Bearback

The World Overland

Dr. Pat Garrod (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

450 Seiten

2010
Matador (Verlag)
978-1-84876-514-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Imagine jacking it all in, packing your life into a 41-litre pannier and riding into the sunset. Bearback is the story of two GPs who did just that, downing stethoscopes to take off on a motorcycle to see the world. For anyone who has considered escaping the rat race, even for a second, it's an inspiring read. Across the deserts of Africa, over the mountains of the Andes, deep into the jungles of Indochina, and beyond the Arctic Circle; 100,000 miles unsupported through six continents and 64 countries. A circumnavigation of epic proportion it was to become one of the longest journeys ever undertaken by a couple on one motorcycle, a journey destined to change their lives forever. Undoubtedly a story of high adventure, determined resourcefulness and personal discovery, it is also a tale of freedom and love. Capturing not only the beauty and diversity, but also the spirit of our fast-changing world, with its outstanding photos and inquiring prose, Bearback has the uncanny ability to take you there...dirt, dust, flies and all.

Autor

Born in 1964 and qualifying as a doctor in 1988, Pat Garrod was never your typical GP. An inveterate traveller, he has worked in Australia, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. Over the past fifteen years, despite a serious motorcycle accident in his early twenties, he has ridden four times across Africa and circumnavigated the globe, always two-up. He lives with his wife in Dorset. They both still practise medicine.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.11.2010
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations map.
• Verlagsort: Market Harborough
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• ISBN-10: 1-84876-514-2 / 1848765142
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84876-514-6 / 9781848765146
• Zustand: Neuware