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A Bike Ride: 12,000 Miles Around the World

by Anne Mustoe · 1991

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When ex-headmistress Anne Mustoe gave up her job, bought a bike and took to the road, she couldn't even mend a puncture. 12,000 miles and 15 months later, she was home.

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Her epic solo journey took her around the world, through Europe, India, the Far East and the United States. From Thessaloniki to Uttar Pradesh, from Chumphon to Singapore, she faced downpours, blizzards and blistering deserts, political turmoil and amorous waiters - alternated with great kindness from strangers along the way.

A Bike Rideis the first in the series of Anne Mustoe's successful and inspiring travelogues.

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ChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 290 pages

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