No Thru Road: Confessions of a Traveling Man
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0990645908 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The stories are all original, though the subject may have appeared as a magazine article in a very different rendition.The book will appeal to adventure-travel enthusiasts and to motorcyclists and travelers of all persuasions. No Thru Road covers 30 different trips he has taken, to places like Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, since his first ride through western Europe in 1957. Moto-journalist Clement Salvadori has been riding motorcycles since the age of 15 and traveling all of his life, accumulating well over a million miles in the saddle across more than 70 countries on six continents. Or riding a bike to Pamplona, Spain, in 1960 in order to run with the bulls. Lots of adventures, lots of good reading, lots of photos and illustrations. This book promises excellent entertainment and a glimpse into life as a moto-journalist.. Adventurous riders will thoroughly appreciate the book, as in the description of kick-starting a 500cc
Seven years later he chose to go free-lance. He has published upwards of a thousand articles and five books. While riding north from Panama in 1975 he stopped off at San Miguel de Allende in Mexico to sign up for a Master of Fine Arts degree (ABT) at the Instituto Allende, with the notion of learning how to earn a living by writing. . In 1980 a motorcycle magazine in Laguna Beach, California, offered him a staff job. However, not being very happy as a diplomat, he tendered his resignation in 1973 and set off on his motorcycle to take a trip around the world. He accepted. With a master’s degree in Southeast Asian studies in hand he joined the U.S. About the Author Clement Salvadori was raised and schooled mainly in New England, graduating from Harvard College with a BA in gov
"rides for the sheer joy of touring" according to Pedro III Battistini. 100% Excelente ! Not just for riders, a book everyone wanting to know about places to go in this world should read it; non technical about bikes, a journal written for everyone, by a writer that, unlike other motorcycle travel journalist I have read, rides for the sheer joy of touring, knowing new places, meeting people,. "Haven't been there yet? Well hang on." according to Michael Torrusio. Just when you think you've pretty much done it --- at least if not all. then a good part of it you pick up Clements book and find you're back to square one.. Five Stars Great tales of life on two wheels.
Being the age of the draft, he did his military service as a demolitions expert with the U.S. He has published upwards of a thousand articles and five books. He was quite experienced with the art of motorcycling, having learned to ride when he was 15, buying his first one when he got his license at age 16, and taking his first long trip around Western Europe when he was 17. He accepted. C