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Lost On Earth
"The only way I am coming home is by bike or by box," Steve Crombie writes when he first hits the road, travelling 90,000kms from Australia to the Arctic Circle via South America. It takes him two years. He suffers from dehydration, starvation and disease. He rebuilds his motorcycle four times.
Along the way Steve not only tests his limits but meets the world head on – waking up behind iron bars in Tierra Del Fuego; traversing the length of the Amazon with a 260 kilogram motorcycle in tow; evading pumas in Guyana; skimming across the Caribbean on a yacht with wanted criminals; dodging bullets in Nicaragua and finally paddling a few laps in the Arctic Ocean.
Lost on Earth is an adrenaline rush, taking the reader to the wilds of South America, with a man who made the dream of following a road less travelled into a reality. Hitch a ride.
Along the way Steve not only tests his limits but meets the world head on – waking up behind iron bars in Tierra Del Fuego; traversing the length of the Amazon with a 260 kilogram motorcycle in tow; evading pumas in Guyana; skimming across the Caribbean on a yacht with wanted criminals; dodging bullets in Nicaragua and finally paddling a few laps in the Arctic Ocean.
Lost on Earth is an adrenaline rush, taking the reader to the wilds of South America, with a man who made the dream of following a road less travelled into a reality. Hitch a ride.
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342 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2010
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May 16, 2012
I only got 100 pages into this book and I liked it, but there were some things that annoyed me so much that I couldn't go on.
If there are two acts that people do on the road that makes me no end of angry it is speeding or motorbikes speeding. I hate it. I have seen the harm it can cause. In this book the author, and the guys he rides with, are all doing ridiculous speeds. Sometimes to get somewhere faster, but mostly for fun. By page 20 they have already come off their bikes twice and hurt themselves.
One of these accidents caused damage to an innocent farmer's work truck and nearly killed the authors mate. The mate was a novice on motorbikes and from what I understand, he was only speeding in an effort to catch up to the author - who had left him behind.
I pushed on to page 100, but had grown so annoyed with the reckless behaviour I chucked in the towel and gave up.
The writing itself is okay. It had its issues. The author is prone to 'talking up his tale' and overwriting, trying to make a story out of nothing.
Still, I give the book 3 stars. Despite not finishing it. It felt like a 3 star book and I am certain that if I didn't have personal issues with people speeding on motorbikes, then I would have finished it and 'liked it'.
If there are two acts that people do on the road that makes me no end of angry it is speeding or motorbikes speeding. I hate it. I have seen the harm it can cause. In this book the author, and the guys he rides with, are all doing ridiculous speeds. Sometimes to get somewhere faster, but mostly for fun. By page 20 they have already come off their bikes twice and hurt themselves.
One of these accidents caused damage to an innocent farmer's work truck and nearly killed the authors mate. The mate was a novice on motorbikes and from what I understand, he was only speeding in an effort to catch up to the author - who had left him behind.
I pushed on to page 100, but had grown so annoyed with the reckless behaviour I chucked in the towel and gave up.
The writing itself is okay. It had its issues. The author is prone to 'talking up his tale' and overwriting, trying to make a story out of nothing.
Still, I give the book 3 stars. Despite not finishing it. It felt like a 3 star book and I am certain that if I didn't have personal issues with people speeding on motorbikes, then I would have finished it and 'liked it'.
May 3, 2012
Ok for all those with a desire for adventure should read this book. This guy gets it wrong in so many ways and yet his determination, blind faith and shear bloody mindedness get him through. He has an amazing attitude and really tries to get involved with the people he meets on his travels. He is definitely not a tourist but a modern day adventurer. Enjoyed the read only wish he had put pictures in the Kindle version of the book.
December 13, 2012
An amazing foolhardy adventure story! Made me wanna pack my bike up & blat off into the sunset!
April 28, 2020
The adolescent version of Ted Simon's Jupiter's Travels and far less interesting. Making the kilometres seems the only aim.
May 10, 2020
I love stories about travel and this one was as good as any I've read. Honest, funny and inspiring. Loved it.
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