and ask if there was a curse on him." Along the way, Allison examines his fellow guides, the struggle with exhaustion, getting lost and the temptation to make frequently visiting animals into pets, as well as some poignant asides on love and death. Whatever You Do, Don't Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top -safari guide Peter Allison. he'd probably go straight to a witch doctor. full blown monkey conniptions were reserved for leopards." A hilarious chapter recounting a troubled thousand mile trek through the Kalahari Desert finds Allison trying to wave down a passing truck in the middle of the night: "I realized that the driver would have seen what looked like a very animated sage bush with pasty white hands growing from it. Allison is a skilled, funny and vibrant storyteller, dishing arcane bits of wisdom like an expatriate Alligator Hunter: "I understand a little bit of monkey language, and 'kwe' is a sound I listened for. In this fun, fearless memoir, Allison shares his experiences taking "guests" through the African wilderness, trips that often don't go quite as planned-due especially to the unpredictability of the animals around them. 'You can't help but get caught up in infectious enthusiasm.At age 19, Australian-born Allison headed to Africa for challenge and adventure, planning to stay no more than a year having found work as a safari guide, he's still there some 13 years later. Don't Run, Whatever You Do is a glimpse of what the life of an expert safari guide is really like. Sometimes the tourists are even wilder than the animals, from the half-naked missing member of the British royal family to the Japanese amateur photographer who ignores all the rules to get the perfect shot. Whatever You Do, Dont Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide. You'll find out when an elephant is really going to charge, what different monkey calls mean and what do in a face off with lions. Peter Allison is an Australian writer whose books have focused on his time as an African. In Don't Run, Whatever You Do, you'll hear outrageous-but-true tales from the most exciting safaris. But Peter fell in love with southern Africa and its wildlife and before long had risen to become a top safari guide. Aged 19, Peter Allison thought he would visit for a short holiday before going home to get a 'proper job'. DON'T RUN, WHATEVER YOU DO! The Okavango Delta, Botswana: a lush wetland in the middle of the Kalahari desert. 'An endless supply of campfire stories' Scotsman IN AFRICA, ONLY FOOD RUNS.
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