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The Rough Guide to First-Time Africa tells you everything you need to know before you go, from visas and vaccinations to budgets and packing. It will help you plan the best possible trip, with advice on when to go, what not to miss and how to avoid trouble on the road. You'll find information on what tickets to buy, where to stay, what to eat and how to stay healthy and save money in Africa. The Rough Guide to First-Time Africa also includes insightful profiles of 53 countries, from Algeria to Zambia, highlighting the best places to visit alongside country-specific websites, clear maps, suggested reading, and budget information. Be inspired by the full-color "Things Not to Miss" section; use maps to help you plan your route. In addition, all kinds of advice and anecdotes from travelers who've been there and done it will make traveling stress-free.
About the Author
I first went to Africa in 1977, with a vague idea that I could hitchhike all the way to Timbuktu from my family home in the New Forest in the south of England. I left with a friend, with $100 each in $10 notes and a copy of the Michelin map. No guidebooks, no mobile phones, not much sense. We got to the fabled city, and home again, largely by good luck and the kindness of others, having learned what a visa is (a hard lesson when you're already half way across the Sahara and the Malian embassy is in Algiers) and what malaria feels like. Back in the UK I went to university, got a degree in sociology, and later went to London University's School of Oriental & African Studies to do a Master's Degree in East African Ethnography and Linguistics.
I'm the author of The Rough Guide to Kenya and The Rough Guide to West Africa and co-author with Emma Gregg of The Rough Guide to The Gambia and The Rough Guide to First-Time Africa. I was formerly director of communications at Rough Guides, then worked as a freelance author, editor, writer and PR consultant. I am now the Kenya Programme Manager at Expert Africa, a specialist tour operator organising tailor-made safaris and holidays based on the experiences and travels of each of the expert consultants.
You can read my First-Time Africa blog at http://firsttimeafrica.wordpress.com, my Kenya blog at http://theroughguidetokenya.blogspot.com and my West Africa blog at http://theroughguidetowestafrica.blogspot.com. Follow me on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/RichardTrillo (@RichardTrillo) , email me on my personal email at richard.trillo [at] me.com or on my work email at richard.trillo [at] expertafrica.com and read more about me at the RoughGuides.com website or on my own site richardtrillo.com.
Current titles:
The Rough Guide to Kenya 10th edition (2013)
The Rough Guide to First-Time Africa 2nd edtion (2011)
The Rough Guide to West Africa 5th edition (2008)
