- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Century (5 Jun 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846052432
- ISBN-13: 978-1846052439
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 358,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One Woman's Motorcycle Adventure Through Africa
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To most thirty-something women, walking across the street to get a skinny latte and the latest copy of heat in excrutiating high heels is an all-terrain task in itself. But Lois Pryce isn't just any woman - nine to five and post-work white wine spritzers have never been her thing. Unafraid of a challenge - having already ridden her motorbike from Alaska to the southernmost tip of South America - she decided she could never be one to settle for a last minute package holiday in Viva Espana. So, she began the kind of adventure most of us could only ever dream of.
Donning her sparkly crash helmet and armed with her trusty maps and a baffling array of visas, Lois got on her bike once more to make an impressive international journey. Alone. No support vehicles, no fancy GPS and no satellite phone
Leaving from London, finishing in Cape Town - and the small matter of tackling the Sahara, war-torn Angola and the Congo Basin along the way - this feisty independent woman's grand trek through the Dark Continent of Africa is the definitive motorcycling adventure.
It was certainly never going to be easy but, equipped with a formidable strength of character and an immense passion for life, Lois Pryce's astonishing achievement is an inspiration to us all. She paints a vivid picture of travelling through the vast African landscape. Colourful and hilarious, Red Tape and White Knuckles is an action-packed tale about following your dreams that will have you packing your bags and jetting off into the sunset on your own adventure before you know it. .
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well some time ago I read and thoroughly enjoyed "Lois On The Loose" and have had
"Red Tape & White Knuckles" pre ordered for some time.
Mr Amazon honoured his Promise and as It dropped through my door on the 4th of June
I thought at least that is one really good read to take with me next week on holiday.
..
BUT.. I made the mistake of reading the prologue ..... Then finished the book on Thursday night.!!
I must say I really REALLY enjoyed it, Even More Than "Lois On The Loose"
I take my hat.. and coat and shoes off to This young lady, She is certainly one Mad, Guttsy and Brave lass to tackle such a journey.
She also posses that rare talent as a writer, That once lifted and commenced The Book is so damn hard to put down..
A Really Excellent adventure and extremely well told, The reader is almost there riding alongside with her.
A Highly recommended read
"Red Tape & White Knuckles" pre ordered for some time.
Mr Amazon honoured his Promise and as It dropped through my door on the 4th of June
I thought at least that is one really good read to take with me next week on holiday.
..
BUT.. I made the mistake of reading the prologue ..... Then finished the book on Thursday night.!!
I must say I really REALLY enjoyed it, Even More Than "Lois On The Loose"
I take my hat.. and coat and shoes off to This young lady, She is certainly one Mad, Guttsy and Brave lass to tackle such a journey.
She also posses that rare talent as a writer, That once lifted and commenced The Book is so damn hard to put down..
A Really Excellent adventure and extremely well told, The reader is almost there riding alongside with her.
A Highly recommended read
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Her first book was having her hand held through the Americas, here she gets her hand held down to Cameroon about halfway down Africa and the book where the book finally takes off when she goes off alone through the Congo and Angola where she finally shines.
I'd say the first bit of the book where she is again escorted with a virtual support crew is dissappointing and she seems to play on many sexist stereotypes something.
She is however so much better than Mike Carter and his work of fiction uneasy rider.
However this book has enormous font and 300 or so words per page so despite the format it is an incredibly short book.
I'd say the first bit of the book where she is again escorted with a virtual support crew is dissappointing and she seems to play on many sexist stereotypes something.
She is however so much better than Mike Carter and his work of fiction uneasy rider.
However this book has enormous font and 300 or so words per page so despite the format it is an incredibly short book.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Half way through this book I had the slightly surreal experience of actually meeting Lois (she of the sparkly crash helmet & sheepskin saddle) by accident on the M3 as she was riding to Spain for her next adventure with husband Austin Vince (of Mondo Enduro fame). I was able to whip the book out of my tank bag for an impromtu book signing. She was on the bike that made the trip from London to Cape town and she proudly proclaimed still on the same chain and sprokets. But what of the book?Well, even before I met Lois I thought it a superb read having devoured it to the 1/2 way point in one evening. She has an honest, self depricating style that completly captures the essence of the journey without taking herself too seriously in light of all the obvious poverty throughout Africa. Makes The Long Way Down look like an embarrassing, self-obsessed lovee in for complete wozzies. Cheap bike, minimal kit and a proper mental attitude -it's an adventure, so enjoy it for what it is and she does. Putting it down I felt I'd riden the whole way with her. Highly recomended as an antidote to the stale, nanny state, H&S concious world we live in. Can't wait for the next one. Recommended for motorcyclists and non-motorcyclists alike it is a very whitty non-pretentious tale.
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Courage
It is not only a question of courage, is what has to be done to get to the target which is not the final destination. The trip and its circumstances, the unknown is the challenge.
Published on 12 April 2010 by José Carrasco Muñoz
Lois does it again
Here is her second travel book. In her first she escapes a boring job at the BBC (I find it hard to imagine a boring job at the BBC - I tend to think they must all live endlessly... Read more
Published on 1 April 2009 by The Fat Photographer
GREAT READ
Thank you Lois for another great read. I enjoyed it even more than "Lois on the loose". This book made my daily bus journeys to and from work bearable and my frequent laughs... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Henriette Thiim
Exciting, well-written, inspiring book!
I really enjoyed this book and every evening was engrossed - my husband even asked for daily up-dates of the journey! Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by Parkee
Go girl go...
Reading about Lois's adventures just makes me want to get on my bike and go (maybe thats what my husband wanted when he bought me this book for Christmas). Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by S. J. Morriss
a great second adventure
'Lois on the Loose' is a great introduction to what drives this most unusual woman. Having found that a motor bike journey by herself, from Alaska to the bottom of South America is... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2009 by Robin Gilbert
What a woman, what an adventure!
This book will charm you, scare you and grip you like no other! Lois is an adventure biking goddess but if you're not into bikes don't let that put you off. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2008 by Matthew Gompertz
GREAT TRAVEL ADVENTURE
What a woman !! She does things we only dream of with humor and charm I find this kind of travel writing totaly addictive Funny, frightning, and above all entertaining its about... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2008 by Kevin C. Birkitt
Lois, you're my hero!
This is the second Lois Pryce book I have bought and read, to add to my large collection of travel books (not all motorcycle travel), and I unable to decide if it is the best or... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2008 by Nigel G. Marx
Women Rule!
Reading Motorcycle travel stories can be addictive.
Only the best are contagious, making me want to ride again.
This one definitely is. Read more
Only the best are contagious, making me want to ride again.
This one definitely is. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2008 by Piet Trompenaars
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