CHALLENGE ACCOMPLISHMENT # 3
THE RESOLUTION: Read 13 Book
By Any Means is the second book I've read out of a three book set written by Charley Boorman, which includes Race to Dakar, By Any Means and Right to the Edge. I picked up these easy reads specifically for this blog because if I am seriously expected to read 13 books this year (and I am!), I need to keep my selections reasonable. Aside from the actual book choices it does seem I am always reading something; news articles, travel stories, blogs, research documents and of course I am constantly reading and re-reading my own work to weed out the issues and improve my writing everyday.
By Any Means is the story of a 20,473 mile journey by, well, by any means. Charley and his team set off from Wicklow, Ireland hoping to arrive in Sydney, Australia in 100 days. The catch? No commercial flights. In fact, they tried to find as many different possible manners of transport as they could in the journey across 25 countries in 3 continents. On the way, they also took up several volunteer mission for UNICEF, an organization which Charley praises proudly for their empowering work with women and children around the world.
The book is fast paced, there is literally a lot of ground to cover and with 112 different form of transport, it remains engaging as the team experiences many of the whoas of travel. From visas struggles and physical injuries to getting entangled in the constant and unavoidable political unrest and natural disasters that accompany all peregrination. Nothing new to a seasoned traveler, but a great introduction of high and lows for world dreamer.
My entry on ‘Race to Dakar’:
Other books I’ve read:
- Many Lives Many Master
Charley’s site:
One woman. One year. 82 down. 87 to go.
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