souvenirs

A new year’s resolution changed the life of Merseyside man Fran Sandham who decided to walk across Africa. Tony Barrett reports.

AS everyone knows, New Year’s Eve is traditionally a time for life-changing decisions and resolutions... which are usually forgotten about the very next day.

Recalls Fran: “I was at this party and I wasn’t really enjoying myself. I looked back on the year that had just been and the one to come and I just decided I wanted to do something totally different so I wouldn’t end up thinking the very same thing next year...

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-life/liverpool-lifestyle/2007/10/29/i-left-the-rat-race-behind-for-africa-100252-20026564/

http://www.bloggernews.net/115395

http://www.longitudebooks.com/find/p/72195/mcms.html

http://www.traversa.co.uk/index.php;

http://www.traversa.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=33

'With more than a dash of grit and obsession, Fran Sandham left behind London's daily grind to undertake an extraordinary 3,000-mile walk across Africa. Part travelogue, part humorous whimsy, 'Traversa' interweaves adventure with historical tales of battles, conquests, cannibalism and the madness of famed African explorers Livingstone, Stanley and Grogan'
WALK MAGAZINE

'You have to admire his perseverence – even in folly ... What keeps you turning the pages of [Traversa] is the voice of Sandham himself: slightly self-deprecating, somewhat bemused, and always ready to get up in the morning, shoulder the giant pack and see what the day will bring'
NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE

  ... At times laugh-out-loud funny, this is an evocative description of Africa and one man's quest for fulfilment'
ADAM DEACON