I bought this book because I plan to get to the Okavango Delta in Botswana with its immense diversity in wildlife. After reading Australian Peter Allison’s African safari-guide tales, I’m aware of dangers I’d not considered, but remain undaunted. Being hopelessly lost in a maze of shape shifting canals and stepping on the back of an alligator while pulling your flimsy boat through shallow waters can be avoided, but it does make an exciting tale. However, being dive-bombed by malaria-carrying mosquitoes can not! The stories are all entertaining and filled with quirky Ozzie humor capped off with a sly bit of sentimentality to let us know he cares. Allison makes it plain that he likes the wildlife a lot more than he likes the tourists he has to cater to, but he does it with self-deprecating good humor. I truly enjoyed this book and am even more eager to get to the delta than before—grumpy water buffaloes that would as soon gore me as look at me, or not! This is one tourist Mr. Allison has not scared away.

Linda Ballou
Lost Angel Walkabout-One Traveler's Tales