Bradt - Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales Of Travel With Animals

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Beastly Journeys brings together 46 true stories of travelling alongside animals, featuring a fascinating mix of humorous, wild, and heartwarming experiences. This anthology includes contributions from well-known authors like David Attenborough and Dervla Murphy, as well as fresh voices sharing their extraordinary adventures.

An anthology capturing the unpredictable and unforgettable moments of travelling with animals.

This collection showcases a wide range of animal travel tales, from amusing pet holidays to wild encounters where animals unexpectedly join the journey. Among the stories, David Attenborough recounts the challenge of getting an armadillo through Paraguayan customs, while adventurer Ash Dykes brings a white cockerel to Maromokotro to scare off evil spirits.

Other memorable journeys include Mike Gerrard’s car trip from Belsize Park to Canvey Island accompanied by a python, Brian Jackman’s rides, walks, and swims with Abu the elephant, and Dom Tulett rowing alongside a kingfisher. John Rendall’s travel to Africa with Christian, the lion he raised in west London after buying him at Harrods, also features prominently.

The anthology also offers a brand-new story from ultramarathon runner Dion Leonard about Gobi, a stray dog who ran 80 miles with him through the treacherous Tian Shan mountains. Alongside these fresh accounts, readers will find extracts from classic writers such as Mark Shand, Dervla Murphy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gerald Durrell, 19th-century explorer Isabella Bird, and publisher Michael Joseph.

Full of compelling, surprising, and often humorous moments, Beastly Journeys proves that travelling with animals is as unpredictable and captivating as you might imagine.

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