One year, 18.000 km, 30 countries. Jacqui and her partner took a gap year to cycle across Europe and Africa. Left behind jobs and the comfort of a home and took the challenge of discovering the world at their own pace.
Two Bugs on Bikes is Jacqui Webster´s debut, an account of those fantastic 12 months that took them 18,000 km away from home. Although Europe was in the cards, Africa happened as an alternative to the Asian adventure that could not have been achieved due to administrative reasons. But, when it comes to travel, such ´accidents´ always bring on unexpected surprises.
I loved the realistic tone of the book that does not try to idealize travel as a dreamy projection. Instead, the two protagonists share their thoughts and challenges as well as the limitations of travel. As a travel lover myself I appreciated the realistic tone of the memoir, and envied their experiences and courage. After all, cycling is not easy, but this memoir shows that it is possible to travel on your own terms, no matter how impossible some may say.
Cheers to gap years and to travel experiences. Besides reading, travel is one of the activities that makes life bearable, in my opinion, therefore I can only feel inspired by such travels memoirs. Hopefully Jacqui can share soon even more adventurous travel memories.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
Thanks for the blog tour support x
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