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Rolling Through The Isles: A Journey Back Down the Roads that led to Jupiter
From the bestselling author of Jupiter's Travels and Dreaming of Jupiter comes an entertaining and inspiring new journey round Britain.
Having crisscrossed the globe twice, Ted returns to the British Isles to rediscover the country of his youth. The result is a revealing portrait of modern Britain and a witty and affectionate journey back to the past, when Ted would hitchhike across the country visiting friends (and girlfriends). He returns to the site of his old school with its astonishing war time history and visits familiar haunts where he did his National Service and got his first job in newspapers. He also visits less-familiar places. Some inspire him (Winchester Cathedral). Others defeat him (a tax office in Nottingham). As he rolls through the Isles, he discovers that a great deal has busier roads, bureaucracy and, worst of all, the dreaded 'Sat Nav'. But there is also much to celebrate and enjoy along the way. Packed with fascinating stories, extraordinary encounters and glorious depictions of the British countryside, Rolling through the Isles takes the reader on an unforgettable trip with a celebrated adventurer and writer.
Having crisscrossed the globe twice, Ted returns to the British Isles to rediscover the country of his youth. The result is a revealing portrait of modern Britain and a witty and affectionate journey back to the past, when Ted would hitchhike across the country visiting friends (and girlfriends). He returns to the site of his old school with its astonishing war time history and visits familiar haunts where he did his National Service and got his first job in newspapers. He also visits less-familiar places. Some inspire him (Winchester Cathedral). Others defeat him (a tax office in Nottingham). As he rolls through the Isles, he discovers that a great deal has busier roads, bureaucracy and, worst of all, the dreaded 'Sat Nav'. But there is also much to celebrate and enjoy along the way. Packed with fascinating stories, extraordinary encounters and glorious depictions of the British countryside, Rolling through the Isles takes the reader on an unforgettable trip with a celebrated adventurer and writer.
256 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2012
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August 2, 2018
It's unfair to say that pubs are mentioned too many times in this book. They're mentioned, but only because they're part of the British culture. This book has a lot of good parts to it like when Mr. Simon tries to take a shower in one of the B and B's he's staying at and can't get the water to work. The server in the restaurant tells him that he needs to pull a cord that's located by a door where you enter the room. Hahahaha - I can imagine something like this happening. Similar things have happened to me.
September 8, 2017
I was disappointed in this, having loved "Jupiter". Reading "Rolling Through The Isles" was more like spending a couple of hours in the pub with a verbose and opinionated old bloke. I couldn't wait for it to end.
December 31, 2020
A travel down the memory lane, at times so funny I couldn't read it aloud (like free range pâtés). The bit about Belfast was too long, but a nice read all the same.
December 8, 2012
Great!
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