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A Tale of Two Trips: Travelling Around California in a Motorhome
Join Chris and his son, Adam, travelling around California in a motor-home and follow their adventures as they arrive in hospital emergency rooms, prison cells and deserts. Stay with them in a tent next to a raging river, themed hotel rooms and on a campsite where the water freezes overnight in the underground pipes. Ride with them in a 7.4 litre engined motorhome, on Harley Davidson motorcycles and in a helicopter. Follow their ups and downs as they experience illness and breakdowns, swelter in the heat of the desert and freeze in a snowstorm up in the mountains. Written to entertain, and accompanied by many stunning photographs, there is also a wealth of information about California to help anyone considering following in their footsteps through this amazingly varied state. From fog to frogs, sand to snow and bears to bridges, California and this book has it all!
170 pages, Paperback
First published February 3, 2014
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May 2, 2025
California Dreamin' with an English accent and no clean underwear.
Handy is a tall, bald Englishman who likes the outdoors and motorcycles. In 2006 and again in 2007, he traveled to San Francisco with his son Adam - a long-haired teen with strong political opinions. They rented an RV and toured northern and central California.
They had breakdowns, ate a lot of hamburgers, rented a Harley for day trips along the coast, took a helicopter ride over Hoover Dam, drove through the desert, had to detour around mountain roads closed due to snow, personally experienced U.S. medical care, hiked and camped in Yosemite, and (like any two guys traveling without female supervision) left all their socks and underwear behind when they switched RV's.
They both kept journals of their trips and Handy used these as a basis for the book. The result is a very witty, entertaining and informative book. Handy's knowledge of California history is impressive and his observations about Americans and our culture are perceptive and humorous. This is a delightful read.
Handy is a tall, bald Englishman who likes the outdoors and motorcycles. In 2006 and again in 2007, he traveled to San Francisco with his son Adam - a long-haired teen with strong political opinions. They rented an RV and toured northern and central California.
They had breakdowns, ate a lot of hamburgers, rented a Harley for day trips along the coast, took a helicopter ride over Hoover Dam, drove through the desert, had to detour around mountain roads closed due to snow, personally experienced U.S. medical care, hiked and camped in Yosemite, and (like any two guys traveling without female supervision) left all their socks and underwear behind when they switched RV's.
They both kept journals of their trips and Handy used these as a basis for the book. The result is a very witty, entertaining and informative book. Handy's knowledge of California history is impressive and his observations about Americans and our culture are perceptive and humorous. This is a delightful read.
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