| You are cordially invited to the meeting with Basia Meder
and her books: "Granny Backpacker in Africa - A 14-month journey across 21 countries" (English version),
"Babcia w Afryce" -part I - (Polish version),
"Babcia w pustyni i w puszczy" part II - (Polish version)
on 22 March 2013, 7 pm, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, 10 Tralawney Street, Woollahra, Sydney.
A photographic exhibition Faces of Africa, showcasing images Basia Meder caught along the way, will be also on display.
Basia wrote her travel stories in her first language, Polish, which were published in 2010 in two parts by Bernardinum Press in Poland. In April 2011 her book Babcia w Afryce (Granny Backpacker in Africa) (Polish edition) won the National Geographic Prize (Polish Edition) – Travel Book of the Year 2010.
2011 the English translation Granny Backpacker in Africa (two books in one, bigger format, with 500 photographs) was printed in Poland and published by Tidbinbilla Press, Sawtell.
All books will be available on 22 March 2013 at the special half price:
Granny Backpacker in Africa - $35.00 (full price $70.00),
Babcia w Afryce (part I) and Babcia w pustyni i w puszczy (part II) - together - $35.00 (full price $70.00)
This is the unusual story of Barbara (Basia) Meder, who after 30 years of work in Information Technology, and on the way to her retirement, departed to the solo journey around the world and a year long journey across Africa. In Madagascar she found herself in the middle of a revolt. In Lesotho she was engulfed in snow and in Malawi she was struck with malaria. She says that she learnt about courage in Australia, where she has lived since 1981.
When she travelled she made her notes and photographed he experiences. This become the foundation for her book Babcia w Afryce (Granda in Africa), published by Bernardinum Publisher (Poland), which very quickly become a bestseller. Is she thinking about the next book? Probably yes. The more Barbara-Basia thinks about her next travels she says, "Now, I have many more travel plans for the next hundred years. My worry is how can I realize them in the next 20 years?" The traveller is surely joking. The good news is, in September, B.Meder is planning a trip to Poland, where she will be meeting many readers. Basia Meder - To live a lifetime each day
PO Box 454, Sawtell, NSW 2452, Australia
basia@meder.net
www.basia.meder.net
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