Travel Books in motion: here are the 5 books by touring motorcycle enthusiast should have read or, Otherwise in, which you should read.
I travel books in motion mi rendono sopportabili quei giorni in cui non sto viaggiando in moto – Yup, I know, are a kind of boring, predictable and absolutely monotematico. Name jumps, but I like to read a lot, especially when you do not have to drive :). I read everything, from the essays and novels, from yellow to books with photos and illustrations tantissssime, from technical manuals to travel guides that are, in definitiva, the pages that I prefer along with those of product catalogs for motorcycles (they are a perverse!).
In particular I like to read the stories of the pioneers of travel; I love reading, for example, the colonial period, the adventures of adventurers who inoltravano into the forest to draw the boundaries and discover unexplored areas or just try the Eldorado (I suggest, for example, David Grann, “Z la città perduta”, you can get it by clicking here
So I thought to please, in this period of summer holidays a bit more rainy than necessary, make a point more or less definitive, on must of read motorcycle travel, ovvero i cinque libri di viaggio in moto che – secondo il mio modestissimo avviso – dovresti aver letto almeno una volta nella vita. And if you have not read, Well you should read.
Jupiter's Travels, di Ted Simon
Beginning with the great classic which should be recognized certainly be credited with having created this literary subgenre, the work before the big Ted Simon. Il mitico Ted – certo che se ti devo spiegare chi è sei messo proprio male 😉 – nel 1973 undertook a four-year journey around the globe with a Triumph Tiger 100 da 500cc. It was not the first to embark on such an undertaking, but it was certainly the first to know how to tell. Before that Ted was limited to being a journalist with a very low propensity to two wheels. The book he wrote on his return on the incredible life experience, is wonderful and has rightly become the reference for all those they wanted to write about motorcycle trips after him. The transparency and honesty with which Ted Simon tells his story is almost touching and really seems to be riding with him. That trip and that book changed forever the life of Ted Simon, which even then had to write "L’eredità di Jupiter
One Man Caravan, di Robert Fulton
Per moltissimi anni non lo abbiamo saputo – o almeno non l’ho saputo io – ma un uomo, long before Ted Simon, has made around the world solo on a motorcycle and the man was Robert Fulton Jr. It was the 1932 when this young scion (destined for fame as an inventor), to win a maiden sitting at her table, said he wanted to go around the world on a motorcycle. Unfortunately (or fortunately) at the same table was a representative of the Douglas, British heritage brand, who declared himself willing to put in the conditions of low. To Fulton became the first trip around the world in motion which we have information, and linked London with New York via Europe, Middle East and Asia in a period not entirely stable socio-political (shortly after the Second World War would break out ...). The story, accompanied by photographs of the same Fulton, is nothing short of exciting, creepy because it shows a very different from political geography, but also anecdotes, descriptions and meetings, unlike, are more relevant than ever and reveal how, in fondo, we can not ever change.
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American. A diary for a motorcycle trip, Ernesto Guevara
Until at least fifteen years ago, This diary Ernesto Guevara – sì proprio quello che di lì a poco sarebbe diventato il simbolo della rivoluzione socialista, “El Che” – non se lo filava quasi nessuno, with the exception of the lovers of Latin America or the biography of the great leader of Argentina. Published for the first time in 1992 Cuba and the next year here in Italy by Feltrinelli with the translation of the great Pino Cacucci
Long Way Round di Ewan McGregor e Charlie Boorman
Not, do not make that face, I know what you're thinking, but at least let me explain: Long Way Round is the first and most famous motorcycle journey made by the couple Ewan McGregor – Charlie Boorman. The two actors and motorcycle enthusiasts have ventured into this business in the 2004 and have linked London with New York overland riding two BMW R1150 GS for a total of 30.000 km in 4 months. Il viaggio – nato nella mente dell’attore scozzese in modo genuino – è diventato un’operazione promozionale a tutti gli effetti: protagonisti – specie McGregor – stra famosi e amati, moto (and assistance) official, TV crew in tow, spread on each media with economic opportunities that a normal traveler can only dream. For this, Long Way Round fa un po’ incazzare, but also why I think it is important to read. If the good or the legendary Robert Fulton Ted Simon have opened a road, were forerunners or pioneers, the case of McGregor and Boorman is important to understand how it has evolved the way of telling a motorcycle trip today and how this can be in all respects a vehicle media, a way to talk about themselves or to attract attention on the problems of a country that crosses. The adventure, which is what interests us, is true and the two went in motion, there are so ... useless to make the purists, this book should be read in order to have a basis for comparison and current famous stra .... And then it was the beginning of a small saga for the Hollywood duo.
In Vespa. From Rome to Saigon by Giorgio Bettinelli
I have long been undecided about which book to enter Giorgio Bettinelli, the Vespa mad that he shot all over the world on a Vespa with a guitar and has been able to tell with lightness and bravado. I chose a Vespa because it is the first and perhaps because of this the most authentic. But you could also choose Brum Brum 254.000 km and Vespa
Buy Now In Vespa. Roma in Saigon
I expect some criticism already: “ma come Motoreetto, did not enter even a book Robert Patrignani
But if you do not agree, 'm venga!!
I would be very happy to know what you think, You can comment below, or on my Facebook page.
Non ci crederai ma per leggere questi libri e scrivere questo post ci ho messo un bel po’ di tempo 🙂 e non c’è ricompensa più grande che vedere che condividi questo post con i tuoi amici! Su avanti, do not be shy! 😀
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What about MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURER: Carl Stearns Clancy: First Motorcyclist To Ride arround the world in Henderson bike in 1912-1913
“The longest, most difficult, and most perilous motorcycle journey ever attempted.”
how come you missed this book in your list “MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURER: Carl Stearns Clancy: First Motorcyclist To Ride Around The World 1912-1913 “
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