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Round Ireland in Low Gear (Picador Books) by: Eric Newby List Price: £8.99 City Travel Guides Price: £6.99 You Save: £2.00 (22%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780330304900 ISBN: 0330304909 Label: Picador Manufacturer: Picador Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: November 04, 1988 Publisher: Picador Studio: Picador Sales Rank: 269948 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Excellent Mixture of Cycling and Irish HistoryFor anyone who has or has dreamed of cycling in Ireland, this is the book for you. It shows that you don't have to be super fit; if two OAPs can do it so can you. The book gives a good flavour of the Irish people, its landscape and history before the Celtic Tiger was unleashed. If you've ever thought about cyling in Ireland, go now before it's too late, because very soon it will be just like everywhere else! If you can't or wont cycle, sit in your armchair and live it through the adventures of Eric and Wanda Newby who made the trip in the 1980's. Rating:  - Low mileage from 'Low Gear'Unusually for Eric Newby there is little joy or celtic charm in this disappointing and, at times, positively turgid travelogue. I can't help but concur with another reviewer's comment and add that Newby's occasional and unwelcome patronising comments (on the Irish and the inclement weather) might well result from a bad mood after quill dampening! Why the hapless reader should suffer from his ludicrous choice of travel time (touring Ireland by bike, in the winter, with sketchy preparation) is beyond me. If you want a refreshing travelogue angle, and Ireland is your cup of Guinness, then try Tony Hawkes' 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' which is more original and wittier. |
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