By any means : from Wicklow to Sydney

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Title:

By any means : from Wicklow to Sydney

Author:

Boorman, Charley.

ISBN:

9780751541731

9781847442468

Personal Author:

Boorman, Charley.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

viii, 341 pages, [32] pages of plates : color illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm

General Note:

"His brand-new expedition from Wicklow to Wollongong"--Cover.

Originally published: 2008.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Permission to Board -- 2. King of the Mountain -- 3. Let There Be Bikes -- 4. Black Tie and Bullet Holes -- 5.I See No Ships -- 6. The Love Bus -- 7. Bom to Ride -- 8. Passport Stamps and Oilfields -- 9.A Mass of Contradictions -- 10. Smugglers and Submarines -- 11. Die Really Hard on a Boat -- 12. Dial 1298 for Ambulance -- 13. Oiled Up and Knee Down -- 14. The Longest Day -- 15. The Cold Chain -- 16. Never Forget and Never Regret -- 17. Tales of the River Bank -- 18. Pigs on Bikes -- 19. Dead in the Water -- 20. Rainy Season -- 21. The Last Train -- 22. Abandon Ship -- 23. There and Back Again -- 24. Two Hundred and One Horsepower -- 25. Dragon's Breath -- 26.A Little Rough and Bumpy -- 27. Recovery of Friendships -- 28. Look Out for Motorcycles.

Personal Subject:

Boorman, Charley-Travel.

Boorman, Charley. (OCoLC)fst01574806

Subject Term:

Voyages and travels.

Adventure and adventurers.

Adventure and adventurers. (OCoLC)fst00797447

Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558

Voyages and travels. (OCoLC)fst01169308

Added Author:

Gulvin, Jeff, 1962-

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Summary

Bikes have always been Charley's first love, but he also enjoys a challenge. So when the chance comes to travel across three continents 'by any means', he jumps right in.
Grabbing whatever local transport he can get his hands on, Charley travels from his home town in County Wicklow all the way to Australia - a trip of over 20,000 miles through twenty-five countries.
Testing Charley's skills and stamina to the limit, this new journey offers him a unique opportunity to meet people and learn firsthand all about their countries. He drives a lorry through northern Iran, rides a tuk-tuk through the chaotic and colourful city of Varanasi, and becomes the first person ever to wakeboard across the Malay/Singapore border. He sets up his own bus service in Turkey, takes a slow boat down the Mekong, and a very fast one through Borneo to deliver vaccines for UNICEF. And of course he jumps on a bike whenever he can, even if there's a monsoon on the way . . .