This is the same amazing story as the current version, but with an updated cover and foreword. If you'd like to read Barbara Savage's two-year around the world bicycle trip now, you can order the current version here.
Miles from Nowhere is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage’s sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000-mile bicycle odyssey, which took them through 25 countries in two years. Along the way, these near-neophyte cyclists on their ten-speeds encountered warm-hearted strangers eager to share food and shelter, bicycle-hating drivers who ran them off the road, various wild animals (including an attack camel), rock-throwing Egyptians, overprotective Thai policeman, motherly New Zealanders, meteorological disasters, bodily indignities, and great personal joys. The stress of traveling together constantly tested yet strengthened the young couple's relationship and as their trip ends, you'll find yourself yearning for Barbara and Larry to jump back on their bikes and keep pedaling.
Originally published in 1983, Miles from Nowhere has provided inspiration for legions of modern travel-adventurers and writers.
ISBN-13: 9781680510362
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mountaineers Books - The
Publication Date: 02-10-2020
Pages: 352
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Tara Austen Weaver writes about food, travel, culture, the environment, art, and adventure in its many guises. She is the author of three books, including The Butcher and the Vegetarian (Rodale, 2010) and Orchard House (Ballantine, 2015). She is also the author of the multiple award-winning blog Tea & Cookies. Weaver lives in Seattle.
Table of Contents
Foreword Tara Austen Weaver 9
Beware 14
Before It's Too Late 18
Aching Muscles 27
Bears 43
Route 212: The Endless Road 65
Northern Hospitality 78
Frosts 85
Dive or Die 92
Hot Coals and Brandy 111
Morocco 139
Portuguese Paradise 162
The British Isles 170
Broken Frame 185
Exhaustion 202
Lug Nuts 236
Rooftop of the World 273
A Love-Hate Relationship 297
World's Friendliest Folks 322
Tahiti 338
A Conversation with Larry Savage Tara Austen Weaver 345
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