The blurb on the back of the Americas book states: The Nile walk was made into a tv series of which I saw a few episodes. He left the army in 2010.Īnother walk he undertook was to walk in the Himalayas from Afghanistan to Bhutan. He served a tour of duty in Afghanistan and his interest in walking in various countries appears to be unabated. The author is a British citizen, aged in his 30’s and spent four years in the army in the Parachute Regiment.

When I bought this book I had no clue he was the author of the Nile book, then the penny dropped and it all fell into place. That book was gripping as one of his friends actually died on that walk due to extreme heat. As I got further into this book it dawned on me that Levison Wood also wrote a book I read, Walking The Nile.

I read it in less than two days as I could not put it down. But as it goes, when one buys a book for another, it was not his mood at the moment and it sat unread on the shelf until I picked it up. Penguin would enjoy reading it because it takes place in Central America and Mexico which is an area he has always been interested in. I picked this book up a few months ago at a local independent bookshop because I fell in love with the cover. I live vicariously through the authors and feel every step they take. I love travel books about walking across the world, bicycling or motorbiking.

Walking the Americas by Levison Wood