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Gloriously luminescent, but always self-deprecating. Simon's physical powers are diminishing, but his writing just gets better. The wonderful portraits of the people he encounters, often redolent of Bruce Chatwin, are sometimes so enticing that, were this a movie, you'd swear they were a plant for later on OBSERVER This book has barely left my side in the past few days. It is, by turns, sad, funny and immensely uplifting TELEGRAPH A trip of dreams - and Ted Simon has done it twice ... a terrific read RTE GUIDE He was on the road for three years, and his new book, Dreaming of Jupiter, is a compelling account of the adventures en route, including breaking a leg in the middle of a vast plain in Ethiopia; a reunion with a camel rider he'd met 25 years before in Eg SAGA MAGAZINE
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Ted Simon was raised in London, studied chemical engineering but went to Paris where he fell into journalism. He has ridden twice around the world on a motorcycle, and published five books on travel and other matters. He now lives in northern California. He has one son.
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I have been for been involved in the adventure bike for a few years now and I heard lots of good thing about this book and I didn’t read Jupiter first, since I was told that this was a completely different story and very well written.
The beginning is not completely uninteresting, while he prepared is adventure but he didn’t work hard for that, everyone wanting to help the famous Jupiter get back on the road again. But I have to say that I am quite disappointed. I have read one third of the book and for me this is just an old grumpy guy of the good old time. Complaining about how complicated it to go through the borders, that thing is not as they use too, the obligation with his sponsors. At some point, he started to ride in Egypt (I think) and start talking about changing is initial plans and visit other places, I thought he was finally was getting somewhere, but know, we finished in an hotel…
Anyway, if you didn’t read the first book don’t waste your time, you probably won’t get it either…
Gave it a 2, because his grumpiness is well written.
The beginning is not completely uninteresting, while he prepared is adventure but he didn’t work hard for that, everyone wanting to help the famous Jupiter get back on the road again. But I have to say that I am quite disappointed. I have read one third of the book and for me this is just an old grumpy guy of the good old time. Complaining about how complicated it to go through the borders, that thing is not as they use too, the obligation with his sponsors. At some point, he started to ride in Egypt (I think) and start talking about changing is initial plans and visit other places, I thought he was finally was getting somewhere, but know, we finished in an hotel…
Anyway, if you didn’t read the first book don’t waste your time, you probably won’t get it either…
Gave it a 2, because his grumpiness is well written.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not a page turner
May 30 2008
By R. Sullivan
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I enjoyed Jupiter's Travels more than this but it's a good read never-the-less. I was interested in how a 69 year old could handle a trip like this and he gives only a little insight into this. Mostly he dwells on the changes that have taken place in stops he made 20 years ago.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Jupiter meets Planet Earth
Aug 1 2011
By Stefan
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Format:Paperback
Ted Simon is one of the people I blame for having left my home country (Germany) to look around the world, which then resulted in not going back to Germany but taking a job with an international organization, moving across the world, settling in an African country and call it home after finding my wife and starting a family.
I have to thank him for that....
I always yearned to pick one of my bikes and follow his example, even if only limited to travelling up and down the African continent.
It was fun reading his newest account of his travels in which he confirms my suspicion that the hustle at the borders, fight for visa, trouble with corrupt officials and dangerous traffic somewhat took the fun out of the travelling by road.
Maybe I have to thank him for this easy excuse, too..
I was somewhat surprised reading that Ted was not smarter when dealing with some of the officials in some of the 'unfinished countries' especially when he is chasing a schedule that involves meeting with film crews flying in from abroad. I think he would be smarter than 'p....ng off officialdom and then worry about not making the deadlines. Probably a sign that one turns grumpy when turning old.
Probably another excuse I can use...
After all, the new book is an interesting read, not much of an advice for travelers, but a confirmation for those of us who believe that we, the human race, are slowly but surely killing the planet. Since he has a first hand comparison between then and now, it is sad to see my own observations confirmed and not only for Africa.
I have to thank him for that....
I always yearned to pick one of my bikes and follow his example, even if only limited to travelling up and down the African continent.
It was fun reading his newest account of his travels in which he confirms my suspicion that the hustle at the borders, fight for visa, trouble with corrupt officials and dangerous traffic somewhat took the fun out of the travelling by road.
Maybe I have to thank him for this easy excuse, too..
I was somewhat surprised reading that Ted was not smarter when dealing with some of the officials in some of the 'unfinished countries' especially when he is chasing a schedule that involves meeting with film crews flying in from abroad. I think he would be smarter than 'p....ng off officialdom and then worry about not making the deadlines. Probably a sign that one turns grumpy when turning old.
Probably another excuse I can use...
After all, the new book is an interesting read, not much of an advice for travelers, but a confirmation for those of us who believe that we, the human race, are slowly but surely killing the planet. Since he has a first hand comparison between then and now, it is sad to see my own observations confirmed and not only for Africa.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's ok to be human.
Sep 5 2008
By R. D. Snyder
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I read (and re-read) Jupiter's Travels pretty much when it came out in the 1970s. This is a very fine follow-up - and hard to put down - (good enough to loan to my literary friend), that just goes to show that it's ok to be human.
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