The Wonder Safaris

The author discards his urban middle-class life in Johannesburg and begins searching for remote people, forgotten places and his own identity on the continent of his birth. Travelling where few have been, he meets some of the continent's most enchanting people, from East Africa's greatest musical legend, to a mad Zanzibari emperor, voodoo priestesses, millionaire businesswomen, couturiers and thieves. The wonder safaris is a collection of these narratives and travelogues, recording the author's rediscovery of his 'miracle eye' - his sense of wonder.