David Fairs

You've Not Come Here To Enjoy Yourself (eBook, ePUB)

The Astonishing Story of the Soldier Who Walked Around the World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

David Fairs was born in Wales shortly before the outbreak of WW2 into a family with little spare cash. Scrambling with difficulty through childhood, he was drawn to the Army and commissioned in 1953.

Nothing stopped him from achieving his goals, first as a Paratrooper, then a Army Commando; canoeing 1,000 miles down the Nile, ending up with his own Regiment. He saw active service four times before leaving the Army he loved.

Life became difficult. Doubts arose, dark days came, but he settled into a completely new life managing a Pontins holiday camp (with eye-opening commentary). He then set up his own touring company offering walks around the world for those seeking a taste of adventure. From Antarctica to the heights of the Himalaya, from the steamy jungles of India to the barren Steppe of Patagonia.

His army training enabled his many fellow travellers - now friends - to attain goals they never thought they could achieve.

David's book is an inspiration on how to lead one's life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: David Fairs
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805412588
• Artikelnr.: 68621518

Autorenporträt

David Fairs was born in Wales shortly before the outbreak of WW2 into a family with very little cash. Scrambling with difficulty through the first eighteen years of his life, he was drawn into the Army and commissioned in 1953, the year of the Coronation in Britain. Nothing stopped him from achieving his goals, first as a Paratooper with over eighty jumps to his name, then as an Army Commando, from where he took a small party to canoe down the Nile for a thousand miles. Leaving the Army training brought him out into a new life, allowing him to form a walking group Tour company which has led him all over the world. Fireside chats after dinner have led to a vast store of humour which, with his remarkable memory, fixes memorable vistas in the reader's eye. David and his wife Denise remain living in the English Lake District, still planning reunions.