Jupiters travels : [four years around the world on a triumph-- a marvelous reading adventure

Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. In four years he covered 78,000 miles through 45 countries, living with peasants and presidents, in prisons and palaces, through wars and revolutions. What distinguishes this book is that Simon was already an accomplished writer. In 25 years this book has changed many lives, and inspired many to travel, including Ewan McGregor. "Ted Simon madea journey millions dream of ... He rode around the world for four years, traveling 78,000 miles through 45 countries, over mountains, through jungles, across deserts and oceans, living with peasants and presidents, in prisons and palaces, through wars and revolutions; experiencing the depths of fear, the heights of euphoria, and the rewards of love. He was seen as a spy, a romantic stranger, a maker of myths, even a deity. And for Ted Simon, Magellan on a motorbike, it became a journey to the center of his soul."--Back cover "A journalist for the London Sunday Times, Simon vividly recounts his four-year journey, by motorcycle, around the world, offering incisive observations about the people, places, and customs of four continents"--Amazon.com