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You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir! door…
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You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir! (editie 2012)

door Danny Bent

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Have you ever woken up in the sultry heat of the morning, your hair and beard teeming with maggots? Have you ever felt the cold barrel of a semi-automatic gun against your forehead? When Danny Bent cycled 10,000 miles from the UK to India to raise money for ActionAid, it was a decision that took twenty years and one minute. For twenty years he had wanted to do something to raise money for charity. The one minute was when as their teacher he was put on the spot by his pupils and declared that the means was by bike, and he was going to India. What he had signed up for was slogging along roads with trucks bearing down on him, unable to see and choking in the smog; shooting down treacherous descents with 100 foot drops, shaking with cold and too numb to brake; muscle burn and saddle sores; delirium and food poisoning; thirst and malnutrition; foul and insanitary conditions; life-threatening crises; obstructive border guards, crazed dogs and inquisitive passers-by. 'You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir ' is a real and compelling blow-by-blow account of Danny's trip across Europe, the former Soviet Republics, Russia, China, Pakistan and India. And what people They are the true delight of this book, mostly charming, sometimes reckless, occasionally threatening, always unpredictable, and forever inviting Danny to be up for the challenge of entertaining them, in one instance by dancing in front of a packed stadium, in another by eating sheep's brains in a local night market. Danny turns the wheels, you turn the pages. The pace is relentless. The story is both heart-stopping and heart-warming. The arrival is breakdown-and-cry emotional. And there's loads of fun and wonderment along the way too. What a book What a ride Live your dream.… (meer)
Lid:raducernea
Titel:You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir!
Auteurs:Danny Bent
Info:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2012), Paperback, 326 pages
Verzamelingen:Adventure, Bike Touring, Aan het lezen
Waardering:*****
Trefwoorden:biking, adventure, bicycling

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Mr Bent shares his journey by bicycle from England to India. I found his observations about the different countries he traversed to be fascinating - both in the things that made each country stand out and in the ways in which people are the same the world over. I admired Mr Bent's bravery and endurance in the face of things both scary and uncomfortable. ( )
  tjsjohanna | Dec 20, 2023 |
I received a free copy of this novel for my honest review. After Danny Bent almost dies after falling off of a cliff, he gets this striking revelation that his life isn’t going the way he wanted it to. He pretty much returns home to his 3rd grade class to tell them he’s going away to teach kids in India. They ask how he’ll get there, he says fly, then sees the lesson he’d taught the kids on being green, how much pollutants planes give off in our environment. He changes his answer before completely thinking it through and says cycling. He ends up living his dream, cycling around the world for charity. This is a story of his journey from England to India, the people he encountered, the cultural differences and his adventures. The story was pretty interesting and filled with historical information on the areas he’d passed through, but not as much as I would have liked. All in all a great adventure!

To see more reviews visit: http://inspirationsbysimone.blogspot.com ( )
  sunshine9573 | Dec 19, 2022 |
Horrible, self-serving piece of gratuitous fluff. The only theme seems to be "look at me!" and it fails to live up to it. Bailed after reading about a third of the book. ( )
  librken | Oct 29, 2014 |
I downloaded this book for my kindle – because it was free. It turned out to be an entertaining read. Danny Bent – a keen cyclist and a teacher in London, decides to cycle to a village in India to raise money for children’s charities. A mammoth undertaking! He Christians his bike Sheila and the two of them embark on some fabulous adventures. Danny meets a variety of characters along the way – many of them showing great kindness and generosity despite having little themselves. Danny is a colourful character and a genial companion in this cycling adventure. There are also plenty of gruesome toilet stories – which while hilarious are also rather gut wrenching. ( )
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Have you ever woken up in the sultry heat of the morning, your hair and beard teeming with maggots? Have you ever felt the cold barrel of a semi-automatic gun against your forehead? When Danny Bent cycled 10,000 miles from the UK to India to raise money for ActionAid, it was a decision that took twenty years and one minute. For twenty years he had wanted to do something to raise money for charity. The one minute was when as their teacher he was put on the spot by his pupils and declared that the means was by bike, and he was going to India. What he had signed up for was slogging along roads with trucks bearing down on him, unable to see and choking in the smog; shooting down treacherous descents with 100 foot drops, shaking with cold and too numb to brake; muscle burn and saddle sores; delirium and food poisoning; thirst and malnutrition; foul and insanitary conditions; life-threatening crises; obstructive border guards, crazed dogs and inquisitive passers-by. 'You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir ' is a real and compelling blow-by-blow account of Danny's trip across Europe, the former Soviet Republics, Russia, China, Pakistan and India. And what people They are the true delight of this book, mostly charming, sometimes reckless, occasionally threatening, always unpredictable, and forever inviting Danny to be up for the challenge of entertaining them, in one instance by dancing in front of a packed stadium, in another by eating sheep's brains in a local night market. Danny turns the wheels, you turn the pages. The pace is relentless. The story is both heart-stopping and heart-warming. The arrival is breakdown-and-cry emotional. And there's loads of fun and wonderment along the way too. What a book What a ride Live your dream.

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