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 enlarge | Author: Ted Simon
Publisher: Jupitalia Productions
Category: Book
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 7637
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 456
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0965478521
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780965478526
ASIN: 0965478521
Publication Date: July 15, 2005
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 A Biker's Classic April 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you're enjoy taking a trip on a motorcycle or you're planning such a trip, check out this man's adventures on a bike. Surprises around each bend!
 Sorry, but this book was boring March 12, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I give it four stars because of content, but as much as I love reading about motorcycle trips, this book was boring. It was an interesting story, but I don't think he (or his ghost writer) was a very good writer. Sorry Ted.
Great book that will open your mind to what the world has to offer ... March 1, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm about 25% through it. I'm thoroughly enjoying the book. I ride a BMW GS myself in backcountry and less-traveled roads, although I've not and may never do anything close to what the author did. This book a great story and provides wonderful insight into a fantastic journey. It's not just a recount of a journey. It's also about what he thought, what he enjoyed, what he feared, what he learned. The photos aren't great, as just black and white and not great quality. But they still add a lot to the story, showing you important events along the way. Just to say it's not a coffee table photo book about the journey.
The book I think will also open your eyes to just how much there is to learn by getting out into the world and seeing and experiencing how others live, and how that might affect you personally.
The information in the book is dated in as far as the world has changed since his journey. But if you're considering any similar journey, I think this book is a definite read for you as it gives insight into just how many surprises you will probably face. What you will face today is different, but the character of his journey is still I think entirely relevant.
If you enjoy this, you will also enjoy the Long Way Round DVDs highlighting the trip that Ewan McGregor took (get the long version if you can find it). Both are not to be missed.
This is a great book to read sitting by the fire on a cold winter night when you can't ride and want to get away in your mind to some fantastic and far-away places.
Another review about a book you already know is stellar June 3, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ok, so if you do not get it already Simon's work is a well-deserved classic. Read it.
That said, one of my lone disappointments was the rapid fashion in which the book covers the last segment of Ted's epic journey. I found myself thinking he needed to do so because the (wonderful) detail he had written with up to that point had consumed so many pages. And no complaints there. It was just a bit disappointing.
Here is another really sad observation: more picts. [ducking and running for cover] I say that not to diss his work, but to explain that (in the edition I had) this was a weakness.
What does the book do well? In particular it is exceptionally well written especially in terms of revealing his mindset. I recently read Long Way Round. Nothing like a little contrast to help one see how truly bright a gem shines. These two works are no more in the same league than are the rides they retell.
To Ted: thanks for sharing your journey. A wonderful tale that embodies so much of what riding/exploring are to many.
Amazing!!!! April 17, 2005
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've read a few travel books - Miles From Nowhere (a brilliant book in its own right), 10 years on 2 wheels etc... but there is something my limited vocabulary will simply fail to explain about this book - something intangible. Perhaps it's something that cannot really be put into words - more of a feeling - how finishing the book makes you feel (almost as if you were there with Ted).Anyway - make your own mind up but don't pass this book over it is truly great. Good travels - Steve
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