Flagging at work, being submerged in an illustrious corporate lifestyle, making money matters at whatever cost to the soul or planet, Jim battled to justify his increasing impact to an unsustainably selfish system.
Jim was never destined for office work, but it consumed him nonetheless. As a West Country man in his mid-twenties – who crosses the border between immaturity and a midlife crisis – he quit his job and set off.
Having recently passed his motorbike licence; this was his lifeline and an opportunity for reflection. In need of a new direction, Jim embraced the challenge of Iberia by Bike (Spain, Portugal and a bit more) riding almost 10, 000 kilometres through southwest Europe with little more than a tent and his ’particular’ companion.
So you’re struggling with the soul-sucking office job. What do you do?
The short answer – be bold, it’s your life, you choose!
Dive into Spain, France and Portugal on this journey of discovery that encourages personal exploration and development. You’ll encounter recommended remote spots, wild camping, city breaks, hidden gems and the paths and patios in between.
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Aidan is a cartographer and illustrator living in Somerset who works on personalised map projects for several publications. With a passion for nature and the outdoors, he finds a distinctive style of design for his editorial and custom maps for locations across the globe. Maker of illustrated maps. https://whereaboutsmaps.com
Innehållsförteckning
Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 – For Granny
- Chapter 2 – On my merry way
- Chapter 3 – Jimmy
- Chapter 4 – Cherry Blossoms
- Chapter 5 – Not so easy like Sunday morning
- Chapter 6 – Skinny-dipping
- Chapter 7 – Soggy batter
- Chapter 8 – Taller than the Eiffel
- Chapter 9 – Breaking, entering, and leaving no trace
- Chapter 10 – Au revoir, France
- Chapter 11 – [bərsəlónə]
- Chapter 12 – Wolves
- Chapter 13 – Tower of Joy
- Chapter 14 – Don’t spare the horses
- Chapter 15 – The Chicas
- Chapter 16 – Freedom
- Chapter 17 – The Rock
- Chapter 18 – Tarifa Pirates
- Chapter 19 – Barking mad
- Chapter 20 – Sunny Corleone
- Chapter 21 – Rubbish coastal views
- Chapter 22 – Podengo
- Chapter 23 - Happy Birthday
- Chapter 24 – The cascade to Cascais
- Chapter 25 – The poignant pong of Peniche
- Chapter 26 – What waves?
- Chapter 27 – Smugglers’ way
- Chapter 28 – Leaning in León
- Chapter 29 – Sky-to-sea highway
- Chapter 30 – We bid you farewell
- Chapter 31 – Rosa
Om författaren
Bristol-born travel advocate in his mid-twenties going on fifty. Swallowed into the world of recruitment, Jim left his ego at the exit door of the selfish system to explore a passion for writing and a love for the planet we live on. Jim holds a firm belief in the importance of outdoor adventure and the benefits that it can do for our mind and development. You’ll also find Jim at Glastonbury Festival each year building bars. Visit https://www.amerryrideround.com/about for more information. Iberia by Bike is the debut book published by A Merry Ride Round.
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