Bicycling in Africa: The Places in Between

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback
• Published by: Intl Bicycle Fund October 1993
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0962305200
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0962305207
• Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 8 ounces

Pro-Bike News
If you're inspired by the though of bicycling in Africa, or just want to read a very informative and engrossing how-to-do-it book, consider Bicycling In Africa, published by the International Bicycle Fund. Mozer has cycled more than 20,000 miles and led more than twenty bicycle tours in Africa, and imparts his knowledge and experiences in an entertaining manner.

Bicycling In Africa will help travelers pick a destination, cross cultural barriers, stay healthy, plan an itinerary, select and prepare a bike, know what to take, and find their way in Africa. Mozer's advice on knowing and respecting local customs - dress, greeting, appropriate vocabulary - should smooth the way for a bicycle tourist's many personal contacts. Recommendations on staying healthy include advice on immunization, jet lag, safe eating and drinking and gynecological considerations. Traveling by air, trains, taxis and bus, finding lodging, dealing with customs agents, personal security, and exchanging currency are also reviewed.

Book Description
While most people cannot even imagine bicycling in Africa, Bicycling In Africa gives you the step-by-step of how to do it. It has page after page of valuable information, interspersed with anecdotes, on: Picking a destination; The cross-cultural experience; Crossing cultural barriers; Health and wellness on a bike; Planning an itinerary and preparing to go; Selecting and preparing your bike; Personal equipment checklist; Finding your way in Africa; Guide to cycling in selected countries; Bibliography; And much, much more.

Reader Reviews
My sister and I read this book in preparation for a four month trip to africa, of which two months was spent on bikes. This book was the single most useful, common-sense guide we read in all of our preparation - both for biking, and just generally getting by in Africa. Really - read this! Comment | | (Report this)