Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (910 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0965478521 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He resides in Round Valley, CA. Has just repeated the "Jupiter" journey aged 72. Was a newspaper and magazine editor, and foreign correspondent, personally restored a 13th century French ruin, pioneered organic agriculture in California, and wrote an authoritative book on water politics. Born 1931 and raised in London he emerged from World War II with a desperate urge to travel.
Chris Abraham said A travel journal and ride report written beautifully. I am not quite finished but I have been taking my time with this expansive real-life adventure. While this is, in many ways, a travel journal and ride report, the books is written beautifully. And the level of detail? How could he remember such detail of this tra. Dave Murphy said One of the best books I've ever read.. One of the best books I've ever read.What a great writer Mr. Simon is!This book is much more about the people he meets, the government bureaucracies, scenery he sees, hotels he stays in,roads he survives and problems and challenges he has along the way as well as. JR said Adventure of a fellow rider.. I enjoyed very much this story of four years of traveling around the world. If you are a motorcycle rider I think you will like it.
(NY Times)Extremely readable, full of keen observation, perceptive insight ? conveying action, drama, tension and danger. (Motorcycle Sport)By all means TAKE THE PLUNGE. (The Boston Globe)Vivid description of driving under conditions that were often ferocious. A compelling narrative that moves, sometimes at breakneck speed, over some of the world's most beautiful and mysterious terrain ? packed with fascinating detail, splendid characterizations, and hair-raising adventures. (Rider Magazine) . (Los Angeles Times)The best motorcycle travel book ever written
In four years he covered 78,000 miles through 45 countries, living with peasants and presidents, in prisons and palaces, through wars and revolutions. Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. What distinguishes this book is that Simon was already an accomplished writer. In 25 years this book has changed many lives, and inspired many to travel, including Ewan McGregor.