Download or read book Venture Into Russia Three Motorcycle Journeys written by Lawrence Bransby and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russian Immigration Officer who was overseeing the taking of our fingerprints in the police station at Plechetsk, a town in a restricted area where foreigners like ourselves are strictly not allowed and into which we had quite innocently strayed, said, "Next time you come to Russia, you must stay in the cities like Moscow or St Petersburg". The accounts of my three trips into some of the less visited parts of Russia, I hope, will explain why I didn't. I always try to take the smaller road or track because that seems to have more character, is more isolated and further away from people, closer to nature; the smaller road will always offer a greater chance of adventure and excitement, of challenges to be overcome. I love the idea that if you have no fixed destination you can never be lost; if you have no fixed time of arrival you can never be late; if you only travel with those you know you will seldom meet anyone new and fascinating. I yearn to travel remote places where there are very few people; I like to regard myself as a traveller, not a tourist. All I know is that there is an exciting world out there which I want to explore. About the AuthorLawrence Bransby has taught English to both high and primary school children throughout his life, often taking his personal experience of working with young children and teenagers as the starting point of his novels - especially during the break-up of the hated Apartheid regime in South Africa when the all-white school he taught at became multi-racial.Of the eight teenage novels he has written, four have won literary prizes and one short-listed. Twice his novels were chosen by Book Chat as South African Children's Books of the Year (Homeward Bound and A Mountaintop Experience). Down Street, his first teenage novel, won the prestigious MER Prize for Youth Literature and The Boy who Counted to a Million won the seldom-awarded Percy Fitzpatrick Literary Prize. Bransby's writing includes novels both for teenagers and adults as well as travel diaries, begun when, in 1997, he crossed Africa with his 17-year-old son on old XT500 motorcycles. Since then, he has travelled by motorcycle to Russia three times (Venture into Russia), Albania (Albania by Motorcycle) and driven across part of the Western Sahara in an old Ford Fiesta (Plymouth-Dakar/Banjul Old Bangers Challenge). More photographs of these trips and information about the author can be found on his website or Facebook page: www.lawrencebransby.co.ukHe now lives in Paignton, Devon, and keeps himself fit kayaking, cycling and, whenever possible, travelling on his motorcycle to remote places.e-Book formatting by The Web Agency (www.web-agency.com)
Download or read book Two Fingers on the Jugular written by Lawrence Bransby and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russian far east, that most remote of regions on this earth, is also home to the notorious Road of Bones. Few people have travelled there, and those who do usually travel in groups on well-prepared bikes. WikiVoyage says this about the region: The Kolyma Highway is one of the most dangerous roads in the world. Independent travel there is a serious adventure, with the very real possibility of death. The area is essentially lawless, undeveloped, barely populated, and unbelievably remote. Every year dozens of people die in the region from drowning, freezing, car accidents, starvation, tick-borne encephalitis, alcohol poisoning, fires, crime, wild animals, or they just disappear... Lawrence Bransby, award-winning author and motorcycle adventurer, in his latest journey across Russia - the whole way this time - rode the Road of Bones twice, alone, on an old DR350 that had been stored in a shed in Kyrgyzstan for two years. "Two Fingers on the Jugular" is the story of this three-month, 20,000km journey, told in the intimate style that has characterised all his previous adventure travel books.
Download or read book The Long Way to Vladivostok written by Shirley Hardy-Rix and published by Hardy-Rix Media Services. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riding a motorbike in howling high winds and freezing temperatures to reach Nordkapp, the northern most point of Europe could have been disastrous. But for Shirley Hardy-Rix and Brian Rix it was one of the best days of their lives. This is what the well-travelled retired couple had hoped for when they planned to fill a gap in their riding experience and take on Scandinavia, the old Silk Road in Central Asia and the world's largest country, Russia. They shipped their motorcycle to Greece and spent the next six months riding to the northern most tip of Europe and then taking the long road to Vladivostok in Russia. From freezing cold to the searing heat of 47°C in the deserts of Central Asia, Shirley and Brian pushed the boundaries, tackling icy roads and gravel tracks. They rode through water crossings and deep sand drifts to reach some of the most beautiful cities on the Silk Road. The Long Way to Vladivostok takes readers through some of the world's most glorious and remote areas, sharing the joys and hardships of life on the road. Experience their travels from the comfort of your armchair or be inspired to pack your bags and hit the road.
