST EDITION
and Príncipe
FIRST EDITION
Bradt’s dedicated first edition of São Tomé and Príncipe is the nearest the publisher is likely to get to producing a guide to Middle Earth, the Portuguese-speaking islands being the closest landmass to the intersect of the Greenwich Meridian and the Equator. Far from dragons, hobbits and orks, the forgotten shores of Africa’s second smallest country provide a non-fictional living testament to colonialism and the slave trade in West Africa. As author Kathleen Becker describes, ‘A hundred years ago, this archipelago was one of the world’s biggest producers of cocoa; today, the faded glory and tumble-down charm of the plantations tell the story of the decline of colonial rule and the mono crops that sustained it.’ Few tourists have yet discovered the islands’ forested mountains and stunning coastlines, haunts for endemic bird species and nesting sites for endangered marine turtles respectively. Taking a stroll on the beach these days does not attract the attention of hustlers and hasslers, São Tomé and Príncipe are foreign shores to their like, though maybe a fisherman will offer some of his catch for a delicious freshly-grilled lunch. Those who do make landfall on these volcanic tropical pinpricks off the coast of Gabon may be told that they can see all of an island in one day. However, Bradt’s new guide explores the reality in-depth, searching out national parks and hiking trails, pristine dive sites and endemic wildlife, cocoa plantations and faded colonial towns, all against the background of an irrepressibly laidback Santomean lifestyle.
Kathleen Becker is a German-Irish travel writer, radio journalist and translator who over the past fifteen years has reported from various European countries, the Americas and Africa. She has a keen interest in hiking, the outdoors and island destinations in particular. Kathleen now lives in Lisbon and is secretly chuffed that some Lisboners take her for a Brazilian!
For review copies contact Travel Media – 01830 540 440 or info@travel-media.co.uk
Title: São Tomé and Príncipe Author: Kathleen Becker
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Publication: August 2008
Price: £14.99 ISBN: 978 1 84162 216 3
Kathleen Becker is a German-Irish travel writer, radio journalist and translator who over the past fifteen years has reported from various European countries, the Americas and Africa. She has a keen interest in hiking, the outdoors and island destinations in particular. Kathleen now lives in Lisbon and is secretly chuffed that some Lisboners take her for a Brazilian!
For review copies contact Travel Media – 01830 540 440 or info@travel-media.co.uk
Title: São Tomé and Príncipe Author: Kathleen Becker
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Publication: August 2008
Price: £14.99 ISBN: 978 1 84162 216 3
Click here for a printer friendly version of this page
Back to list | Previous release for Bradt Travel Guides | Next release for Bradt Travel Guides
t.+44 (0)1830 540440 f.+44 (0)560 313 0515
Travel-Media.co.uk | Last Updated: 22/12/2009