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    Eureka: Finding the Line Between Desire and Contentment and Riding It
    Eureka: Finding the Line Between Desire and Contentment and Riding It
    Eureka: Finding the Line Between Desire and Contentment and Riding It
    Audiobook15 hours

    Eureka: Finding the Line Between Desire and Contentment and Riding It

    Written by Graham Field

    Narrated by Graham Field

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    About this audiobook

    It’s a hard road

    Especially on an old bike and with little money, but harder still is resisting the urge to ride. This is a journey of thrill and despair as the author heads into heavily armed Iraq, barely unable to escape the overwhelming hospitality and humbling generosity.

    On the verge of discovery

    Ureka is an almost accidental realisation that we can’t always control where the road takes us. However, accepting the direction, we find what we need to and that can be the most fulfilling travel experience of all.


    How do you sum up a 15,000 mile motorcycle ride through 23 countries?

    · Upon leaving the UK, Europe was in the way;

    · Iraq was on the way, and worthy of a diversion;

    · Turkey became an acquired taste;

    · Georgia offered more diversity than one visit could cover;

    · The Caspian Sea was a cause for reconsideration;

    · A moment of planet-alignment occurred and the journey found purpose;

    · The Caucasus called him back for deeper penetration;

    · Armenia was a rough diamond;

    · Thoughts leaned towards Bulgarian relocation whilst riding the Balkan backroads;

    . Former Communist Europe had a raw but brutal beauty;

    · An old flame was rekindled in Austria;

    · Climaxing in an Alpine finale;

    · A French food extravaganza;

    · And Iron Maiden topped off the trip.


    With a passport full of unused visas

    The author turned his back on the Caspian Sea, but this U-turn was the Ureka moment.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGraham Field
    Release dateFeb 1, 2019
    ISBN9780993199332
    Eureka: Finding the Line Between Desire and Contentment and Riding It

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    • 5/5
      This was a fantastic book, even if you don’t ride. If you like travel and adventure you’ll enjoy this book!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Such a human book. Not generally a fan of audiobooks but Graham adds so much in his reading, he appears to be enjoying reliving his adventure through reading it. It shows how much you can do in a relatively short time, for a reasonable amount of money. One of the first books I recall that looks at the strange struggle to enjoy what you have been dreaming about for months or more. The book leaves me raring to pack up and go, which is a bugger in the middle of a lockdown. A very enjoyable listen.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Graham field takes narration to another level. On the whole I prefer audiobooks that are not read by their authors, Graham Field gives so much of himself that it feels more like a conversation than a reading.