| Description |
xviii, 235 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: London : Century Pub., 1983. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Foreword - Introduction to the journey : Dunkirk to Teheran -- 1. The elusive visa : Teheran -- 2. Hospitality of the police : Teheran to the Afghan frontier -- 3. Compulsory bus-rides : Herat to Kabul -- 4. Misadventure with a rifle-butt : Kabul to Bamian -- 5. The oddities of Afghan trucks : Bamian to Pul-i-Khumri -- 6. A medical break : Pul-i-Khumri to Jalalabad -- 7. Anti-climax : Jalalabad to Peshawar -- 8. Welcome at the Waliahad : Peshawar to Saidu Shariff -- 9. Sweating out of Swat : Saidu Shariff to Rawalpindi -- 10. Scraping through the Himalayas : Rawalpindi to Gulapur -- 11. From one saddle to another : Gulapur to Sher Quila Rakaposhi -- 12. Duel with the Sun : Sher Quila Rakaposhi to Babusar -- 13. Two wheels over nine glaciers : Babusar to Abbottabad -- 14. Running repairs : Abbottabad to Lahore -- 15. Out of the saddle : Lahore to Delhi -- List of kit -- Index. |
| Subject |
Murphy, Dervla, 1931-2022
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Voyages and travels.
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Cycling.
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| ISBN |
0879512369: $16.95 |
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9780879512361 |
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