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Untamed Spirit: Around the World on a Motorcycle
"It is my wish that this story will inspire you to live your dream, whatever that may be."
In the summer of 2001, at fifty-three years old, Doris Maron sold everything she owned, except her motorcycle and a few personal belongings, to live a dream. On August 4 of that year, Maron left Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on her 750cc Honda Magna to begin her journey around the world. Over the next two years and eleven months, she traveled across forty-four countries on six continents. Traveling mostly solo, she faced fears, doubts, and loneliness. Her rewards would be to gain a wealth of education one simply cannot obtain from textbooks, to make lasting friendships around the globe, to experience other cultures, and to satisfy her passion to see the world.
Untamed Around the World on a Motorcycle covers the first part of her journey and is an account of her experiences traveling as a lone woman into countries around the globe. Writing from her travel journals, she now shares her tales of her trek with the world. Hers are stories of adventure and challengeof living a dream.
In the summer of 2001, at fifty-three years old, Doris Maron sold everything she owned, except her motorcycle and a few personal belongings, to live a dream. On August 4 of that year, Maron left Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on her 750cc Honda Magna to begin her journey around the world. Over the next two years and eleven months, she traveled across forty-four countries on six continents. Traveling mostly solo, she faced fears, doubts, and loneliness. Her rewards would be to gain a wealth of education one simply cannot obtain from textbooks, to make lasting friendships around the globe, to experience other cultures, and to satisfy her passion to see the world.
Untamed Around the World on a Motorcycle covers the first part of her journey and is an account of her experiences traveling as a lone woman into countries around the globe. Writing from her travel journals, she now shares her tales of her trek with the world. Hers are stories of adventure and challengeof living a dream.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2007
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November 22, 2024
Enjoyed reading about motorcycle travels in various countries. Written well and clean. Refreshing as the wind in her face,
December 29, 2020
Great storytelling.
Enjoyed the book. Could have used some proofing though. Fair bit of incorrect spelling and grammar. Won't stop me from reading part 2.
Enjoyed the book. Could have used some proofing though. Fair bit of incorrect spelling and grammar. Won't stop me from reading part 2.
June 8, 2013
Typical amateur adventure travel memoir. It is autobiographical, describing the experiences Doris Maron had when, in her mid-fifties, she sold everything, and went off to tour the world on her motorcycle (downsized from a Honda Gold Wing). The writing is about average for the genre...not at all bad, but not inspiring. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it enough that I also bought (and am currently reading) Untamed Spirit II, the second half of her travels around the world. Being dedicated to family, church, and other commitments, I will probably never take a trip like this, so i enjoy seeing it through others' eyes. I think it would be an amazing experience, but I will have to make do with shorter rides around the United States.
August 28, 2015
I enjoyed it, she has spunk
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