“This is a city of absolute enchantment in the literal sense of the word. It loosens all the bonds binding the traveller to his own age and sets him free to live in a past that is vital and crude but never ugly. Herat is as old as history and as moving as a great epic poem - if Afghanistan had nothing else it would have been worth coming to experience this.”
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Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
This book is a personal account of a long-distance bicycle trip from Ireland to India. The author details the challenges, experiences, and insights gained during the journey. more
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Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy, born on November 28, 1931, is an Irish cyclist and travel writer, renowned for her adventurous bicycle journeys across Africa, Asia, and South America. more
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