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Miles from Nowhere

A Round the World Bicycle Adventure

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This is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage's sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000-mile global bicycle odyssey, which took them through 25 countries in two years. Miles from Nowhere is an adventure not to be missed!

Along the way, these near-neophyte cyclists encountered warmhearted strangers eager to share food and shelter, bicycle-hating drivers who shoved them off the road, various wild animals (including a roof ape and an attack camel), sacred cows, rock-throwing Egyptians, overprotective Thai policeman, motherly New Zealanders, meteorological disasters, bodily indignities, and great personal joys. The stress of traveling together constantly for two years tested and ultimately strengthened the young couple's relationship.

As their trip ends, you'll find yourself yearning for Barbara and Larry to mount back up and keep pedaling. It's a story that makes you feel like you've grown right along with the author.

©1983 Barbara Savage (P)2020 Tantor Adventure Travel Cycling Sports History Adventure Sports
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keen cyclist so l love all the stories.
Accents a bit dubious and some out-of-date comments.
But bike pack you'll love it!

The great experience they had

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Narrator, stories and bringing the countries to life. The accents of British and New Zealand could do with some work though

Well read, great stories and interesting content, one of the best cycling books I have ever read

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Travelling to distant lands on the back of a bike and writing about it is fairly common these days. But this was one of the first, which makes Barbara Savage a pioneer. You cannot help but admire the bravery, honesty and sheer joy as she shares every pedalstroke along the way. Most of all, it is a book about humanity and the state of things wolrdwide at the grass-roots level. People were Barbara's thing and the book leaves you with the notion that as a species, we have far more in common that that which separates us. The saddest thing is that Barbara passed away not long after her adventures. The world is a poorer place for her passing, but richer for her journey through it. Now it's your turn to share in it.

Timeless

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A real and inspiring account. Amazing endurance. I'll listen to it all over again.

What a journey!

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I loved the story, it is so inspiring and so interesting. Unfortunately I found the narrator's accents (especially the New Zealand accent) to be very annoying, but I endured it to listen to the whole book.

Great story of adventure

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