The Hopeless Biker
Who Went Twice Around the World
Seiten
2025
Muswell Press (Verlag)
978-1-0683893-2-0 (ISBN)
Muswell Press (Verlag)
978-1-0683893-2-0 (ISBN)
Over five Continents, armed with nothing but stubborn determination and tatty maps Miles Morland trades deskbound comfort for breakneck adventure in a series of helter-skelter bike journeys that take him around the globe twice.
From Sunday Times bestseller Miles Morland comes a brilliant, life-affirming and audacious travel memoir. 'A beautiful, profound and funny book about a very brave man.' - Bryan Appleyard. 'You don t have to be a biker to be captivated by Miles s adventures.' - Jim Rogers, author of Investment Biker. 'Miles Morland is not dead, although he should be. He is living proof that common sense should never stand in the way of a good time.' - Jane Bussman author of The Worst Date Ever. 'Yearning for freedom, a middle-aged duffer manages to master a powerful machine and ride it to remote and beautiful landscapes all over the world. The reader peeps over his shoulder, enchanted - and terrified.' - David Reynolds author of Slow Road to Brownsville. Having never ridden a motorbike at night, in rain, or on motorways not knowing the difference between a carburettor and a spark plug, Miles Morland set out to ride across newly post-communist Europe to Istanbul. Somehow, he survived gales in France, rioting miners in Romania, homicidal truck drivers, and floods in Turkey. Since then, he has ridden the equivalent of twice round the world across five continents. He still doesn't know what a carburetor is. This isn't a book about biking. It's a story of idiot optimism, fearless discovery, and the freedom most of us can only dream about during our commute to work. Recklessly heading across Patagonia, the Andes, Japan, India, Australia's Nullarbor, and every other unlikely place, Miles's utter disregard for practical preparation and unfailing belief that things will work out somehow get him home safe. The Hopeless Biker is about letting go, going it alone, and trusting you'll survive to discover what's on the other side of the mountain.
From Sunday Times bestseller Miles Morland comes a brilliant, life-affirming and audacious travel memoir. 'A beautiful, profound and funny book about a very brave man.' - Bryan Appleyard. 'You don t have to be a biker to be captivated by Miles s adventures.' - Jim Rogers, author of Investment Biker. 'Miles Morland is not dead, although he should be. He is living proof that common sense should never stand in the way of a good time.' - Jane Bussman author of The Worst Date Ever. 'Yearning for freedom, a middle-aged duffer manages to master a powerful machine and ride it to remote and beautiful landscapes all over the world. The reader peeps over his shoulder, enchanted - and terrified.' - David Reynolds author of Slow Road to Brownsville. Having never ridden a motorbike at night, in rain, or on motorways not knowing the difference between a carburettor and a spark plug, Miles Morland set out to ride across newly post-communist Europe to Istanbul. Somehow, he survived gales in France, rioting miners in Romania, homicidal truck drivers, and floods in Turkey. Since then, he has ridden the equivalent of twice round the world across five continents. He still doesn't know what a carburetor is. This isn't a book about biking. It's a story of idiot optimism, fearless discovery, and the freedom most of us can only dream about during our commute to work. Recklessly heading across Patagonia, the Andes, Japan, India, Australia's Nullarbor, and every other unlikely place, Miles's utter disregard for practical preparation and unfailing belief that things will work out somehow get him home safe. The Hopeless Biker is about letting go, going it alone, and trusting you'll survive to discover what's on the other side of the mountain.
Miles Morland is the author of three books, the best-selling The Man Who Broke out of the Bank about giving up a high-paying job and walking across France. Cobra in the Bath adventures in less-travelled lands, and Red-Eye Coq and 77 Other Delicious Things a collection of recipes. Miles spent his childhood in India, Iran, and Iraq and now lives by the Thames in Battersea.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | black and white and colour + maps |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga | |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport | |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-0683893-2-X / 106838932X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-0683893-2-0 / 9781068389320 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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