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Pub2Pub: From the northernmost bar on the planet to the southernmost ... 27,000 miles in a sports car named ‘Kermit’
There’s popping out for a quick pint, and then there’s this – a gloriously preposterous 27,000 mile journey across 25 countries to grab a beer in pubs (bars) at opposite ends of the world. We’re talking an epic adventure, from an abandoned Soviet mine 700 miles from the North Pole, to a remote pub at South America’s southernmost tip. A journey undertaken in a TVR sports car, a car that many might consider untrustworthy just to drive to the shops.
The journey packed a lot into its eight months. From braving the sheer drops of Bolivia’s Death Road, to drag racing the locals in Texas. From roaring across flooded salt flats, to sailing the straits of Magellan. From the highs of the planet’s best driving roads, to the lows of life in No-Man’s-Land, trapped between borders by red tape and bureaucracy. And from looking out for Polar Bears in the High Arctic, to dodging penguins in Tierra del Fuego. The story of the Pub2Pub Expedition is an inspirational account of where your dreams can take you if only you believe in them.
Chronicling the epic journey made by Ben Coombs in his TVR Chimaera, this book is both an exciting adventure and a fascinating snapshot of the life and culture of the countries that he drove through.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-787116-17-7 (9781787116177)
Print ISBN: 9781787113602 (9781787113602)
The journey packed a lot into its eight months. From braving the sheer drops of Bolivia’s Death Road, to drag racing the locals in Texas. From roaring across flooded salt flats, to sailing the straits of Magellan. From the highs of the planet’s best driving roads, to the lows of life in No-Man’s-Land, trapped between borders by red tape and bureaucracy. And from looking out for Polar Bears in the High Arctic, to dodging penguins in Tierra del Fuego. The story of the Pub2Pub Expedition is an inspirational account of where your dreams can take you if only you believe in them.
Chronicling the epic journey made by Ben Coombs in his TVR Chimaera, this book is both an exciting adventure and a fascinating snapshot of the life and culture of the countries that he drove through.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-787116-17-7 (9781787116177)
Print ISBN: 9781787113602 (9781787113602)
242 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 19, 2019
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About the author
Ben Coombs
4 books3 followersI am an automotive adventurer and travel writer who is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to push the boundaries of what's possible in the world of travel.
I've been exploring the globe in unlikely steeds for over a decade now, and my vehicle-based expeditions have so far covered around 90,000 miles in 80 different countries, with particular highlights being coaxing a Porsche across Africa, crossing Asia in a Chevrolet Corvette and driving from the northernmost pub on the planet, to the southernmost, in a TVR Chimaera. My travels have been featured in a wide variety of publications, including The Daily Telegraph, BBC, Daily Mail, Top Gear, Octane Magazine and many more, while Survival of the Quickest, my book describing the African Porsche Expedition, was published in 2012. My latest release - Pub2Pub, which describes the 27,000 mile drive to the pub in a TVR - came out in 2019. I am currently working on 'The Road to the East - the final part of my 'Road Trip Trilogy', with the goal of releasing it this winter.
I've been exploring the globe in unlikely steeds for over a decade now, and my vehicle-based expeditions have so far covered around 90,000 miles in 80 different countries, with particular highlights being coaxing a Porsche across Africa, crossing Asia in a Chevrolet Corvette and driving from the northernmost pub on the planet, to the southernmost, in a TVR Chimaera. My travels have been featured in a wide variety of publications, including The Daily Telegraph, BBC, Daily Mail, Top Gear, Octane Magazine and many more, while Survival of the Quickest, my book describing the African Porsche Expedition, was published in 2012. My latest release - Pub2Pub, which describes the 27,000 mile drive to the pub in a TVR - came out in 2019. I am currently working on 'The Road to the East - the final part of my 'Road Trip Trilogy', with the goal of releasing it this winter.
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April 23, 2021
Great book! As someone who loves traveling overland, particularly by car, I enjoyed reading about driving on another continent. I'd love to do something similar one day....if money were no issue!
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