Download or read book The Wakhan Corridor a Motorcycle Journey Into Central Asia written by Lawrence Bransby and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The road to Koki Jar is fine but at the end of the trip both the car and the driver will be destroyed" - advice from a local. Well, it wasn't a car - it was bikes, a KLE500 and a KTM990 and, by the end of the trip, the KLE was pretty much trashed. On their 3rd epic trip together, Lawrence Bransby and his son Gareth head for the notorious Pamir Highway, the second highest "highway" in the world tucked deep in the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia.For those in the know, this area has roads and tracks that can be defined as "motorcycle adventure travel at its best".And it didn't disappoint."...add to this river crossings, landslides, minefields, heavy snow and with Afghanistan sometimes a mere twenty metres to your right, this road is what adventure bike riding is all about... There is no easy route to Kalaikhum - either way will turn into a goat track or a muddy quagmire, with the road climbing to altitude and clinging to the side of a cliff face, and you'll not avoid a river crossing either... Landslides are almost as common as river crossings... It takes you out of your comfort zone completely - to regions where English is not spoken... where the writing is completely unintelligible, where you cannot afford to be ill or injured, where freedom of movement is restricted and political stability can be a smokescreen... It's an unpredictable road journey - extremes abound, whether it's the late winters and snowbound passes or natural disasters such as landslides and earthquakes... What more could you ask for?"(Kevin and Julia Sanders - The World's Great Adventure Motorcycle Routes)If you enjoyed "There are no fat people in Morocco" and "Venture into Russia - Three Motorcycle Journeys", you'll love this third adventure motorcycle travelogue by Lawrence Bransby.Lawrence Bransby now lives in Manchester after retiring from a lifetime of teaching. In his spare time, indulges his passion for long-distance motorcycle travel and kayaking.
Download or read book Keep Moving written by Monica Joseph and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original plan was to ride from Tokyo, Japan to St. Petersburg, Russia via Mongolia and the Central Asian Republics. The twists and turns of fate saw them return home through Africa, which had never been part of the plan. From the fabled Silk Road route to Timbuktu there was plenty of adventure and challenges. After 50,000kms and through 30 countries Monica missed out on learning how to change a tyre as she didnt even manage to get a flat. The trip was one of extreme travel and adventure and a wonderful way of spending a year. Monica and Simon managed to return home still married and keen to travel more.
Download or read book Trans Africa by Motorcycle a Father s Diary written by Lawrence Bransby and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people would regard it as irresponsible madness for a father to take his 17-year-old son, riding old and somewhat worn-out XT500 motorcycles, on a four-month ride across Africa. But Lawrence Bansby did. In this era of celebrity, fully-supported long-distance motorcycle journeys with 4X4s carrying spares, a camera crew, full medical kit and a great deal of money, Lawrence and his son Gareth set off on their old but bullet-proof XT500s, with a handful of spare parts and the three Michelin maps that cover Africa. The plan was to travel North from their home in Natal, South Africa then West through Zaire, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger and, finally, across the Sahara through Algeria but it was not to be... wars in Sudan and Zaire, murders of Europeans in Algeria forced them further and further East until they found themselves in Eritrea on the Red Sea coast, with war-torn Sudan blocking their way to the West and the closed border of Egypt to the North...For all bikers who have embarked on long-distance adventures, those planning a trip of their own or the arm-chair traveller who always thinks, "What if..." this diary is a must: an amazing read - touching, interesting, exciting, filled with insight about the countries they travelled through and the people they met along the way. Unlike many travel diaries of this sort, however, Trans-Africa by Motorcycle - A Father's Diary is the account of a growing relationship between a father and son, of seeking adventure together despite the limitations of finance and equipment, of achieving that which, at heart, every father secretly wants to do with his son or daughter.This is an uplifting and inspiring book. And what is even more special is that, 15 years later, in 2011, Lawrence and Gareth completed another motorcycle journey together, this time into Russia - both still inspired with a love for motorcycles and long-distance adventure travel. This trip is captured in a similar way in Bransby's account Venture into Russia - Three Motorcycle Journeys, also available on Kindle. About the AuthorLawrence Bransby has taught English to both high and primary school children throughout his life, often taking his personal experience of working with young children and teenagers as the starting point of his novels - especially during the break-up of the hated Apartheid regime in South Africa when the all-white school he taught at became multi-racial.Of the eight teenage novels he has written, four have won literary prizes and one short-listed. Twice his novels were chosen by Book Chat as South African Children's Books of the Year (Homeward Bound and A Mountaintop Experience). Down Street, his first teenage novel, won the prestigious MER Prize for Youth Literature and The Boy who Counted to a Million won the seldom-awarded Percy Fitzpatrick Literary Prize. Bransby's writing includes novels both for teenagers and adults as well as travel diaries, begun when, in 1997, he crossed Africa with his 17-year-old son on old XT500 motorcycles. Since then, he has travelled by motorcycle to Russia three times (Venture into Russia), Albania (Albania by Motorcycle) and driven across part of the Western Sahara in an old Ford Fiesta (Plymouth-Dakar/Banjul Old Bangers Challenge).He now lives in Paignton, Devon, and keeps himself fit kayaking, cycling and, whenever possible, travelling on his motorcycle to remote places.
