Les Hiddins
Autore di Explore Wild Australia with the Bush Tucker Man
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Opere di Les Hiddins
Bush Tucker Man 3 copie
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- Opere
- 11
- Utenti
- 126
- Popolarità
- #159,216
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 19
And, not to disappoint,, there is a considerable section on finding bush tucker in the different areas and tips about finding water (dig near rocky outcrops!). Plus there is a section towards the end totally given over to pictures and descriptions of potential bush tucker (plus some to avoid because they are poisonous). Though I found myself wondering whether I would be prepared to eat some of the recommended fruits without some local telling me it was ok, because of the possibility of mis-identification. And, certainly he doesn't cover all the edible plants in Australia. I was looking up the Dianella species which have a bight purple fruit to see what Les said about it. But nary a mention. And there's a reasonable atlas of the main roads at the back of the book...though, given the distances involved (like 1,000 km on the Tanami Track)....I think I might like something a bit more detailed.
But, he's very thorough even giving details about the opening hours of the roadhouses along the way or wildlife to watch out for. My version of the book was published in 1999, but I suspect that most of the information has probably not dated that much. (Maybe a few of the roads have been improved). Happy to give it five stars.… (altro)