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Summary: Interesting story, average writing
Review: Let's be honest, this is not the most well written book in the world. But that's part of the charm. This is a real story about real people who experienced what many of us dream about--the great adventure. If you like independent adventure traveling, order a copy. It will keep you entertained and spark that thought that you could do something like this too.
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Summary: The best book Ihave ever read
Review: Like all of the other reviews on this book I did not want the book to end, I was depressed when I finished this book, because it was over. But I will always remember it as the best book I have ever read.
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Summary: Throws the reader sweating onto the seat of a touring bike!
Review: Miles From Nowhere puts the reader onto a touring bike for better or for worse.Barbara Savage tells it how it is.This is a book about how the love of cycling and the love for ones' partner can transcend any obstacle.It put me sweating beside them in Egypt and and into blissful rest in a fishing village in Portugal.For a no holds barred account of what cycle touring is all about,read this book
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Summary: Barbara and Larry got me started!
Review: Picking up this book on a whim, I had no idea what impact Barbara and Larry would have on me! Even though the story is 25 years old, it is fresh as can be. Read this book and then read "Hey Mom,Can I ride my bike across America?" and see how Barbara and Larry inspired a middle school teacher, his wife and 5 students to ride their bikes from DC to California. It's amazing how well these books go together.
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Summary: Barbara and Larry got me started!
Review: Picking up this book on a whim, I had no idea what impact Barbara and Larry would have on me! Even though the story is 25 years old, it is fresh as can be. Read this book and then read "Hey Mom,Can I ride my bike across America?" and see how Barbara and Larry inspired a middle school teacher, his wife and 5 students to ride their bikes from DC to California. It's amazing how well these books go together.
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Summary: My favorite book of all times!!!!
Review: This book is without a doubt my favorite book ever! I first read this book in the late 80's. It was the inspiration for my husband and I to do some traveling of our own. After saving for a few years, we decided to take 18 months off from our "normal lives" and travel the world. We spent 4 months cycling Europe,traveling 4000 miles. We backpacked the rest of the way through Asia,Australia, and America. We had a great time and am so glad we took the plunge and just did it. I don't think we ever would have, had we not read Babera Savage's book. I highly recomend it for anyone considering traveling, or anyone just wishing they could.
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Summary: My favorite book of all times!!!!
Review: This book is without a doubt my favorite book ever! I first read this book in the late 80's. It was the inspiration for my husband and I to do some traveling of our own. After saving for a few years, we decided to take 18 months off from our "normal lives" and travel the world. We spent 4 months cycling Europe,traveling 4000 miles. We backpacked the rest of the way through Asia,Australia, and America. We had a great time and am so glad we took the plunge and just did it. I don't think we ever would have, had we not read Babera Savage's book. I highly recomend it for anyone considering traveling, or anyone just wishing they could.
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Summary: FASCINATING AND REMARKABLE - A MUST READ!
Review: This is a book that I will never forget. Barbara and her husband take on the feat of riding their bikes all over the world. Some of their stories were eye-openers and a quick lesson in what places to NOT visit. I shudder when I think of their visits through India or Egypt. Some of their tales were absolutely shocking. But over all, their journeys evoke a desire to travel and to dream of faraway lands. Their example of bravery and spunk, encourages the desire to leave the armchair and to do something EXCITING. This book is fabulous as a refresher course in geography. Little towns that you had never heard about, spring to life. I dare anyone to read this book without running to a map! Sadly, Barbara dies at the end of her trip. She is truly a gifted writer and someone to always be remembered. May she continue to live on through this book and to fill our hearts with joy and adventure. Thank you, Barbara! * * * * * FIVE STARS!
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Summary: Around the world in ten speeds
Review: This is a true story of a husband / wife worldwide adventure from 25 years ago. Barbara Savage chronicles a two year long world tour she and her husband, Larry made beginning and ending in their home state of California, on bicycles! This is not your ususal granola eating, wimpy envoirnmentalist travelogue, but a gritty, realistic and at times humerous tale of the people and places they encounter along the way. From friendly ranchers in South Dakota to motorcycle riding bandits in the middle east, this story has it all. It details the efforts of the author and her husband to overcome and survive hard places and unusual cultures. As they go, they strike friendships with other travelers and local residents, and also get in fights with mauraders in cars and on foot. It neither condemns nor sugar coats the locations visited, but paints a true picture of the world from the bicyclists' perspective.
As entertaining and enlightening today as it was when written years ago. Sadly, the author died in a bicycle accident shortly after writing the book. But as readers, we are fortunate that she was able to produce a work recording this adventure. I'll never brag about my 25 mile bike tours again.
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Summary: felt like i was there
Review: Undertaking a trip like this requires a great amount of temerity. What I especially like about this book is her attention to details that could easily have omitted or trivialized. If you've done any sort of tour like this, you can appreciate her annoyance at Chris "The Sponge" interrupting a romantic anniversary date or having a heated argument with her spouse during an especially excruciating ride across the midwest (howling headwinds all the way). She writes about her experiences of arriving in Egypt or cowering in a road side "potty," sheltered from the rain, well enough to make you feel like you've been there. Even if you aren't able to take a trip like this, you can still experience it from the book.
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