In 2005 motorcycle journalist Dan Walsh departed Peterborough, UK, on a 650 BMW and headed for South America to become a biking drifter, pilgrim, and latter-day heir to Ted Simon.His legendary Bike Magazine" columns about his travel experiences - lyrical, edgy, fraught with danger, despair and surreal highs and lows - have earned him a cult following and he has been labeled "the savior of motorcycle writing."Dan still contributes to the UK's Bike Magazine, " as well as Motorcyclist" in the US, and is still out on the road.This is his first book.
Walsh's writing style is uniquely entertaining and he wastes no time sucking you in. The entire journey is a roller coaster ride of improbable food fortune layered with streaks of the worst life has to offer. What really hooked me, though, was getting to experience the story through someone that is my polar opposite. Where I would take the practical and carefully chosen approach, Walsh charges ahead, guns blazing with the mindset of a man who has nothign to lose and everything to gain. This book screams that sometimes it's better to let life happen to you, than the other way around. Often, a little luck will carry you farther than a lot of planning. If you are searching for an inspiring and entertaining read this spring then GET THIS BOOK! - Review by Daniel Vickers of www.adventuremotorcycleblog.net
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