Book review – All Downhill From Here
All Downhill From Here, by Paul Waters This book tries to be both a “hilarious” account of the author’s JOGLE (John O’Groats to Land’s End) ride, as well as a… Read More »Book review – All Downhill From Here
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Book review – Miles From Nowhere, by Barbara Savage
Miles From Nowhere, by Barbara Savage The very short version is that this is a book about a round-the-world bike ride. That description, while true, doesn’t come remotely close to… Read More »Book review – Miles From Nowhere, by Barbara Savage
Book review: The Slow Road To Teheran
The Slow Road To Teheran, by Rebecca Lowe I’ll freely admit I absolutely love books that tell the tale of daring, long-distance cycling adventures. A good book like that tells… Read More »Book review: The Slow Road To Teheran
Book Review: Travels With Rosinante, by Bernard Magnouloux
If you cannot go on an amazing adventure, such as spending five years cycling around the world, then at least you can share in the adventure others have had, by… Read More »Book Review: Travels With Rosinante, by Bernard Magnouloux
Book Review – Signs Of Life, by Stephen Fabes
Signs Of Life tells the story of when Stephen Fabes quit his job as a medical doctor to cycle around the world. Like any good travel journal, Fabes doesn’t simply give… Read More »Book Review – Signs Of Life, by Stephen Fabes
Book review: Along The Med On A Bike Called Reggie, by Andrew P Sykes
I’ve reviewed two other books by the same author before – his 1st book, and his last book. This review is for his second book, which I only fairly recently… Read More »Book review: Along The Med On A Bike Called Reggie, by Andrew P Sykes
Book review – Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, by Dervla Murphy
In 1963, Europe had one of the coldest winters, and 1963, during winter, was when Dervla Murphy set off to cycle from her native Ireland to faraway India. Along the… Read More »Book review – Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, by Dervla Murphy
Book Review: Pedal Power, by Anna Hughes
Pedal Power is a very unusual book, from the pen of the very talented Anna Hughes. I reviewed an earlier book of hers, Eat Sleep Cycle before. What makes this… Read More »Book Review: Pedal Power, by Anna Hughes
Book review: Spain To Norway On A Bike Called Reggie, by Andrew P Sykes
I’ve reviewed one of Andrew P Sykes’ books before – the first book he published, but for some reason or another didn’t get around to reading any of his other… Read More »Book review: Spain To Norway On A Bike Called Reggie, by Andrew P Sykes
Book review: Eric Newby – Round Ireland in low gear
This book was recommended to me as a detailed cycle touring book, with the added bonus of being about Ireland, somewhere I know little about, but would love to go… Read More »Book review: Eric Newby – Round Ireland in low gear
Book review – Slow Coast Home, by Josie Dew
This book came highly recommended, and it was with much anticipation that I started reading it. What struck me immediately is that the author is the kind of person… Read More »Book review – Slow Coast Home, by Josie Dew
Book review – Riding In The Zone Rouge, by Tom Isitt
In 1919, some madman decided to hold a race called Circuit Des Champs De Bataille – the Tour Of The Battlefields. The battlefields in question were that of World War… Read More »Book review – Riding In The Zone Rouge, by Tom Isitt
Book review – Eat, Sleep, Cycle, by Anna Hughes
If you looked at an accurate world map, or better yet, a globe, you’ll say that the UK isn’t big at all. In fact, especially when compared to a continent… Read More »Book review – Eat, Sleep, Cycle, by Anna Hughes
Book review – The Man Who Cycled The World, by Mark Beaumont
Mark Beaumont set a new Guinness World Record for circumnavigating the world by bicycle in 2008, and this book tells the tale of that event. It sounds so simple, doesn’t… Read More »Book review – The Man Who Cycled The World, by Mark Beaumont
Book review – Getting Hold Of A Gun Is Easy, by Alwin Wiederhold
This book hit home for me. So much so, that I had to wait quite some time after I finished reading it, before writing this review. I need to explain… Read More »Book review – Getting Hold Of A Gun Is Easy, by Alwin Wiederhold
Book review – Quondam – Travels In A Once World, by John Devoy
Quondam is not your normal travel book, and you may as well know this from the start. To begin with, it only tells part of Devoy’s journey, but far more… Read More »Book review – Quondam – Travels In A Once World, by John Devoy
Book review – Where There’s A Will, by Emily Chappell
A breed apart Ultra-distance cyclists are a breed apart from the rest of us, and are uniformly characterised with an almost grim determination. Emily Chappell is certainly no exception. In… Read More »Book review – Where There’s A Will, by Emily Chappell
Book review – Endless Perfect Circles, by Ian Walker
Dr Ian Walker is quite well known on Cycling Twitter, being an ardent advocate for cycling, and usually being the voice of reason. Though an obviously very intelligent man, the… Read More »Book review – Endless Perfect Circles, by Ian Walker
Book review: Crossing Europe…
No, sadly this post isn’t about a forthcoming long-distance cycling holiday. Instead, it is about a book I recently read. I’ve never done a book review before, so forgive me if… Read More »Book review: Crossing Europe…