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Also, I dont consider myself as a travel writer.. As you said, two passports full of stamps, doesnt make you a writer. I rather prefer to be considered as a traveller who just tried to create something decent (of course from my personal viewpoint with lots of generalizations according to my travelling experience & pictures I have in the back of my head). Once again, I much appreciate your advice & tips given for my reading. :thumbup1: |
I've not got many overland books, but my favourite is the Vehicle Dependant Expedition Guide
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I just looked on my shelf, and I also have "Sahara overland" by Chris Scott, and an interesting book "First overland" by Tim Slessor which is about the two series 1 LRs that went around the world years back.
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I love reading peoples blogs if they link them somewere but never buy any books. Searching webpages for special keywords I usuarly find the information im looking for much faster then reading a book. A blog can also be saved and is not havy to carry. I think scince internet is available we should collect a list of the best blogs with a word of warning: Reading other peoples blogs makes you want to leave the office and travel as well ;)
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You are absolutely right. Long time travellers dont want to carry books and those who are getting prepared want to limit down their books purchases because most probably they will end up in the storage.. When people are getting prepared & look for resources, they look for fresh, updated, close to reality information. For this reason, it is always good (even mandatory) for the people who create a travel resource with practical info (not a narrative), to have it available as an eBook. All eBooks are easy to be accessed, use keywords, save info, copy & paste and so on like you would do in a website (especially if you are going through it using a PC/ laptop but also in a tablet). Paperbacks & the smell of paper is ideal for well written travel stories & narratives, for those who can afford to see their resource being printed/ published and for those who love to have a nice reading in their library. |
^^^^ Agree other peoples blogs are good. and they definately make you want to get up & out! :scooter:
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Dan's reports started from Africa then over to USA. Then came a good break for him. He got funded by Motorcyclist magazine (big USA glossy mag); they bought Dan a BMW GS Dakar and provided some small funding. Dan wrote installments from the road for MC mag and for BIKE too. Not sure what happened to his deal with BIKE. They'd have been wise to hang onto him, best writer they have ever had ... by a lot! You could look at Dan's BIKE articles as sort of a prologue for his book, but really, these articles were even better than the book, especially his early adventures in Africa, and they cover more ground than the book. Just GREAT stuff ... and so funny! One thing Dan was master at was HUMOR ... so few can even get close to writing with humor. Dan's tale does get depressing when he goes on a bender while living in a Buenos Aires hotel. Sad, but he pulled out of it ... but perhaps has never fully recovered? Dunno! PS HUBBERS: Dan is a long time member here on HUBB, was here from the beginning. Dan23. Come Back Dan! Dan is a brilliant writer ... a shame he's not on the bike scene now. I hope he's doing well whatever he's up to. |
Graham Field is a good read, Utopia and in search of greener grass, very good reads, very witty and gets you thinking about the reason for living and life in general.
He has a very flowing writing style as all the story comes from his diaries of his trips |
Just placed an order for the Dan Walsh book, are his articles accessible?
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You might try the BIKE archives in UK. They must have them somewhere, although this was about 10 years ago.
You could also check the Motorcyclist archives too. Although they only published a few installments of Dan's ... maybe 3 or 4 max? BIKE ran his stories for years, nearly every month with some gaps. bier |
If I can be permitted a second choice Elspeth Beard's recently publish book Lone Rider is a good read, the first British woman to make a solo RTW motorcycle trip she is very open about the trials and tribulations of being alone on the road.
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