Through Sand & Snow
A Man, a Bicycle, and a 43,000-Mile Journey to Adulthood via the Ends of the Earth
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Through Sand & Snow
Narrated by:
Charlie Walker
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Charlie Walker
About this listen
At age 22, Charlie Walker left home in search of adventure. Fleeing the boredom that comes with comfort, he set off on a secondhand bicycle. The aim was simple: to pedal to the furthest point in each of Europe, Asia, and Africa. He didn’t train or plan. He just started. The journey was an escape from an unremarkable existence, a pursuit of hardship, and a chance to shed the complacency of middle England. From the brutality of winter on the Tibetan plateau, to the claustrophobia of the Southeast Asian jungle, the quest provided Charlie with ample opportunity to test his mettle. Ultimately, though, the toughest challenge was entirely unforeseen.
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This book is sometimes descriptive, includes some background historical information but not too much and there is even a bit of romance along the way. Charlie travels half way across the world, noticeably focusing on Iran, India, Tibet and the Far East. He appears to be very spontaneous, a bit reckless and at times naive regarding things such as the amount of food he needs to eat, planning ahead and country's customs. On the other hand, he does come across as your everyday sort of guy who you could easily converse with. Quite a bit of the book seemed to be set in the Far East drinking and the like - more than I expected, but maybe this would make it more appealing to those who have done the same. There were days where Charlie cycled an incredible amount and some of it was a bit gruelling (very cold temperatures, alone in Tibet) but this is what made it such an adventure! I found it quite nice and a bit different to have the romance aspect in it. I do find some travelogues to go in to too much detail regarding history or details about places, others involve a bit too much navel-gazing, some have comedy as a focal point and many are as much about the people met along the way as the travelling and places, or moreso. This book strikes a good balance between them all and I'd say it's a good starting point for someone who hasn't read a travelogue before. The narration is also good.
A travel book with a bit of a difference.
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Great
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What an experience.
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10/10 loved this!
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A mix of adventure, history, and even love - it is a fabulous story and will encourage you to reconnect to what makes up this world and the people in it.
Beautifully written and narrated
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