THE SEA ROUTE TO INDIA
Fran Sandham
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: To be arranged
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 29th January 2024
- Tagged:
- Adventure | African History | Medieval History | Travel
The extraordinary story of how the fifteenth-century Portuguese explorers braved everything from natural obstacles to superstitious dread in order to discover a sea route around Africa to reach the rich spice markets of the East; how their journeys were originally inspired not so much by commerce, but by the quest to find the mythical Christian emperor Prester John.
For details and testimonials please see my website http://www.traversa.co.uk
Views: 303 | Enquiries: 2About Fran Sandham
Lecturer and freelance writer Fran Sandham is the author of the non-fiction book 'Traversa: A solo walk across Africa' (see www.traversa.co.uk), which was serialised in the Sunday Times.
He has written for many newspapers, magazines and travel publications, including the Sunday Times, NBC News, the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, the Financial Times, inflight magazines for KLM and Gulf Air, Adventure Travel, Traveller magazine, Travel Africa and Country Walking.
Fran has travelled in over fifty countries, and was an editor at Rough Guides for several years.
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