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 enlarge | Author: Ted Simon
Publisher: Jupitalia Productions
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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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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 Stuck in a rut? Read this book January 29, 2000
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I haven't even finished reading the book yet, actually Ted has only reached Cape Town. But his journey down the African continent has already left a deep impression on me.. how huge is the power of the human spirit.On page 178 he writes "I am learning as I make my way through my first continent that it is remarkably easy to do things and much more frightening to contemplate them." As I negotiate the various obstacles that I find blocking my own journey I hope these wise words burn long in my conscience. Fantastic reading!
Run Out and Buy This Book! June 9, 1999
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
JupiterOs Travels stays with you long after you close the book. it is a classic travel narrative which belongs with the finest: ThesigerOs Arabian Sands, NaipaulOs An Area of Darkness, ChatwinOs In Patagonia. Ted SimonOs motto should be Carpe Diem. One day he decided to stop what he was doing to travel around the world on a Triumph motorcycle. The trip took him four years to complete. Ted shares with us his thoughts and feelings during the journey and his insights into many different cultures. What impresses me most, however, is TedOs openness towards the people he meets and their different modes of life, and his honesty with himself and with us, his readers. Best of all, before our eyes, he grows and becomes a wiser person. He changes and so do we!
inspiring May 19, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I went to a slide show at Powell's Travel Bookstore where Ted Simon showed slides from his journey and talked a little about his experiences. I was fascinated and bought the book. It is amazing and inspiring, and just like the warning on the back of the book, I was tempted to give up college and buy a motorcycle. Then I remembered that I can barely drive a car...But this book is truly inspiring, although I had to keep reminding myself that the man who completed the journey was the same person that I had met at Powell's. I would recommend this book to anyone.
A Million Thumbs Up! April 5, 1999
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you are a rider and you havent read this CLASSIC you should be ashamed of yourself! "Jupiters Travels" is REQUIRED READING! You will Not be Allowed to Ride Anymore if you dont read "Jupiters Travels". NO READ-NO RIDE!
Light years ahead of his time! February 1, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It still boggles the mind to think of the magnitude of what he accomplished, especially considering how far the technology of both bikes and accessories has come since Ted set out on his epic two-wheeled journey around the world. Nowadays you see folks riding big expensive dual-sport twins and triples from the likes of BMW and Triumph, sporting their exteme Kevlar/Gortex riding suits. But IMHO they dont seem to have the time or imagination to ride further than the nearest Mel's Drive-in. Seems to drive home the message that we, especially in the US have become so technology-obsessed that we are no longer capable of implementing a grand vision such as Ted did back in the 'stone-ages' of the '70s.
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