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Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe

Dean Nicholson,

Garry Jenkins (Primary Contributor)

Start date: January 1, 2021

Finish date: March 31, 2021

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Mar 15, 2021 Diane rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, animal-related, bought-acquired-2020

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An absolute joy to read, and I honestly could not have picked a more perfect time to read this. During COVID times when travel is discouraged, I was able to journey with Dean Nicholson and Nala through Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary (one place that I actually really have been) and these two could not have been better companions. As you can see from the title, it's a bike ride around the globe. Dean' Follow Dean and Nala @1Bike1World

An absolute joy to read, and I honestly could not have picked a more perfect time to read this. During COVID times when travel is discouraged, I was able to journey with Dean Nicholson and Nala through Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary (one place that I actually really have been) and these two could not have been better companions. As you can see from the title, it's a bike ride around the globe. Dean's world travels were put on hold in March 2020 when COVID changed all of our lives, hence this is when the book ends. I will be looking forward to a sequel when Dean and Nala's travels continue. For now I have Instagram and Youtube so I don't have to be sad that I finished the book.

I can undoubtedly say that Dean is one of the most down to earth, kind hearted, humble and generous souls I've ever 'met' - what a priviledge it would be to one day really meet him and Nala. Here's a guy that rescues an abandoned kitten from the mountains of Bosnia. How remarkable that the fates aligned and Dean happened upon the kitten, who he later named Nala, after Simba's (from the Lion King) childhood friend. Nala happens to be Dean's sister's favorite character so it's obvious that Dean also has a strong sense of family values.

Another reason this book was a breath of fresh air there was absolutely no utterance of any ugly political divisiness. In fact I flagged a page (183) where Dean states he wanted to see the world firsthand and how TV news and newspapers are too keen to pit people against each other. I will add my own personal thoughts of social media doing the exact same. Yet here is a guy that uses his social media 'fame' to make people aware of plights and how to make a positive impact if you so choose. Dean also supports many worldwide causes that do good for the world, most notably abandoned and abused animals and the environment.

The last line of the book really sums it up for me and brought tears to my eyes: "Thanks, Nala, for waiting for me on that mountain that morning."

And I say Thank you Dean and Nala for finding your way into my life! ...more

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