Book of the Month October 2008

101 Beloved Bars of Southern Africa is really a travel book with lots of interesting pit stops built into it. Long-time road writers, humourists and tipplers-at-large Pat Hopkins and Chris Marais each take half of southern Africa and drink it dry on a mission to seek out and expose some of the wackiest, wildest and most beloved watering holes south of the Sahara. In this book you will discover why a beer tastes good in one pub and not in another; the dubious pleasures of Vattikakki Witblits; why drinking in a Karoo bar actually boosts your health and longevity; how to get drunk in a baobab tree; where Elvis Presley's love child drinks; the art of bokdrol spitting; and much, much more. 101 Beloved Bars of Southern Africa has everything a drinking man or woman needs for a companion guide to some of the best boozy establishments of southern Africa.

Something about the authors:

Pat Hopkins is a history and political science graduate from the University of Natal. He is an award-winning writer, travel journalist and author of more than a dozen books, including The Boy, Eccentric South Africa, Cringe, the Beloved Country, Ghosts of South Africa and Voëlvry. He lives in Johannesburg with his wife and two daughters.
Chris Marais a writer and photographer who has worked on assignment in more than 50 countries around the world, normally travels with his wife, Julienne du Toit. Together they have produced A Drink of Dry Land, Namibia Space, Shorelines and Coast to Coast. This is his first co-production with his old friend and drinking buddy, Pat Hopkins.

Source: 101 Beloved Bars of Southern Africa by Pat Hopkins and Chris Marais