Back of Beyond

An intrepid journey across the globe to the world’s wildest, most remote frontiers.

Takes readers to some of the last unspoiled places on Earth, detailing the author’s experiences searching for monkeys and turtles in the jungles of Costa Rica, hunting wild boar in Iran, exploring the Sahara, and more.

The author ascends the mist-shrouded sandstone tepuis of Venezuela to reach a primeval plateau, joins a camel caravan across Moroccan deserts, and tracks red deer through the Scottish Highlands.

Further travels guide readers through the salt flats of India’s Rann of Kutch and into the windswept steppes of Inner Mongolia, where herdsmen comb cashmere fleece from native goats.
Adventure Travel: Navigate the secluded sea caves of southern Thailand, where intrepid gatherers scale swaying bamboo scaffolding fifty feet high to collect edible swift nests.Cultural Anthropology: Traverse Haiti’s remote northwest peninsula to witness an authentic midnight voodoo ceremony with pounding maman drums in a secluded mountain peristyle.Living History: Visit the crofters of Scotland’s Isle of Harris, where artisan Marion Campbell pedals wooden Hattersley looms to produce handwoven tweed dyed with rock lichen and peat soot.Long-Distance Trekking: Hike the 270-mile Pennine Way along the spine of England, traversing deep peat bogs, limestone pavements at Malham, and windswept border fells.Also by This Author: Seasons on Harris, Seasons in Basilicata and At the Edge of Ireland.