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Round Ireland in Low Gear (Picador Books) (Paperback)

by Eric Newby (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (4 Nov 1988)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330304909
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330304900
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 180,054 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Mixture of Cycling and Irish History, 31 Oct 2005
For anyone who has or has dreamed of cycling in Ireland, this is the book for you. It shows that you don't have to be super fit; if two OAPs can do it so can you. The book gives a good flavour of the Irish people, its landscape and history before the Celtic Tiger was unleashed. If you've ever thought about cyling in Ireland, go now before it's too late, because very soon it will be just like everywhere else! If you can't or wont cycle, sit in your armchair and live it through the adventures of Eric and Wanda Newby who made the trip in the 1980's.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Low mileage from 'Low Gear', 20 May 2002
Unusually for Eric Newby there is little joy or celtic charm in this disappointing and, at times, positively turgid travelogue.

I can't help but concur with another reviewer's comment and add that Newby's occasional and unwelcome patronising comments (on the Irish and the inclement weather) might well result from a bad mood after quill dampening! Why the hapless reader should suffer from his ludicrous choice of travel time (touring Ireland by bike, in the winter, with sketchy preparation) is beyond me.

If you want a refreshing travelogue angle, and Ireland is your cup of Guinness, then try Tony Hawkes' 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' which is more original and wittier.

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