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Jupiter's Travels

By: Ted Simon
Narrated by: Rupert Degas, Ted Simon
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Summary

On October 6, 1973, Ted Simon knew there was no going back. He loaded up his 500cc Triumph Tiger in the pouring rain and said good-bye to London.

Over four years he rode 64,000 miles round the world. Breakdowns, revolutions, war, a spell in prison, and a Californian commune were all part of his experience, which was colored variously by utter despair and unimaginable joy. He was treated as a spy, a god, a welcome stranger, and a curiosity. The extraordinary trip became a journey into his own soul, and for many others - including the bikers Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor - it is a pure inspiration. Rupert Degas, "the most versatile of narrators" (The Times), captures all the thrills and spills of Simon's experience and the timeless charm.

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©1979 Ted Simon (P)2015 Naxos AudioBooks Engineering Science Travel Writing & Commentary Inspiring Funny Thought-Provoking War Africa Motorcycle Travel
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"[Narrator Rupert] Degas's accents for the various people Simon encounters add an extra dimension to the work, creating a vivid listening experience." (AudioFile)
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I'm a biker. With dreams of riding around the world (it'll probably never happen!) but I live to hear about others adventures. This is not a story of a motorbike journey around the world. It is about a mans journey around the world, He just happens to have chosen a motorbike as his form of transport.
Very well written, and very well read.
I'll be listening to it again I'm sure.

Excellent

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great adventure tale of motorcycling I have listened to it many times and could again it's a fantastic book and helps me plan my own dream trip.

men can play at being gods

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Makes you want to just jump on your bike and keep going until you experience more of the world

Inspiring

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this is just a great book , more about people than anything else and Ted's internal struggle than travel

great book , lots of insight

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I'd forgotten how detailed and poetic this book was. I read it years ago and had an urge to revisit it. I was surprised at how well the story weaves through countries, towns, places and events with so much colour, feeling and description. And Rupert reads the story so damn well - with great inflection and accents when required.

This is a book I could easily revisit in the future and listen to again such is the wonderful storytelling and delightful narration.

A Traveller's Tale classic!

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