Jupiter's Travels -Ted Simon's astonishing 4 year motorbike journey around the world The book that inspired Ewan McGregor's Long Way Round In the late 1970s Ted Simon set off on a Triumph and rode 63,000 miles over four years through fifty-four countries in a journey that took him around the world. Through breakdowns, prison, war, revolutions, disasters and a Californian commune, he travelled into the depths of fear and reached the heights of euphoria. He met astonishing people and was treated as a spy, a welcome stranger and even a god. For Simon the trip became a journey into his own soul, and for many others - including bikers Charley Boorman and Ewan McGrergor - it provides an inspiration they will never forget. This classic text, which has informed a whole genre of travel writing in the thirty years since it was first published, will never be bettered for sheer adventure, passion, humour and honesty. Brought up in England by a German mother and a Romanian father, Ted Simon found himself impelled by an insatiable desire to explore the world. It led him to abandon an early scientific career in favour of journalism, and he has worked for several newspapers and magazines on Fleet Street and elsewhere. Ted Simon is also the author of Riding Home and The Gypsy in Me.
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A compelling narrative that moves, sometimes at breakneck speed, over some of the world's most beautiful and mysterious terrain ? packed with fascinating detail, splendid characterizations, and hair-raising adventures. (Boston Globe )
Vivid description of driving under conditions that were often ferocious. (NY Times )
Extremely readable, full of keen observation, perceptive insight ? conveying action, drama, tension and danger. (LA Times )
The best motorcycle travel book ever written. (Motorcycle Sport )
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Vivid description of driving under conditions that were often ferocious. (NY Times )
Extremely readable, full of keen observation, perceptive insight ? conveying action, drama, tension and danger. (LA Times )
The best motorcycle travel book ever written. (Motorcycle Sport )
By all means TAKE THE PLUNGE. (Rider Magazine ) -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
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Brought up in England by a German mother and a Romanian father, Ted Simon found himself impelled by an insatiable desire to explore the world. It led him to abandon an early scientific career in favour of journalism, and he has worked for several newspapers and magazines on Fleet Street and elsewhere. Ted Simon is also the author of Riding Home and The Gypsy in Me.
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JupiterÕs Travels stays with you long after you close the book. it is a classic travel narrative which belongs with the finest: ThesigerÕs Arabian Sands, NaipaulÕs An Area of Darkness, ChatwinÕs In Patagonia. Ted SimonÕs motto should be Carpe Diem. One day he decided to stop what he was doing to travel around the world on a Triumph motorcycle. The trip took him four years to complete. Ted shares with us his thoughts and feelings during the journey and his insights into many different cultures. What impresses me most, however, is TedÕs openness towards the people he meets and their different modes of life, and his honesty with himself and with us, his readers. Best of all, before our eyes, he grows and becomes a wiser person. He changes and so do we!
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ein wunderbares Motorradreisebuch, dem es auf einzigartige Weise gelingt, den Zauber des Reisens per Motorrad erlebbar zu machen. Sehr zu empfehlen.
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Ein absoluter Klassiker fuer jeden, der Reiselust hat. Neben den spannenden Erlebnissen auch sehr viel tiefgreifender Stoff ueber das Leben selbst. Tolle Lektuere, die nicht langweilig wird.
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forever young..Jupiter travels ...still
First of all I have to appologize for my bad english. It is sometimes difficult to word things right, when you are a german;) I happend to meet this book in the early 80's when it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Januar 2001 von p.bilstein@lovingarts.com
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Oh this is just great~!
I have to put in my plug if you are only considering this book. If you love adventure stories about people who REALLY do "stuff" get this. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juli 2000 von My real Amazon Review Pen Name
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You Need This Book!
Looks like a book about a guy riding a motorcycle around the world, doesn't it? Well, Jupiter's Travels is that and a whole lot more. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Juli 2000 von John Flora
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Not just about motorcycle travel
I was thrilled by this book. All the way up until about the last 50 pages, anyway. This book is certainly not just a travel log of the author's exploits across the globe. Mr. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. März 2000 von Chad Hervig
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Stuck in a rut? Read this book
I haven't even finished reading the book yet, actually Ted has only reached Cape Town. But his journey down the African continent has already left a deep impression on me.. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. Januar 2000 von martyn john herman
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inspiring
I went to a slide show at Powell's Travel Bookstore where Ted Simon showed slides from his journey and talked a little about his experiences. I was fascinated and bought the book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
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A Million Thumbs Up!
If you are a rider and you havent read this CLASSIC you should be ashamed of yourself! "Jupiters Travels" is REQUIRED READING! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. April 1999 veröffentlicht
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Light years ahead of his time!
It still boggles the mind to think of the magnitude of what he accomplished, especially considering how far the technology of both bikes and accessories has come since Ted set out... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Februar 1999 von R. Ritzman
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man avoids responsibilities for four years
How many times do you have to rebuild a Triumph before it will make it around the world? Read this book and find out. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. November 1998 veröffentlicht
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And there's a beer in Australia for you too mate
a DAMNED good read. I agree with the last reviewer totally. I was sick and confined to bed at the girlfirends house when I read this book and it was a blessing, a darned good... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. Oktober 1998 veröffentlicht
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