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Walking the Americas

‘A wildly entertaining account of his epic journey' Daily Mail

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Walking the Americas

By: Levison Wood
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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BY THE AUTHOR OF WALKING THE HIMALAYAS, WINNER OF THE 2016 EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

'Levison Wood has breathed new life into adventure travel.' Michael Palin

Walking the Americas chronicles Levison Wood's 1,800 mile trek along the spine of the Americas, through eight countries, from Mexico to Colombia, experiencing some of the world's most diverse, beautiful and unpredictable places.

His journey took him from violent and dangerous cities to ancient Mayan ruins lying still unexplored in the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala. He encountered members of indigenous tribes, migrants heading towards the US border and proud Nicaraguan revolutionaries on his travels, where at the end of it all, he attempted to cross one of the most impenetrable borders on earth: the Darien Gap route from Panama into South America.

This trek required every ounce of Levison Wood's guile, tact, strength and resilience in one of the most raw, real and exciting journeys of his life.

(P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2017 Levison Wood Adventure Travel Walking Latin American Adventure Mexico
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A really enjoyable and insightful adventure tale as Wood and his companion Roberto hike across central america. They come up against hostile terrain and a variety of environments both urban and wild. Additionally we see first hand the impact of the migrant crisis in the Americas. Some really good observations are made across the journey about the cultures, peoples and the history of the region and the impact Europeans have had on the area.

Very good and clear narration.

Enjoyable adventure story

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loved it. came up with any excuse to listen to audible. hadn't ever heard of the author before and just found him scrolling audible. now going to listen to all of his books. this is the first audiobook I've actually completed

first audible I've listened to the end

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Levinson Wood - say no more. If you know his name, then you know what he does. Would love to meet this bloke for a pint. He genuinely seems like such a nice guy, and in my opinion our greatest modern day explorer. Keep doing what you do Lev, you are an inspiration to us all.

As expected - awesome!

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My second Levison Wood read/listen. It didn’t disappoint! A great blend of humour, surprise, knowledgeable history and a fascinating insight into an interesting chain of countries.

Travel Writing at it’s Best

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A story that is great to hear about and so awe inspiring.

The down point of this book is the narrator. You want it to be Levison telling the story but this narrators voice does grind in certain points and lets the story down.

However overall the story is exciting and a good one if you can get past the voice.

Great story, wrong narrator

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