The only thing that runs in Africa is the food…

If you have a few hours to spare, I recommend taking a look at Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide, by Peter Allison.  The title is pretty self-explanatory, and the book is just a series of anecdotes about the author’s time spent as a guide in the Okavango Delta.  Allison’s wit is always dry and self-deprecating, and I found it hard to stop reading.  Of special interest are Allison’s drunken strip poker game with some minor English royals and his numerous encounters with the dreaded honey badger (the most feared creature in Africa, because when it attacks you, it goes for the testicles).