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Beyond Bucharest: 2 motorbikes, 12 countries, 16 borders... and one helluva tale to tell!
It sounded simple enough: emulate their screen heroes by riding motorbikes to Eastern Europe in aid of a children's charity. But Bob & Viv Goddard were nervous grandparents, not fit youngsters on sponsored bikes with a back-up crew.
Their ride to Bucharest and beyond, across twelve countries and sixteen border crossings, through storm, flood and tempest, was almost a challenge too far...
Ride with them along the Road to Hell, into the City of Nightmares and through the Valley of Death. Okay, that last one might be stretching the truth just a tad.
Join them for an inadvertent night in a brothel. Laugh with them at the absurdities of life on the road. Hop on board for the adventure of a lifetime... and hold on tight!
Their ride to Bucharest and beyond, across twelve countries and sixteen border crossings, through storm, flood and tempest, was almost a challenge too far...
Ride with them along the Road to Hell, into the City of Nightmares and through the Valley of Death. Okay, that last one might be stretching the truth just a tad.
Join them for an inadvertent night in a brothel. Laugh with them at the absurdities of life on the road. Hop on board for the adventure of a lifetime... and hold on tight!
150 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 29, 2014
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About the author
Bob Goddard
13 books14 followersBob Goddard is a former journalist who has interviewed Barry Sheene, ridden the Isle of Man TT circuit and the old gold-miner trails of New Zealand.
He has blogged and lectured on Moon colonies and been guest speaker at the National University of Science and Technology in Moscow.
His books have been read in nineteen countries, including most of the largest and some of the smallest on the planet.
His writing has a cinematic quality with complex characters, sparkling dialogue and breath-taking action.
His work has been praised by John Bowers, J.I. Rogers, Morgan Smith, Robert Reeves, Angela Withrow, Skinny van Schalkwyk, Olga Uskova and Ian Crawford.
His first novel, ‘Mother Moon’, was given the IHIBRP 5 Star Recommended Read Award and Book Hippo Award.
Mythspinner Studios said: “Bob Goddard has a rare gift for description. Through his words, I've walked on the surface of the moon, laboriously climbed to the edge of a crater to survey the silent landscape beyond. I have felt my lungs fill with recycled air, and felt the talc-like powder give way beneath my boots. In other passages, I've felt the deck of a wooden ship shift beneath my feet as the wind takes the sail and filled my lungs with the crisp breeze off a glacier. I have felt the oppressive weight of the ages bear down on me as I uncovered relics from a bygone era and the rusted manacle bite into my wrist as I await my sentence.”
Bob lives in Norfolk, England and Cyprus.
For more information please visit - http://www.timbuktu-publishing.co.uk/
He has blogged and lectured on Moon colonies and been guest speaker at the National University of Science and Technology in Moscow.
His books have been read in nineteen countries, including most of the largest and some of the smallest on the planet.
His writing has a cinematic quality with complex characters, sparkling dialogue and breath-taking action.
His work has been praised by John Bowers, J.I. Rogers, Morgan Smith, Robert Reeves, Angela Withrow, Skinny van Schalkwyk, Olga Uskova and Ian Crawford.
His first novel, ‘Mother Moon’, was given the IHIBRP 5 Star Recommended Read Award and Book Hippo Award.
Mythspinner Studios said: “Bob Goddard has a rare gift for description. Through his words, I've walked on the surface of the moon, laboriously climbed to the edge of a crater to survey the silent landscape beyond. I have felt my lungs fill with recycled air, and felt the talc-like powder give way beneath my boots. In other passages, I've felt the deck of a wooden ship shift beneath my feet as the wind takes the sail and filled my lungs with the crisp breeze off a glacier. I have felt the oppressive weight of the ages bear down on me as I uncovered relics from a bygone era and the rusted manacle bite into my wrist as I await my sentence.”
Bob lives in Norfolk, England and Cyprus.
For more information please visit - http://www.timbuktu-publishing.co.uk/
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