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| Jupiter's Travels | 
 enlarge | Author: Ted Simon
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 1083
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0140054103
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.41
EAN: 9780140054101
ASIN: 0140054103
Publication Date: July 10, 1980
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This is a brilliant book February 16, 2008
I love this book, it's one of my treasured favourites and I have re-read it many times over the years. From our armchair we go with Ted around the world, sharing in his fears, joys and small triumphs. He is an excellent writer who shows many insights; we get to know him as a friend. I enjoyed the follow-up, Riding High too, but not as much as this one.
Great travel story November 19, 2007
This is a wonderful book. Very well written and drags you in to his journey. If you love travel and seeing the world, get this. Great read.
Be a pillion passenger with Ted! July 17, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Brought this book on holiday to Bulgaria to pick up and read a few pages each day by the pool.Ended up reading the whole book in 2 days. Could not put it down. Just can't wait to read follow up.
The Benchmark April 24, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Comparing this book with Ewan and Charley's is unavoidable. McGregor and Boorman have had all the hype and the star treatment however so maybe it's unfair. Did Ted have a support crew and 2 full sets of custom tools to fall back on? No he didn't. Neither did he have enough cash to buy a new bike and new four wheel drive wagon when the going got tough. Ted did it on his own and with a bike from a factory unable to spring to his aid if needed. Ewan changed some spark plugs, Ted rebuilt his whole engine. If you want a book that started it and all tells you how to with the minimum of resources then this is for you. As Ewan and Charley point out, he's the one who led and all the others follow.
 I'm just not sure... March 22, 2007
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
I was inspired to buy this book by the exploits of Ewan and Charley in Long Way Round and expected that Ted would have been an early pioneer of the 'lets travel round the world by bike' clan. However, much as I enjoyed the trip, I felt that the inner workings of Ted's brain were concerned with surviving the trip rather than enjoying it. He is quite intense, often saw problems in everything and to some degree this set the tone to the whole book. 400,000 copies later you have to give the guy massive respect for taking on such a journey - its a pity it wasn't seen through the eyes of someone who could have bought it to light more...
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