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    Ted Simon is the author of the classic travel book JUPITER'S TRAVELS. It documents his four-year journey round the world by motorbike, travelling through Europe, Africa, South and North America, and Asia. A number one bestseller in the late 1970s, it is still regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle books - indeed, one of the greatest travel books - ever written.In 2001, at the age of 69, Ted ... Leer más

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  • A Travel Junkie's Diary

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  • And Home Was Kariakoo

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  • Dark Star Safari

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  • Braver Than You Think

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