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Second World Problems: My Powder Got Wet
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★★★★★ “These books are gems in an Abigail’s Party/Alan Bennett kind of way.”
★★★★★ “Like having a chat with a fellow traveler – unjaded, unapologetic, real!”
★★★★★ “I kept turning the pages as easily as the author pours his next beverage.”
Season three of leaving the rat race for a life
A continuing attempt at early retirement in Bulgaria
A darkly funny, feel good memoir, a true adventure ride through mistranslations, bad decisions, accidental damage, absurd loss and personal growth, all stubbornly endured in a desirable new location with heroic levels of optimism… and opiates.
Proof that sometimes the only way forward is through the mud… Preferably on two wheels.
FEELING GOOD AND FLYING HIGH
PORTS, AIRPORTS AND OVERLAND BORDERS
INSPIRATIONAL ADVENTURE PODCAST PROMINENCE
STORY TELLING ADVENTURE BIKE TV APPEARANCES
LONDON BIKE SHOW CELEBRITY STATUS
LEAVING OVERLAND TO IRAN
RECKLESS SPENDING
ACCIDENTAL MOTORCYCLE PURCHASES
TRANS-EUROPEAN WINTER RIDE
LAY-BY GIRLS
DAY TRIP TO ASIA
BUILDING THE MOTHER OF ALL BIKE SHEDS
THE CRASH
LANDSLIDES
BIBLICAL RAINS
POWDER GETS WET
RANDOM SHOOTINGS
BEGGARS AND ALCOHOLICS
SEIZURES AND COLLAPSE
DISCARDED IN A SHUT DOWN HOSPITAL
TRAUMA, TENSION, HAVING KITTENS
★★★★★ “These books are gems in an Abigail’s Party/Alan Bennett kind of way.”
★★★★★ “Like having a chat with a fellow traveler – unjaded, unapologetic, real!”
★★★★★ “I kept turning the pages as easily as the author pours his next beverage.”
Season three of leaving the rat race for a life
A continuing attempt at early retirement in Bulgaria
A darkly funny, feel good memoir, a true adventure ride through mistranslations, bad decisions, accidental damage, absurd loss and personal growth, all stubbornly endured in a desirable new location with heroic levels of optimism… and opiates.
Proof that sometimes the only way forward is through the mud… Preferably on two wheels.
FEELING GOOD AND FLYING HIGH
PORTS, AIRPORTS AND OVERLAND BORDERS
INSPIRATIONAL ADVENTURE PODCAST PROMINENCE
STORY TELLING ADVENTURE BIKE TV APPEARANCES
LONDON BIKE SHOW CELEBRITY STATUS
LEAVING OVERLAND TO IRAN
RECKLESS SPENDING
ACCIDENTAL MOTORCYCLE PURCHASES
TRANS-EUROPEAN WINTER RIDE
LAY-BY GIRLS
DAY TRIP TO ASIA
BUILDING THE MOTHER OF ALL BIKE SHEDS
THE CRASH
LANDSLIDES
BIBLICAL RAINS
POWDER GETS WET
RANDOM SHOOTINGS
BEGGARS AND ALCOHOLICS
SEIZURES AND COLLAPSE
DISCARDED IN A SHUT DOWN HOSPITAL
TRAUMA, TENSION, HAVING KITTENS
411 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 24, 2025
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January 3, 2026
This might be the fastest I've ever read a book - another page turner by Graham! His books are so easy to read, so entertaining and honest and this one is no different. Buckle up for another installment of Graham's life in Bulgaria! I'm already looking forward to the next book...
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