Alastair Humphreys: Around the World by Bike
At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a budget of just £7,000. From frozen Siberia tundra to the jungles of central Africa, Alastair recounts his extraordinary adventures
At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a budget of just £7,000.
From frozen Siberia tundra to the jungles of central Africa, Alastair recounts his extraordinary adventures in two parts – Moods of Future Joys and Thunder & Sunshine – brought together in audiobook for the first time.
Moods of Future Joys is the story of the first stage of this epic journey. Struggling with the enormity of the challenge he had set himself, Alastair recounts the hardships of the expedition with great honesty. His ride through Europe, a turbulent Middle East and down Africa is buoyed by the kindness of strangers and the thrill of the freedom of the open road.
In Thunder & Sunshine, Alastair continues his journey from South Africa back to Yorkshire, via the whole of the Americas, South to North, Siberia, Japan, and back through China, Central Asia and Europe.
A tale of physical and mental endurance, of taking on wilderness, loneliness and danger in a time before mobile phones and GPS – this is a refreshingly original account from one of today’s great adventurers.
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Inspirational stuff I’m not the biggest reader by any stretch of the imagination but a friend once said to me when you find a genre that you are interested in it will make reading so much more enjoyable and easy.I love the adventure genre now and this book fits the bill perfectly. Alastair Humphreys took off on what was considered by many (even himself) an impossible undertaking of cycling around the world. Read about the struggles pshical and mental of going on an adventure of this scale. All this…
Proper around the world cycling journal – Very inspriring read This book follows on from the first part of the round the world by bike journey that Al Humphreys undertook. The combination of books makes a very good and inspiring read to understand the joy and also challenges from solo bike riding such vast distances. Highly recommend this book for anyone interested in global adventures
A life changing book. A truly amazing book, to be honest it is a life changing read. It shows what can be achieved in life with vision, determination and the bravery to give things a go. It has inspired me to take up (a lot) smaller adventures. Try this read and other books by Alastair Humphreys. You will don’t be disappointed.