I am sorry, but I am going to go against the norm here and say that I was very dissapointed with this book. I am sure that Geoff is a very accomplished writer in his own right but I find professional writers make the worst motorbike adventure authors. The author has to realise that bikers have greasy hands love nuts and bolts type people who want to feel part of the trip and all its adventure not to be given a education in politics and quotations.

Why, they tend to drift off to make comparisons and quotations which bores the pants of me, I feel that all they doing is showing off. Why not just keep to the observations of the countryside and the people and on riding through these countries.
To make it worse he then decided to bundle into the same book his trip down Route 66 which I feel he included just to pad out and expand the existing book. During his trip down Route 66 he often jumped fast forward and missed out content to the point where it became a nonsence. I found it very hard to keep my attention and hard going to finish it.

Geoff Hill applies a combination of his Irish humour and journalistic experience to share his adventures of buying then riding back to Ireland a Royal Enfield from his starting point in India. Along the way his observations of his experiences and people he meets combine off-beat humour mixed with real insight, especially when he reaches Iran. Sometimes his humour can get forced and tiresome as he feels he needs to add it on every page, so if this is not your style then perhaps it may not be for you.

To enable him to fund part of the journey he follows a rather unusual route towards his choice of sponsors, with connections both in India and Ireland. If you read during a quiet moment or on the road, you will enjoy this book and every bone rattling, bolt loosening (he looses a lot of bolts) mile on the road.

Its two in one - following his journey from Ireland he then succeeds in getting a surprise sponsorship to travel in America. I found it less fresh and insightful than his first journey but those of your contemplating a ride along Route 66 or other parts of America might appreciate his experiences.