Miles from Nowhere, Barbara Savage
Miles from Nowhere, Barbara Savage
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Miles from Nowhere
A Round the World Bicycle Adventure

Author: Barbara Savage, Tara Austen Weaver

Narrator: Nan McNamara

Unabridged: 15 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/12/2020


Synopsis

This is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage's sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000-mile global bicycle odyssey, which took them through twenty-five countries in two years. Miles From Nowhere is an adventure not to be missed!

Along the way, these near-neophyte cyclists encountered warmhearted strangers eager to share food and shelter, bicycle-hating drivers who shoved them off the road, various wild animals (including a roof ape and an attack camel), sacred cows, rock-throwing Egyptians, overprotective Thai policeman, motherly New Zealanders, meteorological disasters, bodily indignities, and great personal joys. The stress of traveling together constantly for two years tested and ultimately strengthened the young couple's relationship.

As their trip ends you'll find yourself yearning for Barbara and Larry to mount back up and keep pedaling. It's a story that makes you feel like you've grown right along with the author.

About Barbara Savage

Barbara Savage is the author of Miles From Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon

My review is an outlier, so I strongly encourage readers to read reviews of Miles from Nowhere. Barbara Savage and her husband, Larry, traveled 23,000 miles on a bicycle odyssey that encompassed twenty-five countries. The book was published in 1983. Unfortunately, Barbara was killed in a cycling acci......more

Goodreads review by Jessaka

Dear Julie, I just read a great book that you may wish to take to Tanzania with you to read when you are not teaching the children at your school. The book is titled: "Miles from Nowhere" by Barbara Savage. She and her husband traveled by bicycles around the world beginning in California, going up to......more

Goodreads review by Kristen

I don't think I ever really read this book. Every winter my family used to pack ourselves into a van and head to some ski mountain or another loaded with enough books on tape to keep us happy for at least 10 hours. I have such clear memories of those tapes - Claire Bloom reading The Nutcracker, Patr......more

Goodreads review by Doug

Mountaineers Books Staffer: I LOVE this book. I'm a cyclist so this is a subject that gets my attention, but -- REALLY -- this is a wonderful adventure story whether you've ever pushed a pedal or not, and no doubt one of the best bike-touring stories ever written. It's got adventure, drama, tenderne......more