It all began at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, in 1961: Two young Princetonians have returned to New York from South America.
With the fire for adventure still burning in their veins, they are tempted by a mysterious letter from Kenya and plan a trip across Africa.
They buy a white BMW motorcycle and paint the words The White Nile” on the tank, to honour the route they will follow.
In limpid, elegant prose John Hopkins describes deadly salt flats where tourists vanish without a tra.
| 1961 | Two young |
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I B Tauris White nile diaries, hardcover/john hopkins
