- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Swan Hill Press; First Edition edition (11 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1853109703
- ISBN-13: 978-1853109706
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,007,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Anne Mustoe is neither a professional adventurer nor writer, but a sixty-something Suffolk headmistress. When she embarked on cycling the world's historical trade routes, she didn't consider herself a "cyclist" and remains unable to mend a puncture. "I'm not young, I'm not sporty, I never train", she states, making light of her incredible achievement, following the Silk Road across China, Pakistan, the Gobi Desert and Turkey; traversing South America and more. "My only duty in life was to get myself from one shelter to the next before nightfall..."
Mustoe's strict girls' school background is evident in her rigid planning and seriousness. She revels in solitude, dining by herself or watching TV after a long ride, and describing a "good night out" as attending a ballet alone--although she breaks her Girl Guide demeanour slightly when staying in China's cheap-and-cheerful gated lorry compounds or sharing a joint in a Byron Bay backpacker hostel.
Lone Traveller will be useful to anyone contemplating a foreign bicycle trip. Mustoe explores the pros and cons of cycling alone; dealing with police; tacking tough terrain; and the peculiar maps which neglect to depict whole mountain ranges. She includes her packing list and documents the varying reactions to a lone women cyclist--bewilderment in Brazil; house arrest in China; hero worship in sporty Australia. Although informative, it doesn't have the same spontaneity or spirit as Josie Dew's classic cycle diaries Travels In A Strange State and The Wind In My Wheels. Mustoe's rambling style is innocent and unembellished, both the book's joy and its downfall. While some will find Lone Traveller heart-warming and inspirational, others will tire of its matter-of-factness.--Sarah Champion --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I appreciated this book especially because I had read "A Bike Ride" - Anne Mustoe's earlier book on long-distance cycle rides. It is interesting to see how the solitude and physical discipline of the life of a lone traveller has changed her, and how much she has learned from her experiences. The chapter on solitude is, I thought, particularly interesting.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anne Mustoe is an inspiration for anyone contemplating a long voyage on a bicycle. She chose to cycle alone on a bicycle through what must be some of the most difficult places.
The book is informative and enjoyable. There is enough detail on the logistics and practicalities of such an endeavour to answer the questions any reader may ask. She remains optimistic in circumstances that many others would find difficult and always finds something good to say about the simple or difficult conditions she faced - particularly the warmth and hospitality offered by many people she came across.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a must for anyone of any age or background, contemplating travelling for an extended period. Full of very practical advice and personal accounts that do nothing to take away the discovery element of travel and exploration but everything to make you want to leave sooner.
Anne Mustoe's book is especially honest and, as previous reviews have pointed out, the chapters do not follow the chronological order of her journey but focus more on using countries and examples to illustrate specific key experiences of the author. I will ask my family to read this before I embark on my own cycling journey as Anne Mustoe reassures, educates and inspires within one very enjoyable book.
Anne Mustoe's book is especially honest and, as previous reviews have pointed out, the chapters do not follow the chronological order of her journey but focus more on using countries and examples to illustrate specific key experiences of the author. I will ask my family to read this before I embark on my own cycling journey as Anne Mustoe reassures, educates and inspires within one very enjoyable book.
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very entertaining travel book
This is the first Anne Mustoe book I have read and I'll certainly be reading more, it's a different take on a travel book, she devotes separate chapters for categories such as... Read more
Published 10 months ago by mags
The Late,Great Anne Mustoe !
Living in Australia, I have only just learned of Anne's death in Syria whilst on her latest and ultimately final cycling Odyssey. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by I. Roberts
splendid, felt I was travelling with Anne on her adventure
Anne's decriptions helped me "feel" her journey, nay, her adventures...her travels through the lonely and sometimes dangerous places left me holding my breath... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2001
splendid, felt I was travelling with Anne on her adventure
Anne's decriptions helped me "feel" her journey, nay, her adventures...her travels through the loney and sometimes dangerous places left me holding my breath... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2001
Excellent light reading
A very enjoyable read! Anne Mustoe spends time describing different scenarios that she has been in. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2000
An inspiring read!
Anne Mustoe is frequently telling the reader how she isn't a superfit young adventurer, that she is simply an ordinary headmistress who one day decided to get on her bike and... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 1999
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