Ted Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. In four years he covered seventy-eight thousand miles through forty-five countries, living with peasants and presidents, in prisons and palaces, through wars and revolutions. What distinguishes this book is that Simon was already an accomplished writer. In twenty-five years this book has changed many lives and inspired many to travel, including Ewan McGregor.
The legendary adventure travel book that inspired a worldwide movement!
Ted Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. In four years he covered seventy-eight thousand miles through forty-five countries, living with peasants and presidents, in prisons and palaces, through wars and revolutions. What distinguishes this book is that Simon was already an accomplished writer. In twenty-five years this book has changed many lives and inspired many to travel, including Ewan McGregor.



