“Adventure Travel Show,”- the
lift attendant announced.
As
the lift doors slowly parted, colourful head masts in red, green and gold
screamed ‘African Safaris’. Self Drive Botswana posters teased us with 4-wheel
drive adventures through wildlife-laden savannah while a video of Kalambo Falls
in Zambia cascaded silently behind an African woman in a flamboyant traditional
musisi dress.
It’s
that time of year again; a month past the shortest day, the streets of London
are grey and it’s drizzling most of the time. The brightest things on your
daily commute are the reflections of the shop lights in puddles.
You’ve
seen the posters while you wait for your tube and the full page ads in the
weekend broadsheets. You’ve fantasised
about winning the lottery and quitting the job to travel round the world but
are you really prepared for an Adventure Travel Show?
