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Mark Eveleigh

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Born

in Exeter, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.markeveleigh.com/

Genre

Travel, Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since

October 2022

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'A borderline insane modern-day explorer' – Maxim magazine.

Mark Eveleigh has been a full-time magazine writer and author for almost 30 years. A British citizen, he grew up in Ghana and Nigeria and has spent more years based in Spain, South Africa and Indonesia than he ever did in UK.

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'Vagabond' (the book about Mark's 1,225km solo hike up the length of Spain), published by Summersdale, was listed among the '6 top travel reads for 2024' by National Geographic.

His Indonesian travel book 'Kopi Dulu' (PenguinRH SEA, 2022) was listed among the best books of 2022 by Jakarta Post.

His debut novel (in 2023) was 'Driftwood Chandeliers', a hard-hitting magical-realism novel set in a remote village in Bali.

He also wrote 'Fever Trees of Borneo' an ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 322 ratings · 38 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	Vagabond: A Hiker's Homage to Rural Spain 4.17 avg rating — 146 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kopi Dulu: Caffeine-Fuelled Travels Through Indonesia 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fever Trees of Borneo by Mark Eveleigh (Goodreads Author), Gordon Medcalf (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonely Planet Journey Camino de Santiago: Experience one of the World's Great Adventures \| Features Maps & Must-Do Stops \| Build Your Own Unique Itinerary \| Expert Travel Tips by Mark Eveleigh (Goodreads Author), Narina Exelby, Anna Kaminski 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maverick in Madagascar 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Become a Professional Travel Writer: Advice from 50 years of international assignments by Mark Eveleigh (Goodreads Author), Narina Exelby 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Driftwood Chandeliers: A haunting tale of life and death on the other side of Bali 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonely Planet Journey Camino de Santiago by Mark Eveleigh (Goodreads Author), Narina Exelby, Anna Kaminski 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madagaskar. Der sechste Kontinent. Von heiligen Krokodilen und Seeräubern. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real Bali Guidebook - The 'Wild West' 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mark Eveleigh made a comment on Fred Nanson’s review of Vagabond: A Hiker's Homage to Rural Spain " Thanks for the kind comments and I hope you enjoyed your hike Fred. It seems that you also picked an insanely hot summer. Still, there's no bad time t ...more "
Jul 22, 2025 05:47AM · see review
Mark Eveleigh and 1 other person liked Fred Nanson's review of Vagabond: A Hiker's Homage to Rural Spain: "I really enjoyed this book, not only because I’m the same age as the author and about to hike in Spain myself. Eveleigh decides to traverse Spain on foot from its southernmost point (Gibraltar) to its northernmost, sleeping only in a hammock. I particu" Read more of this review »
Jul 22, 2025 05:45AM · see review
Mark Eveleigh and 2 other people liked Eugenia Liontou's review of Vagabond: A Hiker's Homage to Rural Spain: "This is my first travel writing book, and initially, I was very reluctant to pick it up (let alone review it). I am delighted that I decided against my initial thoughts and read about the adventures of our solo hiker, Mark Eveleigh. We follow him from" Read more of this review »
Jan 14, 2025 05:07AM · see review
Mark Eveleigh rated a book it was amazing The Man-Eaters of Eden: Life and Death in Kruger National Park by Robert Frump	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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