A Single Swallow

Following An Epic Journey From South Africa To South Wales

(Author) Horatio Clare
Format: Paperback
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From the slums of Cape Town to the palaces of Algiers, through Pygmy villages where pineapples grow wild, to the Gulf of Guinea where the sea blazes with oil flares, across two continents and fourteen countries - this epic journey is nothing to swallows, they do it twice a year. But for Horatio Clare, writer and birdwatcher, it is the expedition of a lifetime. Along the way he discovers old empires and modern tribes, a witch-doctor's recipe for stewed swallow, explains how to travel without money or a passport, and describes a terrifying incident involving three Spanish soldiers and a tiny orange dog. By trains, motorbikes, canoes, one camel and three ships, Clare follows the swallows from reed beds in South Africa, where millions roost in February, to a barn in Wales, where a pair nest in May.

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Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780099526315
Publish year:
2010
Publish date:
March 4, 2010

Horatio Clare

Horatio Clare is a British author known for his award-winning book "Down to the Sea in Ships," which documents his experiences aboard a cargo ship. His writing style is vivid and immersive, capturing the beauty and harshness of the sea. Clare's work has made significant contributions to travel literature.

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