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Riding High (Paperback)

by Ted Simon (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 316 pages
  • Publisher: Jupitalia Productions (Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0965478513
  • ISBN-13: 978-0965478519
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 119,310 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent follow-up to Jupiter's Travels, 23 Jul 1999
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Point to ponder: Ted Simon muses that "The interruptions ARE the journey". This book causes one to think about priorities in life and what drives them. Ted writes from a British perspective and humor and provides an insightful description of the real world as he passes through it. He describes his travel brilliantly as penetrating life's mysteries. He has been robbed, imprisoned, threatened and hospitalized. He has gone from ecstatic to despondent, but continued on, speaking to the therapeutic effects the motorcycle had on him (and his digestion). He showed keen insight into his fellow travelers as well as the indigenous peoples he observed in the many locales visited. I enjoyed his command of language and appreciated the level to which he writes. I scrambled for my lexicon and index of foreign phrases, for I enjoy the chase of literature. I was mindful of the BMW Anonymous tradition in which a rider can always find help due to his association with the marque. Ted created his own contact list as he moved along. It seems that we are really on a very small planet. I enjoyed the lessons in cultures such as the four Indian groups and an understanding of the caste system from which escape is impossible. Also, Ted provided valuable and interesting tidbits of history and cultural mores which some might find distasteful but are fascinating to me. This book fills in the gaps left by the first book "Jupiter's Travels. It continues to be an account of contradictions and inner struggles of wants and needs, both real and preceived as he marries and attempts to settle down in California. This is a real guy who suffers like the rest of us and shows us grit. I am envious of his experiences for I know that sharing them vicariously is as close as I will get. Read the book!
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Squeezing a pint out of a quart, 9 Oct 2002
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I am sorry. It did not do it for me. I read some of the earlier reviews and wanted more of 'Jupiter’s Travels'. They are wrong. Undoubtedly, ‘Jupiter’ is a fantastic and scintillating read. This book certainly allows you into Ted's life but it does not do what it purported to do. That is, it does not fill in the gaps from the first book. OK, it does a little bit in the beginning and very end - and that was interesting but... Whilst the first book was crisp and concise - it had to be, to fit in the level of detail – ‘Riding High’ is unnecessarily verbose. Why use one word when many will do?

I finished the book but it became a struggle as I longed for motorcycle adventures through a multitude of continents. As a motorcyclist and world traveller I had an empathy with Ted - I was there with him. I still travel with my work and I still bike (but only on dry days) and I have children too - but I will not bore you with it (yawn). I lost him in soft, comfortable, good ol' USA.

Buy and read Jupiter’s Travel twice is my advice.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable and enlightening read., 24 May 1999
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"Jupiter's Travels" is a strongly remembered book to this reader, having added perspectives to the way I think of things, life. "Riding High" is a well placed completion of JT that I didn't even know I would want, until I had read it. I moved quickly and superficially through the parts concerning parenthood, but found the rest of the book most enlightening and enjoyable. Highly recommended.

~Troyce

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5.0 out of 5 stars For the gypsy in all of us (not just bikers) - a must read!
I read this book... oh! so, so many years ago as a fresh undergraduate in England and,twenty years hence,is among the handful of books I remember vividly. Read more
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When I was younger I didn't want to come home from vacations. My parents had to fool me into thinking we were going to stay in another motel until we pulled up in front of our... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Light on travel, heavy on self examination
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