THE BOOK Endorsed by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the world’s greatest living explorer ‘A remarkable journey. Searching, honest, uplifting.’ SIGNED COPY £13.95 (UK) CHRISTMAS SPECIAL OFFER BOOK + FILM £15.00 (UK) RIDE magazine ‘…belts along at a cracking pace. Stylish and good quality.’ Real Travel magazine Book of the Month, February 2011 ‘…I didn’t want this enthralling book to end. If you only read one travelogue this year, make it this one.’ National Geographic Traveller magazine ‘Bearback is an inspired travelogue, dispelling the myth that remarkable journeys are out of your grasp.’ Travel Africa magazine ‘We’ve all dreamed about it - quitting the job, packing up the house, and hitting the road for the adventure of a lifetime. Few do it, and even fewer do it as well as Pat Garrod.’ Imagine jacking it all in, packing your life into a 41-litre pannier and riding into the sunset. One cold, wet November’s night this is exactly what two British doctors did, downing stethoscopes to take off on their motorcycle, The Bear, to see the world. For anyone who has considered escaping the rat race, even for a second, it’s an inspiring read. Across the deserts of Africa, over the mountains of the Andes, deep into the jungles of Indochina, and beyond the Arctic Circle; 100,000 miles unsupported through six continents and 64 countries. A circumnavigation of epic proportion it was to become one of the longest journeys ever undertaken by a couple 2-up on a bike, a journey destined to change their lives forever. From the sand dunes of Timbuktu to the ice sheets of Patagonia, from Tuareg nomads to Pashtun radicals the author captures not only the beauty and diversity but the spirit of our fast-changing world. A guy and a girl on one motorcycle for four years; not only is this a story of high adventure, determined resourcefulness and personal discovery but ultimately a tale of freedom and love. With its outstanding photos and inquiring prose, a window on our beautiful world, Bearback has the uncanny ability to take you there…dirt, dust, flies and all. BEARBACK, The world overland available now “...beautifully written...” “...dangerously inspirational...” 500 pages three sections of outstanding colour photographs eleven maps. Don’t miss out, click to buy on-line now £13.95 Also available from Waterstones stores and Stanfords, London ISBN 9781780883861 paperback

About the Author

PAT GARROD

Born in 1964 and qualifying as a doctor in 1988, Pat Garrod was never your typical GP. An inveterate traveller, uneasy with routine, he has worked in Australia, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. Over the past fifteen years, despite a serious motorcycle accident in his early twenties, he has ridden four times across Africa and circumnavigated the globe, always two-up. Other passions include cycling, windsurfing and observing the natural world. He lives with his wife in Dorset, in a 270 year-old sea captain’s cottage. They both still practise medicine.

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