Gambia & Senegal, The 4（ISBN=9781741048292）

　　Lonely Planet's 4th edition of The Gambia & Senegal will take you from the arid desert lands of the north to the lush tropical forests in the south, and from the capital cities of Dakar and Banjul to the more remote Bassari country. Go lion spotting in the Parc National de Niokolo-Koba or hike around the beautifully conserved Abuko Nature Reserve. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In this guide: dedicated chapters on birdwatching and music, customised itineraries take you up the coast or down the river and a unique green index highlighting the best ecofriendly options.

　　When the Berlin Wall came down, Katharina Kane escaped from the confines of East Germany, packed her bags and took up a life of restlessness. In London, she discovered the world packed neatly into one capital. African summer stages, Latin clubs and the Asian underground sidetracked her from practising classical flute concertos and seduced her into a PhD in African music studies. She spent months researching in Guinea and Gambia before realising that travel writing and producing radio shows were the perfect antidote to dry academia. Eventually she decamped to Senegal full-time to pursue simultaneous careers in project management, social marketing and travel & music journalism. She is the co-author of Lonely Planet guides to Africa and West Africa, a contributor to world-music magazines fRoots and Songlines and produces world-music features for BBC and WDR radio.