Death Over the Ocean

Richard Brill, an internationally known explorer, was made famous by Mr. Richard Bissel, writer of the Pajama Game. Mr. Bissel wrote an article about the Amazon and Richard Brill in a prestigious, famous Holiday Magazine. As a result, of this publicity a well known TV personality, with his family traveled with Amazon Explorers and Mr. Brill to the Amazon. Then, he showed the trip on his daily TV programs. This really made the Brill's company internationally known and famous. People from as far as Australia, read about us, and many of their agents booked our tours! The world's richest and most influential, joined by now his well known "Green Hell Tour". A writer from Melbourne, wrote a book called "AMAZON", based on his experience, while traveling on Mr. Brill's trip. The book was published in his native Australia. Creating unbelievable amount of publicity, for the Company and for Mr. Richard Brill, the creator of the famous "Green Hell" tour to the Amazon. Mr. Brill produced several award winning travelogues, about the Amazon, Ethiopia and Timbuktu. To mention only a few. He is also listed in the WHO IS WHO in America book. Major publications throughout the world called him, "the New Indiana Brill" Or the "King of the Amazon"! The stories about his explorations and the discovery, of an ancient city in the Amazon River Region made him one of the world's most famous explorers. Brill also owned and operated a large tour company called Amazon/African Explorers. He created some of the most unusual adventure trips on the globe. The best seller was "The Green Hell" Tour to the Amazon. Other Latin American tours included: The Green Paradise, Orinoco Adventure, the Jungle Railroad, Esquel, the Pearl of Patagonia. Central America on Wheels, made by local chartered bus, traveling through, six countries of Central America. A tour, never attempted by anyone, before nor after! In Africa, the tours included: Come to the Kasbah-Morocco, The Land of Hannibal-Tunisia, South of Asmara- The route of the Queen of Sheba, Ethiopia. Then in Kenya, the famous Tenting Safaris. In West Africa, the famous "Ouagadougou Express" and the very unusual and difficult trip called, New York to Timbuktu! The famous town, over which empires crumbled, Some said that it never existed. Or did it! Only history will tell that, it really still exists. For well over forty years, Mr. Brill's Company was a very well known and successful travel enterprise. At the time, one of the most publicized in the world. Since his retirement, he writes about his exciting life and explorations around the world. He resides with his wife, in the State of New Jersey. Most of the stories, you are about to read here, are true. Some are semi true, (with some real facts in them) created and adjusted by the author. All names, times, events, as well as localities, were alerted for the continuation of the stories and to protect the innocent. Please note, many of the stories this book are interconnected with each other.