Jupiter’s Travels
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Features the author’s ride of 63,000 miles over four years through fifty-four countries in a journey that took him around the world. This book covers his journey through breakdowns, prison, war, revolutions, disasters and a Californian commune.
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I came to this site, trying to find out what happened to Ted Simons. I’ve just read this book again, probably 7th time now over the last 15 years and find it impossable to put down every time. The first time it enspired me to go on my own overland travel experience which i will be eternally grateful to Ted SImons. A fantastic book, try the subsequent book “Riding Home”, which i am also just re-reading. I’m glad to see from the other responses here, that he’s still at it, anyone got more information on his latest trip?
Rating: 5 / 5
See, feel, smell & taste your way around the world with this fabulous account.Ted Simon just totally connects with the reader & instanly you are there with him. A quarter of a century after the actual journey the whole book is still relevant.It’s amazing how many of the dangerous hot-spots are still hot.The characters he meets reflect their surroundings & vice versa, but in many cases are ignorant & unaware that they do. A tremendous look at the human species & the world we inhabit & try to shape.Brilliant!
Rating: 5 / 5
I was fortunate enough to be lent this book and have never forgotten it since. It has to be one of the best travel experiences I have ever read and I have read a few. This book is awe inspiring as Ted manages to capture his every thought/feeling as he travels around the globe encountering some mind boggling people and places. I truly felt I was there with him. A very, very difficult book to put down. You must read it to experience it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Why did Charlie and Ewan set off on “The Long Way Round” I will bet it was all down to Ted Simon and Jupiters Travels. I first read this book in 1979 and have always held a copy. It is not a travel guide but an insight into one man and his endurance to circumnavigate the globe in an age when Triumph motorcycles were a force to be reconed with. Charlie and Ewan only went from England to America as a team with a back up crew and a photographer. Ted did it by himself with just a Triumph and the help of locals along the way.
Guess who Charlie and Ewan met along the way, yes Ted Simons.
Before Marriage and Kids, Ted did my dream.
A book that you can’t put down.
Rating: 5 / 5
I first read this book way back in 1981 and have just re-read it all these years later. It’s every bit as inspirational and remarkable as it was then.
Simon’s writing style is superb and kept me riveted throughout. I give the guy top marks, not just for his writing skills but also for sheer endurance in completing a journey that took him through so many ups and downs over a staggering period of four years.
If you want adventure, humour, deep insights and moving experiences buy and read it now. It’s not aged one jot in the 24 years since I first read it.
Top read!
Rating: 5 / 5