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Prologue
"Have you ever thought about what a 'culture shock' actually is? The Oxford English dictionary says, 'Culture Shock. A disorientation felt by a person subjected to an unfamiliar way of life.' I understood this, didn't I? After all, wasn't this part of the main reason for going travelling on a motorcycle? To experience as many different things and ways of life as possible? To have preconceived ideas challenged? I was happy with these thoughts, but there was something important that I'd not taken into account. After over six years riding the roads of developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America, the next two years exploring some of the developed world were going to be just as a big a learning curve..."
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Excerpts
"Suddenly, there it was - the border. A straggle of dust-stained and water-marked concrete buildings lined both sides of the road. The mood around us changed with those last few hundred metres. Life swirled in a mash of overloaded trucks, people dashing to get their work done before the day's full heat hit, and the inevitable queues of others, as anxious and as confused by it all as we were. Stray dogs hung around, and greasy- looking overweight unshaven men sat in rickety old chairs in front of seedy bars and restaurants. Pack donkeys and running children added to the mix, and scrawny chickens darted among the feet and the truck tyres - all looking as if they were on the run; escapees from the lunch table, or from the cock-fighting pits?..."
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Reviews
"Their tale dipped in and out of their travels from Central America to Alaska, and gripped me from the start. It was written in an easy to read form that got across the whole experience. Sam managed to finely balance the tales of sadness and joy, with history, geography, personal thoughts and reminiscing comparisons of the previous years on the road. It told tales of the kind of friendships that are forged, the troubles at some of the borders, and includes some useful travel tips for anyone who decides to take time out of their lives to discover, by bike, the wide world that exists out there."
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Readers' Feedback
We are really looking forward to your comments when the book is released and you've had a chance to read it.
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