Heather’s Reviews > Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle > Status Update

“My friends here are paralyzed with horror at the thought of anyone going on a five-motto with only a saddlebag of Lyft, but the fact is that the further you travel the less you find you need and I see no sense in frolicking around the Himalayas with a load of inessentials.”

(In Kabul)
“It’s funny to see the sedate Embassy staffs scooting round on bicycles or we, but it does mean that for at least two years of their existence they lead healthy lives with daily exercise.”

“I’m afraid I’ve very little patience with people who complain indignantly about places like Afghanistan being primitive. Why didn’t they a) find that out before coming here and then b) fly from Lahore to London?”

This really is a beautiful country and every mile from Teheran was pure joy- as much the joy of space and silence as of visual loveliness.”

“The preparations had been simple; one of the advantages of cycling is that it automatically prevents a journey from becoming an Expedition.”

HA!