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A Bit Scott-ish
The tale of a journey through Scotland, meeting locals and fellow travellers, delving into Scotland’s tumultuous history, surviving storm and wind, and discovering
just how hopeless it is possible to be at Nature. And at finding the way. And at quite a few other things as well.
Mike Carden pedals via the Orkney Islands, the flow country of Sutherland, the Cairngorm mountains, rolling Perthshire, historic Stirling, the rocky coast of Fife, the romantic city of Edinburgh and the Borders, bringing his own descriptive style to a beautiful land.
The Full English
Pedalling from one end of England to the other, the author struggles heroically with Man-Flu, Mid-Life Crisis and with Scott, a bike with a serious attitude problem.
From the Dorset coast to Northumbria, via Glastonbury, Ludlow, the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales, he indulges a passion for the history of England through its castles, abbeys and ancient towns, while encountering England's people - the friendly, the funny and the deliciously eccentric.
The Full English and A Bit Scott-ish
are available from independent book shops, Waterstones, travel/outdoor shops and cycle shops,
or on the internet through sites such as:
Price £8.99
The Full English: ISBN 9780955660207
A Bit Scott-ish: ISBN 9780955660214
"A lively account of a journey through Scotland."
The Scots Magazine
"With almost unquenchable good humour, the author
takes on everything that Scotland can throw at him."
Velo Vision cycling magazine
"A nice line in self-deprecating deadpan humour
... a real winner"
The Stirling Observer
"A comical take on a very serious challenge."
The Orcadian
"Witty... a light touch"
Cycle Magazine (CTC)
"The ultimate tour of Scotland
told from the seat of a dry-witted bicycle."
Sophie Jackson, historian and author of
Churchill's Unexpected Guests
"This thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of one man's
'mid-life crisis' is England's answer
to Round Ireland with a Fridge,
by Tony Hawks - but without the fridge."
Ludlow Advertiser
"Warm, well observed, unpretentious and very funny,
this is the kind of cycle tour we can all imagine ourselves taking, though hopefully without the Man-flu."
Adventure Travel magazine
"...articulate and witty account of one fortysomething man's quest to ride from one end of England to the other..."
London Cyclist magazine
"Mike's relaxed and chatty style is never less than entertaining, making The Full English the sort of book that can put a smile on your face even when it is cold, grey Winter outside."
Dorset Life