Download or read book Motorcycle Journeys Through California Baja written by Clement Salvadori and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded new edition guides you along some of the lesser-known motorcycling gems in California, as well as pointing the way to the unspoiled places of Mexico's Baja peninsula.
Download or read book Motorcycle Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Long Way Round written by Ewan McGregor and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A highly readable and spiritually uplifting book about a dream come true' Wanderlust 'Touching and memorable ... one for armchair travellers and bike freaks' Daily Mail From London to New York, Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada and America. But as the miles slipped beneath the tyres of their big BMWs, their troubles started. Exhaustion, injury and accidents tested their strength. Treacherous roads, unpredictable weather and turbulent politics challenged their stamina. They were chased by paparazzi in Kazakhstan, courted by men with very large guns in the Ukraine, hassled by the police, and given bulls' testicles for supper by Mongolian nomads. And yet despite all these obstacles they managed to ride more than twenty thousand miles in four months, changing their lives forever in the process. As they travelled they documented their trip, taking photographs, and writing diaries by the campfire. Long Way Round is the result of their adventures - a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining travel book about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realising their dream.
Download or read book American Borders written by Carla King and published by Carla King. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the borders between the United States, Canada, and Mexico on an unreliable Russian Ural motorcycle with sidecar becomes a comedy of breakdowns in small towns all around America. This four-month, 10,000-mile adventure spans moments of blissful backroads freedom, cultural connection, and roadside romance--interrupted by cracked welds, electrical gremlins, evil tow-truck drivers, tornadoes, and hurricanes. From British Columbia to the Blue Ridge, Boquillas to Beverly Hills, this is an intimate exploration of the United States and its neighbors.
Download or read book London to Magadan written by Ian Rogers and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic motorbike ride from the UK through Europe, Asia and Mongolia to the outer reaches of Siberia. A book about the healing power of travel and motorcycling through an unknown landscape. Fully illustrated with the photographs the author took while on the journey. When his wife died tragically, Ian Rogers decided that to ride from London to Magadan, in Russia, would be his road to healing and recovery. Completing the Road of Bones on a motorcycle would be an escape route from the helplessness he had felt as he had nursed his wife through the cancer that he would in the end lose her to. It took him away from his work, his family, his normal life and gave him the time to grieve and put his world in perspective. No windows, no automatic transmission, no metal box protection and absolutely no safety belt, motorcycling fills your senses. Wind, rain, sunshine, smells and with your eyes always on the prize be it the idiot road users in built up areas or mile upon mile of breath-taking Monglian wilderness. Join the author for a journey of discovery through 15 countries, 11 time zones and 30,000 kilometres of Europe, Central Asia and the Far East. An adventure story as well as a homage to the author’s wife, this is diary of a journey to places people do not normally think of visiting, or know anything about. ‘It’s good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.’ Ursula Le Guin, author.
