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Charlie Walker
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On Thin Ice: An Explorer's Memoir of Siberia, Surveillance and Survival
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Through Sand & Snow: a man, a bicycle, and a 43,000-mile journey to adulthood via the ends of the Earth
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Hi Libby! Thanks for the review. I'm happy to report that there is now a third book. 'On Thin Ice' was published last month. I hope you enjoy!
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An excellent read! A fascinating and enjoyable journey through all 15 former USSR states: thoughtful, eloquent and very amusing. Barnes is a wonderful travel companion for the reader: openminded, empathetic and well-informed. I would highly recommend ...more |
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Anthony Frobisher's review
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On Roads That Echo: A Bicycle Journey Through Asia and Africa:
"I have read both Through Sand and Snow and On Roads That Echo. To undertake such an epic journey, to cover 43,000 miles by bike, but also on horseback, foot and dugout canoe, through inhospitable terrain, takes determination and tenacity.
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On Roads That Echo: A Bicycle Journey Through Asia and Africa:
"It’s official, Charlie Walker is my favourite travel writer.
Walker is a hard-core, tight-budget adventurer that subsists happily off meagre, basic, grisly touring. He’s happy when he’s up against it, avoiding tourists, off beaten tracks, away from th" Read more of this review » |
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“I had come to appreciate the peace and clarity that cycling with a hangover gave me. It was much easier to focus on just one thing, or even to attain the elusive blank state of mind that made the miles slip by unnoticed. Steering and watching the road for danger by reflex, the mind can climb inside itself and go to sleep.”
― Through Sand & Snow: a man, a bicycle, and a 43,000-mile journey to adulthood via the ends of the Earth
― Through Sand & Snow: a man, a bicycle, and a 43,000-mile journey to adulthood via the ends of the Earth
“wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone. – Daphne du Maurier”
― Through Sand & Snow: a man, a bicycle, and a 43,000-mile journey to adulthood via the ends of the Earth
― Through Sand & Snow: a man, a bicycle, and a 43,000-mile journey to adulthood via the ends of the Earth
“A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for. - Grace Murray Cooper”
― On Roads That Echo: A Bicycle Journey Through Asia and Africa
― On Roads That Echo: A Bicycle Journey Through Asia and Africa
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