Odyssey to Ushuaia

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Odyssey to Ushuaia

A Motorcycling Adventure from New York to Tierra del Fuego

Motorcycles: general interest Travel and holiday

Author: Andres Carlstein

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Language: English

Published by: Chicago Review Press

Published on: 1st May 2002

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781569764763


What makes a man sell all he owns and ride a motorcycle 22,000 miles from his hometown in upstate New York to the southernmost tip of South America?

Some call it craziness; Latinos call it cojones. This funny, fast-paced narrative follows a young man in his search for meaning, adventure, and the best rum in Latin America. Battling rough roads, careening buses, and bribe-taking cops in 14 countries, he discovers breathtaking beauty as well as what it feels like to hit a truck head-on. He and his companions for much of the trip—two bikers he met over the Internet—form an unlikely and amusing trio.

In the tradition of Road Fever and Motorcycle Diaries, Odyssey to Ushuaia is a riot for every reader, and absolutely essential for those planning a similar trip. Loaded with insider information such as how to bribe cops and not lose one's savings, how to cross a border without going crazy, how to handle an accident, and much more, it also features an appendix with the detailed trip lists from all three riders.

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