Long Ride for a Pie: From London to New Zealand on Two Wheels and an Appetite

by Tim Mulliner

Book by Tim Mulliner

Genres: Travel, Cycling

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

I first headed abroad at the age of 18 and soon developed the incurable travel bug. It wasn’t long before I discovered the possibilities that travelling by bike opened up. Since then I have travelled extensively by bike (and sometimes foot) in the Americas, Middle East, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

I love to read about other people’s adventures, especially those that are self-propelled. I have a large collection of travel literature which has not only fed my appetite for exploring the world through other people’s words, but has fuelled my desire for my own adventures and forays.

Writing, together with travelling, cycling and reading is another passion that I have developed over the years. To date this has culminated in the publication of my two books, the latest of which is the second edition of Long Ride for a Pie.

Reviews

[Nikki Oteyza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had the pleasure of working with the author during a volunteer trip in New Zealand in 2006. Loved learning about his adventure every step (page) of the way.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author rode 24,000+ km from London to New Zealand by bike, by himself. He skips describing bike travel in Europe and focuses on Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, China, Laos and Thailand plus a little time in Australia.

Many "travel by bike" books say almost nothing about problems they had specifically with their bikes - this fellow has enough for someone like me who is interested but I don't think too much for other readers.

The highlights for me were the descriptions of travel in China and Pakistan. After the travel in China I kind of lost interest and I just skipped through the last part in Australia.

[Lisa Frost · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a true story from a friend of a friend's husband but still just really interesting and a great concept for a book. The trip sounds great but would never, ever want to do...