Tim Burford

Tim Burford studied languages at Oxford University. In 1991, after five years as a publisher, he began writing guidebooks for Bradt, firstly on hiking in east-central Europe and then on backpacking and ecotourism in Latin America. He has now written ten books for Bradt, as well as the Rough Guides to Romania, Alaska and Wales. He also leads hiking trips in Europe’s mountains and blogs at unraveltravel.org.

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The Great Migration

The annual migration of millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle across Tanzania’s Serengeti Plains is the greatest wildlife spectacle of its type in Africa.

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Carnaval: Uruguay’s carnival season

Uruguay has the longest carnival season of any country, lasting over 80 days.

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Maté-drinking in Uruguay

In Uruguay, maté-drinking seems more like a justified relaxation before or after getting on with the rest of one’s life.

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The Uruguayan gaucho

Author Tim Burford tells the story one of Uruguay’s most iconic symbols – the gaucho.

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