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Originally Posted by ouroboros2015
Wasn't keen on Oisin's stuff. Pretty much anything by Colin Thubron is worthwhile.
Specifically for moto travel: it's gotta be Dan Walsh for me (I know he divides opinion; but I think he's a great writer).
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I'm a Dan Walsh fan as well.  Dan was on HUBB years ago and is mentioned in several posts over the years. And you might even find his posts here under Dan23.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ays-must-36591
You can buy his book on Amazon, also sold under title of "Endless Horizons".
https://www.amazon.com/These-Days-Th.../dp/1846053102
I liked the book but for me his best were articles he wrote for UK's
BIKE magazine. He worked for them for years, goes even further than his book does. Africa, UsA, Latin America and more.
I had mentioned Dan to some Motojourno friends I knew at US Motorcyclist magazine. They ended up sponsoring Dan after reading his BIKE pieces. They got him a new BMW F650 and some up front cash and he did a few installments for the magazine.
So off he went, writing pieces for both BIKE and Motorcyclist ... but something happened in Buenos Aires and Dan kind of went into a self described drunken spiral. He finally pulled out and managed to get the book done.
But as I've said, IMO, Dan's best work were his articles from the road.
Dan is a Manchester, UK native. Not sure where he is now.
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