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Brew Ha-Ha Takes Top Spot on TV Review Show

 

The Travel Book Club on the Holiday & Cruise channel has voted African Brew Ha-Ha their travel book of the season.

Broadcasting on Sky 284 this week, presenter Colette Walsh said, 'Alan's won us all over. Tea really does unite people.'

Another reviewer said, ''His writing was like a breath of fresh air. I loved it from the word go. If he speaks as well as he writes, he will be most entertaining!'

Come to my next talk! You're all invited.

The book (my first of two so far on Africa) beat books by Bill Bryson, Rory Stewart, Dave Gorman and Tim Moore among others.

 

 

African Holiday Ha-Ha?

The Travel Channel have asked me to guest on their Holiday Show, which airs on Sky Channels 251 & 252.

So if you've got a Sky Box, tune in on Friday April 30th. The show is aired at 6am, 9am, 12n, 4pm & 8pm. It will also go out on Saturday May 1st and Sunday May 2nd.

Riders for Health

Here's a wonderful organisation of social entrepreneurs called Riders for Health.

After battling with the roads in many African countries I can appreciate the dificult task of accessing healthcare, especially if there is a pot-holed nightmare of a road between you and a clinic. This organisation - now operating in 7 African countries - decided that the answer was to bring the medic or medication or health testing equipment to the patient - and the best way to do that is to use small motorbikes.

This is a short film made for BBC World News by Alvin Hall.