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Becoming a parent need to not put an end to wanderlust. That’s the message in
Kidding Around, the latest in Bradt’s acclaimed series of travel writing anthologies. Contributors include Dervla Murphy, National Geographic Traveller Editorial Director Maria Pieri and nature writers Amy-Jane Beer and Nicola Chester.
The 36 stories – and one poem – cover potentially life-threatening situations, confessions of inept parenting and celebrations of derring-do. There’s plenty of adventurous travel, from trekking with toddlers in the Himalayas to sailing
en famille across the Atlantic Ocean and the first circumnavigation of Mauritius by bicycle. Read how one mother threatens to dump her baby on jobsworth airport officials, how a father inadvertently takes his daughters to a brothel, and how one family turned up six hours early for a flight… and still managed to miss it. Join families paddling with crocodiles and getting their jeep stuck on a beach as the tide is coming in, or eleven-month-old Rory as he eats alongside marine iguanas and three-year-old Quin who befriends a family of cockroaches.
At times comical, hair-raising or just plain fun, there are also magical moments with wild creatures or in wild places.
Kidding Around is a captivating read (or ideal gift) for anyone who has ever travelled with children, or wondered what it must be like to head out into the unknown with little ones in tow.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Dervla Murphy
Introduction Adrian Phillips
HIKES, HILLS AND WHEELSBedtime Stories in Little Tibet Dervla Murphy
David’s First Glimpse of Eternal Snows Jane Wilson-Howarth
Taking the Teen for a Walk Jude Marwa
Harriet’s First Trek Matthew Ellis
Cycling in Mauritius Hallam and Carole Murray
SCRAPES AND MISHAPSEarly Birds Adrian Phillips
The Husky Ride Maria Pieri
The Night I Took My Daughters to a Filipino Brothel Hugh Brune
The Best Medicine Vernon Lacey
Returning Elizabeth Pimm
Using Basketball Skills in a Chinese Hospital Lori Green LeRoy
Fall in Mexico Astrid Vinje
A Wild Bus Journey Across Borneo Sophie Beesley
WATERWORLDSAdjusting to Life at Sea Caspar and Nichola Craven
The Voyage to Wild Cat Island Amy-Jane Beer
River Journey Jonathan Lorie
Bali Ginny Whitelaw
CULTURAL ENRICHMENTBack to our Roots George Bernard Shaw
A Winter in Menorca Kirsty Fergusson
Bulgarian Lessons Jonathan Campion
The Castle of Misadventure Mairi McCurdy
Being Explorers, Having an Adventure… and Going to School Celia Dillow
Chinese Blessings Marie Noonan
NATURES VS NURTUREFun and Games Drive Mike Unwin
Travel from the Doorstep Nicola Chester
Encounters with the Galápagos Jane Vincent-Havelka
Wild, Wet and Wondrous Amanda Vincent
The Trip to Bunny Island Suzanne Kamata
James’s first night camping David Lowen
THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENTTravels with my Teen: Edinburgh Theresa Sainsbury
Looking Up Dom Tulett
Travelling, Differently Penny Wincer
Thomas and the Great Japanese Farewell Marie Kreft
How to Lose Weight on Vacation Jen Dowd
Next Stop, Camping Lydia Unsworth
The Faraway Family Tree Kirstie Pelling
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Foreword by Dervla Murphy - Edited by Hilary Bradt and James Lowen
Zusammenfassung
Kidding Around: Tales of Travel with Children - anthology of 37 stories about travelling with children with contributions from Dervla Murphy, Maria Pieri, Adrian Phillips, Mike Unwin, Amy-Jane Beer, Nicola Chester and others. Tales span five continents and range from embarrassing to hair-raising to magical moments with wild creatures.
Vorwort
. The latest in Bradt's bestselling series of travel writing anthologies. Previous titles include: The Irresponsible Traveller, To Oldly Go and Beastly Journeys.
. Foreword by and contribution from Dervla Murphy
. Supported by a dedicated press and local radio campaign
