A Solo Walk across Africa

Event type: Monthly Norbury Talk
Date: Monday 16th February 2026
Time: 2:30 pm
Venue: Norbury Theatre
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A Talk by Fran Sandham

Critically acclaimed author and former Rough Guides editor Fran Sandham walked across Africa solo from the Atlantic on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar, a journey of well over three thousand miles – the first time on record anyone has crossed Africa by this route solo and entirely on foot.

His book ‘Traversa: A solo walk across Africa’ is the account of this remarkable journey and has achieved
rave reviews and very wide press coverage in the UK and abroad.