A Life in Travel

<p>Mike Stephens went to Paris aged ten with his father and ended up eating dog biscuits. As a young man his tastes improved and he visited many elegant cities in Europe sometimes being an informal ski guide in the Alps. Becoming more adventurous Mike toured India and the Far East and also Mexico Cuba USA and Canada. His greatest adventures however were on safari in Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe and Kenya. In this book Mike reveals many of the hilarious events in which he was involved and describes the fascinating characters he met from around the world. At various times he has been foolish enough to approach on foot a white rhino a bull elephant and three cheetahs devouring their freshly caught prey. In India his life was threatened as he was caught up in riots while in Vietnam he ended up unwittingly in a brothel. In the USA on patrol with the police he was again caught in disorder. Unexpected adventures and humorous events are all found in this book.</p>