Download or read book Rubber Side Down written by José Gouveia and published by Archer Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. Biker poet? The words don't seem to fit together. But, no so long ago, neither did cowboy poet. Biker poetry was originally meant to be recited and found its way into performance, or slam, poetry, with readings conducted at every major biker rally. Today, the biker poetry movement is alive and spreading quickly in print form, not only in the US, but all around the world.RUBBER SIDE DOWN provides a look inside this movement, not only through the poetry being written by its members, but also through contributions by established poets like Allen Ginsberg, Thom Gunn and Diana Wakoski; essays on the movement's history and evolution; and photography by noted motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter and others.
Download or read book U S Army Special Forces Language Visual Training Materials RUSSIAN Plus Web Based Program and Chapter Audio Downloads written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now included at the end of the book is a link for a web-based program, PDFs and MP3 sound files for each chapter. Over 400 pages ... Developed by I Corps Foreign Language Training Center Fort Lewis, WA For the Special Operations Forces Language Office United States Special Operations Command LANGUAGE TRAINING The ability to speak a foreign language is a core unconventional warfare skill and is being incorporated throughout all phases of the qualification course. The students will receive their language assignment after the selection phase where they will receive a language starter kit that allows them to begin language training while waiting to return to Fort Bragg for Phase II. The 3rd Bn, 1st SWTG (A) is responsible for all language training at the USAJFKSWCS. The Special Operations Language Training (SOLT) is primarily a performance-oriented language course. Students are trained in one of ten core languages with enduring regional application and must show proficiency in speaking, listening and reading. A student receives language training throughout the Pipeline. In Phase IV, students attend an 8 or 14 week language blitz depending upon the language they are slotted in. The general purpose of the course is to provide each student with the ability to communicate in a foreign language. For successful completion of the course, the student must achieve at least a 1/1/1 or higher on the Defense Language Proficiency Test in two of the three graded areas; speaking, listening and reading. Table of Contents Introduction Introduction Lesson 1 People and Geography Lesson 2 Living and Working Lesson 3 Numbers, Dates, and Time Lesson 4 Daily Activities Lesson 5 Meeting the Family Lesson 6 Around Town Lesson 7 Shopping Lesson 8 Eating Out Lesson 9 Customs, and Courtesies in the Home Lesson 10 Around the House Lesson 11 Weather and Climate Lesson 12 Personal Appearance Lesson 13 Transportation Lesson 14 Travel Lesson 15 At School Lesson 16 Recreation and Leisure Lesson 17 Health and the Human Body Lesson 18 Political and International Topics in the News Lesson 19 The Military Lesson 20 Holidays and Traditions
Download or read book Journey Into Russia written by Laurens Van Der Post and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laurens Van Der Post takes us behind the iron curtain of Soviet officialdom in a quest to discover the real Russia - a land full of enigma and secrecy, but treasured by its ordinary people.
Download or read book A Fresh Piece of Clay written by Kenneth Mairel and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-01-23 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The message is in the story-My book is a collection of short stories, which are testimonies that God has done for me over the years. God would make an experience happen, then he wanted me,with the help of the Holy Spirit, to write the story exactly the way it happened. I can't add anything or leave anything out. The stories have a message in them from God. Some of the stories are like parables which is one way God can still communicate with us. I tried to put them in the order they happened when possible. God made everything happen in a certain order so you can see from the first one to the last one that they are leading somewhere. When you find a message in them for yourself it's yours, from God.
Download or read book Riding into the Sunrise Recollections of a bicycle journey across Russia written by Gregory Yeoman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring 1993. 14 months earlier the USSR had collapsed and with Russia accessible once more Gregory Yeoman and his expedition companions set off on their bicycles to ride from the Baltic to the Pacific. Over 153 days they encountered wild landscapes, wild people, crumbling hotels and Siberia's two cheeses on an extraordinary adventure through a nation finding itself after 70 years of Communism. 'Riding into the Sunrise' is the story of their journey, the Trans-Siberian Cycle Expedition. 8304 miles through steppe, mountains, forest and swamp, spurred on by mental and physical will power, curiosity and a tremendous sense of adventure. As they headed east, the generosity of the people they met in the city tower blocks and village cabins kept their spirits high and after five months of cycling, as they reached Vladivostok, it seemed they had conquered the great Red Bear. Or had they...' 59 black and white photographs and 8 maps help bring the story to life.
Download or read book Journey Across Russia The Soviet Union Today written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
