David Bristow and Catherine Lawson have spent the last two decades exploring empty shores and plunging into new cultures from the deck of their catamaran, Wild One . Their years of experience have taught them how to thrive and embrace a healthy lifestyle during long sojourns on the water – from stocking up on wholesome, durable ingredients at local markets to perfecting the art of harvesting delicacies from the waters and shores that sustain them.
David Bristow Book order (chronological)
David Bristow is an entertaining writer with a palpable love for the Drakensberg mountains. His prose is both factual and lyrical, delivered with a directness that cuts to the chase. With a background in journalism, photography, and ecology, holding a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies, he possesses a deep connection to the natural world. His work, often focused on hiking and travel, reflects a profound understanding and appreciation for the landscapes he explores.
In The Lion, the Dung Beetle and the Veld Tool Box, natural history and travel writer David Bristow delivers the fourth in his Stories from the Veld series of non-fiction narratives.
Big Pharma, Dirty Lies, Busy Bees and Eco Activists
- 223 pages
- 8 hours of reading
This exciting third book from David Bristow covers everything environmental in South Africa that you always wanted to know about. Subjects including pesticides, poaching, petrol, plastics, population, pollination, pollution, pods, politics, pharmaceuticals, people, prophets, power and poop.
High Way One
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A journey around the country on Australia's national highway.
Been there, done that
- 390 pages
- 14 hours of reading
At the age of 14, author David Bristow stuck a large touring map of South Africa on his bedroom wall, determined to mark off every road one day.
South Africa Beautiful Land
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
South Beautiful Land shows the country's scenery and wildlife at their breathtaking best. It is a unique visual journey that takes in many of the land's famous the Eastern Transvaal Escarpment, the wildlife-rich Lowveld, the Drakensberg, the Garden Route, and the Western Cape. The stunning photographs and informative text will inspire travellers to explore new places, or serve as a lasting memento of places already visited.
Book by Bristow, David, Cubitt, Gerald
More than 60 full-colour photographs capturing the beauty and diversity of life in the wetlands of the Okavango, Makgadikgadi and Chobe.
Looks at the high-altitude world of southern Africa, from the plants that flourish in this harsh environment to the animals and birds that inhabit the peaks, and provides a history of the role the mountains have played in man's history in southern Africa
