Flying Cows of Africa

Leave the world of high gas prices unemployment deflated 401k accounts failing banks the gloom and doom of twenty-four-hour news and take a journey to distant lands. You won't need your passport to experience the trip of a lifetime! Flying Cows of Africa: Travel Stories from Around the World is a humorous look at independent backpacking in the third world. These stories range from the strange to the bizarre and at times surreal events that the author experienced as he traveled in rural areas in Africa Asia the Middle East and a few places in between. You'll be on the edge of your seat as you read about an intense African village trial cows gliding in the air past your eyes an up-close account of a wild lion attack a blood-soaked ancient sacrificial funeral ritual comical events in the deserts of India and the banishment of Tupac from Tunisia. The author views his travels through his childhood binoculars backward of course as he writes about the wondrous magical and bizarre experiences that can only happen with a backpack a good pair of walking shoes and a sense of curiosity. The author takes life as it comes at him from every corner.