STEP IT UP!

by Steve Roach, Lloyd Hollingworth (Illustrator)

A three month odyssey through the United States of America and Canada, covering more than 12,000 miles by car, train, ferry, snowmobile and inflatable tubes.Join the author (and his long-suffering girlfriend) on their spectacular adventure of a lifetime as Canada by VIA Rail!Snowmobile in the Rocky Mountains!Take in the strip joints of New Orleans!Attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Las Vegas!Sleep in an Ice Hotel!Challenge the authority of Disney World despots!and get chased out of Georgia by murderous locals!From the safety of your armchair, read about their adventures in New York, San Francisco, the Redwood forests, the Grand Canyon, Big Sur, Niagara Falls, Florida Keys..... the list is almost endless!The perfect book for anybody thinking of visiting North America.Thoroughly revised 2012 edition.96,000 words.This book is available as part of the collected travel writing of Steve Roach – the large format deluxe illustrated paperback ‘Terra Firma Travels’ is now available on Amazon, featuring the following four books all bundled Tents and Two Young GentsSTEP IT UP!Next Time, We’re Flying Somewhere SunnyMountains, Lochs and Lonely SpotsAbout the Steve Roach works in multiple genres including travel writing, fiction and illustrated children's books (with artist Simon Schild). With a large selection of books garnering impressive reviews, Steve's output is diverse, sometimes thought-provoking, entertaining and always interesting. Working within the Independent market gives Steve the freedom to explore some unusual ideas and avoid being pigeon-holed. Without the marketing resources of a mainstream publisher, readers have to search out Steve's work but once they have they usually stick around to see what's coming next. A number of Steve's books have reached the #1 spot in the bestseller charts on Amazon in their respective categories. During the last 3 years, nearly 50,000 people have read his work. For an 'indie' author, this is a tremendous achievement.www.steveroach.co.uk

278 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 9, 2011

Reviews

[Mick T · Rating 5 out of 5]

I should disclose at the outset that I know the author, so I may be a little biased! Still, that said, I think this is a great book. Steve (and his girlfriend Steph) travel all over the States and Canada and this book covers their 3 month trip in some detail. I'm sure Steve won't mind me saying but he can be a grumpy git at times, and this made his encounters with some of the locals that upset him all the more hilarious. Only Steve could get angry in Disney World! I'm laughing as I write this. Give it a go - it's only 70p / $1 or so.

Steve - you owe me a pint!

[Scot Haynes · Rating 3 out of 5]

A superb account of travelling the length and breadth of the USA and parts of Canada. It's given me a real appetite for wanting to do the same thing myself sometime in the future. I'd be wary of visiting Georgia though.

[Sally Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brill. Makes me want to travel RIGHT NOW! lol

[Benn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed it, made me laugh in places, easy to read.