"...out of the ordinary.
In today’s world of dashing up Everest in less than a day, sailing round the world in ten weeks, and best-selling books about three month motorbike rides, Alastair’s journey stands out as amazing.
It was probably the first great adventure of the new Millennium.
Alastair’s journey was an old-fashioned expedition: long, lonely, low-budget and spontaneous. It was a life on the road rather than a whirlwind break from home."
Away from friends and family for so long, Alastair's self-funded ride took him from the deserts of Sudan to a Siberian winter, from Albania to Zimbabwe, from the Dead Sea to Andean heights.
It was a truly global journey, succeeding through the kindness of strangers -a vast, spontaneous support team- at a time where the interactions of our global community are more confused and troubled than ever.
The first great expedition of the 21st Century is an old-style journey, brought to you now through blogs, podcasts and the chance to buy a good old-fashioned book.
So please use this website to:
Travel round the world, the long way round (and the long way down and up again). Photos, Video, Advice. FAQs. See the links on the right. Enter your email address at the bottom of this page to keep updated.
Read sample chapters from Alastair's books.
Get Alastair to speak at your event. (Have a sneak preview of his presentation here: RTWBB slideshow compressed)
Download free Lesson Plans for schools.
and, after all that... buy the books!
"This book is a literary match to his physical achievement" - Geographical
"The first great adventure of the 21st Century"
(Sir Ranulph Fiennes)
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Round the World by Bike
60 countries. 5 continents. 4 years. 46,000 miles
His journey of 46,000 miles along the length of the Earth's three great landmasses (Africa, the Americas, Eurasia) took more than 4 years to complete. Read more in this magazine article.
