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David Bristow

    David Bristow is een onderhoudende schrijver met een voelbare liefde voor het Drakensberg-gebergte. Zijn proza is zowel feitelijk als lyrisch, direct en zonder omwegen gebracht. Met een achtergrond in journalistiek, fotografie en ecologie, en een Master in Milieuwetenschappen, bezit hij een diepe band met de natuurlijke wereld. Zijn werk, vaak gericht op wandelen en reizen, weerspiegelt een diep begrip en waardering voor de landschappen die hij verkent.

    The Scenic Splendours of Southern Africa
    South Africa Beautiful Land
    Okavango
    Namibia
    Mountains of Southern Africa
    Been there, done that
    • The Hunter & the Gatherer

      Cooking and Provisioning for Sailing Adventures

      • 196bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      David Bristow and Catherine Lawson have spent the last two decades exploring empty shores and plunging into new cultures from the deck of their catamaran, Wild One . Their years of experience have taught them how to thrive and embrace a healthy lifestyle during long sojourns on the water – from stocking up on wholesome, durable ingredients at local markets to perfecting the art of harvesting delicacies from the waters and shores that sustain them.

      The Hunter & the Gatherer2023
    • High Way One

      • 224bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      A journey around the country on Australia's national highway.

      High Way One2012
    • Been there, done that

      • 390bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      At the age of 14, author David Bristow stuck a large touring map of South Africa on his bedroom wall, determined to mark off every road one day.

      Been there, done that2011
      4,5
    • South Africa Beautiful Land

      • 80bladzijden
      • 3 uur lezen

      South Beautiful Land shows the country's scenery and wildlife at their breathtaking best. It is a unique visual journey that takes in many of the land's famous the Eastern Transvaal Escarpment, the wildlife-rich Lowveld, the Drakensberg, the Garden Route, and the Western Cape. The stunning photographs and informative text will inspire travellers to explore new places, or serve as a lasting memento of places already visited.

      South Africa Beautiful Land1990
    • Namibia

      • 24bladzijden
      • 1 uur lezen

      This guide is aimed at the tourist who wishes to buy a souvenir of a visit to Namibia, one of Africa's top tourist destinations. The photographs clearly show the architectural beauty, the people, wildlife, and magnificent dune deserts, rugged Fish River Canyon, forbidding Skeleton Coast, and game-filled plains of Etosha.

      Namibia1986
    • Okavango

      Makgadikgadi and Chobe

      • 24bladzijden
      • 1 uur lezen

      More than 60 full-colour photographs capturing the beauty and diversity of life in the wetlands of the Okavango, Makgadikgadi and Chobe.

      Okavango1986
    • Looks at the high-altitude world of southern Africa, from the plants that flourish in this harsh environment to the animals and birds that inhabit the peaks, and provides a history of the role the mountains have played in man's history in southern Africa

      Mountains of Southern Africa1985
      3,5