#levison wood

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REFLECTING ON PAST TRAVELS

This magnificent beast is a bull elephant from the ‘Okavango Delta’.

Photographer: Levison Wood

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LEVISON WOOD (b1982).British former Parachute Regiment officer,and better known as an explorer and adventurer.In particular,his travels have been documented for British television (Channel 4),Walking the Himalaya’s,Walking the Nile,and Walking the America’s. He has taken part in walking expeditions across the world,and has walked the length of the Himalaya’s in 2015,from Afghanistan in the west,to Bhutan in the east,and in 2014,he became the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile,encountering many hardships and delights in equals,along the way. He has recently finished walking the length of central America,from Mexico to Panama. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levison_Wood

LIVES IN: Hampton Court..,as self referenced in the recent last episode of Walking the America’s,on Channel Four. His address is not known,and will not be disclosed for privacy reasons

Residence: N/A

Plaque.?: No

[sitting-on-me-bum]

REFLECTING ON PAST TRAVELS

Finally, this is my first encounter with an elusive wild leopard. I was very lucky and managed to get within two meters of the beautiful beast. Botswana has a huge variety of species and I hope that with the efforts of some great people and organizations across Africa, the habitat and animals can be protected for future generations to come.

Photographer: Levison Wood

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The photographs above show women of the San and Bantu communities fishing using traditional handmade baskets on the edge of the Okavango Delta. When they catch nothing, they resort to eating the flowers and stems of water lilies. The stoicism of these women is remarkable.

Photographer: Levison Wood

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Safari guide, Kane, is wearing the traditional clothing of his tribe, the River San. The San people are thought to be the oldest race of humans alive.

Photographer: Levison Wood

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"Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face." Dolores del Rio

"When you can find the time just to be grateful for the air you breathe, then you’ll be happy. Take away expectations and everything will come as a nice surprise." From Walking the Himalayas: An Adventure of Survival and Endurance by Levison Wood

"I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it." St. Thomas Aquinas

"If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another. The universe has no fixed agenda. Once you make any decision, it works around that decision. There is no right or wrong, only a series of possibilities that shift with each thought, feeling, and action that you experience." Deepak Chopra

"If you are unhappy, it’s not because of external factors. It’s nobody else’s fault or problem. It’s not because you’re poor or live in a small house, or even because you are ill. It’s because you have an inner emptiness that needs to be filled with light, and only you can do that. It is every person’s responsibility to seek that light. Happiness is not a right; it’s an obligation, because without happiness you have nothing to give back to humanity." From Walking the Himalayas: An Adventure of Survival and Endurance by Levison Wood

"Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." Hermann Hesse

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I feel it's been a good book day. My Booktopia order arrived a day early.

(2 of these books are not like the others.)

And my neighbour gave me another couple of books.

Which I'm very happy about, because I love Neil deGrasse Tyson.

So yes, a very good book day.

[cumbriacrack]

Levison Wood - The Art of Exploration In Autumn 2021, join critically acclaimed author and explorer Levison Wood as he takes to the stage in Kendal on his third UK tour, The Art of Exploration. In this entertaining two-hour one-man show, Levison shares his experiences and learnings from a lifetime of travel Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2020/10/01/levison-wood-the-art-of-exploration/