Whatever You Do Don't Run: My Adventures as a Botswana Safari Guide

When you're a new safari guide in Africa, this is the first and most valuable piece of advice you get: whatever you do, don't run. Only food runs.

At nineteen Peter Allison left Australia for Africa, thinking he'd have a short holiday before going home to a 'proper job'. But Peter fell in love with the continent and its wildlife; he became a safari guide and, twelve years later, his short holiday in Africa isn't over yet.

This is his guide's-eye view of living in Africa and getting up-close and personal with some of the world's most dangerous and unpredictable animals. From hungry lions and cranky elephants to even more terrifying honey badgers and camera-wielding tourists, there's not much in the African bush that Peter hasn't seen, photographed or been chased by.

Peter really knows his wildlife; his affection and respect for the animals is genuine, deep and infectious. The next best thing to sitting around a campfire late at night and listening to him talking, Whatever You Do, Don't Run is warm, funny and utterly engaging.