Dennison Berwick (born 19 May 1956 in

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

, England) is an author and travel writer. Educated at

Trinity College, Glenalmond Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. T ...

, he

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d to

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in 1980. Since then he has walked the entire length of the river

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

( the 3000 km walk is recounted in '' A walk along the Ganges'') and travelled extensively in the

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...

and (journeys that were described in ''Amazon'' and ''Savages: The Life and Killing of the Yanomami''). He is also editor of the ''Canadian Retreat Guide'', a guide to more than 140

monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

, retreat centres etc. in Canada. He spent several weeks helping people in the isolated villages on the west coast of Aceh, Sumatra, following the devastating tsunami in December 2004 and is now working on a novel inspired by those experiences. He lived most of the year on his boat "

Kuan Yin Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She ...

" (a Tahitiana 32) which he did 2015. He continued working on a new book about Labrador. After many years of practical experience with marine diesel engines he undertook a formal course in Marine mechanics. Most recent book publication is Marine Diesel Basics 1.

Bibliography

*2009 ''Staying Home, How to Get Away Without Going Away'' published Voyage Press, Toronto. . *1986 ''A Walk Along the Ganges'' published. *1990 ''Amazon'' published. Hutchinson, London, 1990 *1992 ''Savages, the Life & Killing of the Yanomami'' published. . *1998 ''Canadian Retreat Guide'', 2nd edition, published.

Biography

*2009 qualified RYA Yachtmaster Offshore *2006 bought "Kuan Yin", a Tahitiana 32, steel ketch. *2002 to 2004 Bought first boat "Karuna", a South Coast 36, in Langkawi, Malaysia and lived aboard, sailing Andaman Sea. Sold her shortly before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami *2000 Learned to sail in Toronto harbour *1995 to 1999 Built and operated Still Life Retreat in rural Ontario, Canada *1989 to 1993 Lived in Lisbon, Portugal. *1986 to 1991 Travelled in the Amazon. *1983 to 1984 Solo pilgrimage 3,000 km along banks of River

, India. *1980 Emigrated to Canada. *1976 to 1978 Reporter and columnist on Telegraph & Argus, Bradford, England. *1976 Overland to Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. *1974 to 1975 Hitch-hiked solo,

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Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...

External links

* * http://www.dennisonberwick.blogspot.com
Canadian Authors
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