I recently read Levison Wood's book, "Walking the Nile", and enjoyed it so much that when I discovered that there was a video series on this amazing walk through six countries in Africa (apparently originally shown on the Animal Planet channel), I had to see it, and was not disappointed. I vote with the other positive review on this site; yes, it was not a polished video, but its very lack of smooth editing, etc. effectively dramatized, at least for me, the arduous nature of this adventure and the lack of resources Lev had to contend with. Moreover, his engaging personality, while not as apparent in the book, is much in evidence in the video series as he befriends the common people he meets on the way while remaining wary of the officials and secret police who do more to hinder him than provide him with the "security" they purport to provide. There appear to be several factual discrepancies between the book and the video, to my fallible memory, but they're no big deal.
My favorites from the video: the witch doctor on Lake Victoria, Murchison Falls in central Uganda, crocodiles in the Nile in South Sudan, the sandstorms and search for water in the desert in Sudan, the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, and the final dive into the Mediterranean Sea at journey's end and the emotional reunion with Lev's parents. Who says there's no opportunity for adventurous travel in today's more crowded world?
My favorites from the video: the witch doctor on Lake Victoria, Murchison Falls in central Uganda, crocodiles in the Nile in South Sudan, the sandstorms and search for water in the desert in Sudan, the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, and the final dive into the Mediterranean Sea at journey's end and the emotional reunion with Lev's parents. Who says there's no opportunity for adventurous travel in today's more crowded world?
