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“An all-you-can-eat-ride-by buffet through lands the bike forgot.” Tim Moore
“I’m not sure whether I’m more impressed by Tom going solo, slow and through some of the world’s most notorious bandit country, or for getting hungry enough to eat a guinea pig.” John McCarthy
"A glorious account of the madness that lies at the heart of long distance cycling and an intriguing insight into the extra miles we, who are obsessed with pedal power,will go to secure the meal of our dreams." Jon Snow
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Over 10,000 miles to cover, one man, one bike and one hungry stomach. Having created his alter-ego, the Hungry Cyclist and with thousands of pedal-powered miles before him, Tom Kevill-Davies pushed off from New York City on one of the most ambitious gastronomic adventures ever undertaken. A ballsy travel memoir The Hungry Cyclist follows Tom's adventure into the hearts and minds of the people he meets. Revealing the diverse cultures of the Americas, Tom's journey from over the Rockies to Baja California, through Central America down all the way to Brazil via Colombia, gives the real flavour of this truly extraordinary landmass. This is a tale of death-battles with squadrons of mosquitoes, malodorous public toilets, of galloping dysentery one day, to drowning your sorrows with cowboys and dining with beauty queens the next. But above all it is an ambitious story of getting to where you want to be - even if you have to endure cactus-induced punctures, unforgiving desert heat, uphill struggles through never-ending cocaine plantations, or artfully dodge hungry bears, neurotic RV-driving Americans, angry rabid dogs and run-ins with local law authorities in the process.An amazing tale of what can happen when you get on your bike and go.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"The Hungry Cyclist" is a smorgasbord of a page turner that works on many levels. Having followed Tom Kevill-Davie's two plus year adventure around the Americas on his Hungry Cyclist blog, I half-feared the book might be a rehashed chronology of his amusing reports from the road. Instead, it's a fresh, breezy tale of the highlights and low lights of the adventure of a lifetime. Each chapter covers a key segment of the journey and finishes with recipes of the delights described along the way. His vivid accounts of eating everyday food in Mexico even persuaded me to recently try a tripe and pig's cheek starter (surprisingly tasty).
As an amateur cyclist, I enjoyed reading the descriptions of the travails and adventures faced -- headwinds, hills, flats, loneliness and exhilaration. Think of a humorous version of Tim Krabbe's "The Rider." As a travel book, Tom Kevill-Davies captures the sense of the open road and the chance encounter in a way reminiscent of a "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat-Moon. And as food book, the continuing quest for the perfect meal and the vivid descriptions of the preparation and company surrounding the enjoyment of memorable meals will appeal to gourmands and gluttons alike.
I recommend the Hungry Cyclist's account to anyone who has ever ridden a bike long distance, traveled with no fixed itinerary or dined on fresh tacos from a roadside stall. And I especially recommend it for those who daydream that they may one day have the courage to do any of those things.
As an amateur cyclist, I enjoyed reading the descriptions of the travails and adventures faced -- headwinds, hills, flats, loneliness and exhilaration. Think of a humorous version of Tim Krabbe's "The Rider." As a travel book, Tom Kevill-Davies captures the sense of the open road and the chance encounter in a way reminiscent of a "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat-Moon. And as food book, the continuing quest for the perfect meal and the vivid descriptions of the preparation and company surrounding the enjoyment of memorable meals will appeal to gourmands and gluttons alike.
I recommend the Hungry Cyclist's account to anyone who has ever ridden a bike long distance, traveled with no fixed itinerary or dined on fresh tacos from a roadside stall. And I especially recommend it for those who daydream that they may one day have the courage to do any of those things.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book. I bought it for a friend and then started leafing through it and kept it for myself. It had me aching for adventure and new tastes whilst making me very pleased that I didn't have to pedal hard for over two years.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very good cycling travel book with an appealing food theme. I'm still not sure about those guinea pig photos though.
Don't worry if you're not interested in food - there are lots of other activities and adventures and it stands alone as a good travel book in its own right. I thought it was well written, with good use of humour and excellent descriptions of Tom's different environments and challenges.
Definitely worth buying
Don't worry if you're not interested in food - there are lots of other activities and adventures and it stands alone as a good travel book in its own right. I thought it was well written, with good use of humour and excellent descriptions of Tom's different environments and challenges.
Definitely worth buying
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Very well written. As I am a cyclist and a chef, by trade, I found it particularly interesting, but it is a book that can be enjoyed by anyone with a sense of adventure!
Published on 21 April 2010 by Jack R. Savage
Food AND cycling? Yes please!
Perfect blend of the two best things in the world - food and cycling! Well written, amusing and motivational! Makes me want to get out on the road! Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by TJ
Great Read
Gave this book as a gift and recipient has advised that it is a fascinating read with lots of adventure.
Published on 8 Jan 2010 by bookworm26
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A fun account of a fantastic physical and mental achievement cycling from New York to Rio, amde more enjoyable by its focus on the culinary traditions of the places visited and... Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2009 by P. Morgan
Top travel tales
Great read for all armchair travellers out there. There are not many people who have taken on travels of this nature and at times it is clear why as Tom looks close to becoming... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2009 by Charles Neyra
Come to Europe!
This is a wónderful book ánd I couldn't put it down.z But no Gulyás!! But never mind.
Gratulálunk!
xLászló
Gratulálunk!
xLászló
Published on 20 May 2009 by László Szabolcs Szatmar-Bereg
A Proper Adventure
I recently got my copy of "The Hungry Cyclist- Pedalling the Americas in search of the perfect meal". I picked it up and was instantly rivetted. Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by Mr. B. A. Uttley
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