Miles from Nowhere
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This is the same amazing story as the current version, but with an updated cover and foreword. If you'd like to read Barbara Savage's two-year around the world bicycle trip now, you can order the current version <a href="https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/miles-from-nowhere-a-round-the-world-bicycle-adventure-1">here.</a><br><br> <i>Miles from Nowhere</i> is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage’s sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000-mile bicycle odyssey, which took them through 25 countries in two years. Along the way, these near-neophyte cyclists on their ten-speeds encountered warm-hearted strangers eager to share food and shelter, bicycle-hating drivers who ran them off the road, various wild animals (including an attack camel), rock-throwing Egyptians, overprotective Thai policeman, motherly New Zealanders, meteorological disasters, bodily indignities, and great personal joys. The stress of traveling together constantly tested yet strengthened the young couple's relationship and as their trip ends, you'll find yourself yearning for Barbara and Larry to jump back on their bikes and keep pedaling.<br><br> Originally published in 1983, <i>Miles from Nowhere</i> has provided inspiration for legions of modern travel-adventurers and writers.
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Barbara Savage. Miles from Nowhere
Praise for Miles from Nowhere
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
BEWARE
CHAPTER ONE. Before It’s Too Late
CHAPTER TWO. Aching Muscles
CHAPTER THREE. Bears
CHAPTER FOUR. Route 212: The Endless Road
CHAPTER FIVE. Northern Hospitality
CHAPTER SIX. Frosts
CHAPTER SEVEN. Dive or Die
CHAPTER EIGHT. Hot Coals and Brandy
CHAPTER NINE. Morocco
CHAPTER TEN. Portuguese Paradise
CHAPTER ELEVEN. The British Isles
CHAPTER TWELVE. Broken Frame
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Exhaustion
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Lug Nuts
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Rooftop of the World
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. A Love-Hate Relationship
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. World’s Friendliest Folks
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Tahiti
A CONVERSATION WITH LARRY SAVAGE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The Barbara Savage Miles from Nowhere Memorial Award
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“If there’s a timeless intimacy to be found in long-term bike touring, then it’s multiplied by Barbara Savage’s words. She takes us along on her two-year adventure and instantly we are her trusted companions. As we ride with Barbara, she doesn’t waste time romanticizing the landscape or looking at the world through rosecolored glasses. Instead, she gifts us the privilege of her honesty. And with that, we lucky readers gain a window into the struggle, triumphs, and laugh-out-loud moments of human-powered travel in unexpected places. It’s no surprise that Miles From Nowhere has lived on these past 30-plus years and inspired others to take to the road on two wheels. In these pages, Barbara lives on, too. I’m left with the unshaken belief that there’s real, unfiltered life to be found out there, and, perhaps most importantly, true kindness.”
—Gale Straub, founder of She-Explores.com
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“Hi! Where ya from?” Larry asked.
“San Diego. I’m pedaling up to Portland to visit some relatives.”
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