Falling uphill
Subtitle: 25,742 miles, 1461 days, 50 countries, 6 continents & 4 moments of enlightenment on a bicycle
By: Scott Stoll
Publisher: The Argonauts
Published: 2010
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780982784280
Subjects: Travel; Voyages around the world; Bicycle touring; Psychological aspects; Voyages autour du monde; Cyclotourisme; Voyage; Aspect psychologique
Description: "In one week, Scott Stoll lost his job, his best friend, his girlfriendand his confidence. Disillusioned with society, full of angst, a lostand wandering soul with nothing left to lose, Stoll asked himself aquestion: "If I only have one life, one chance, if I could do anything,what would I do?"  His answer resulted in a 4 year and 25,742mile odyssey around the world by bicycle, seeking answers to the greatmysteries of life, vowing to find happiness or die trying. The questwasn't easy. He was imprisoned, held hostage, mugged, run over,suspected of terrorism, accused of espionage, trampled, diseased,heartbroken -- he nearly died a dozen times. But more importantly, healso discovered the wonders of the world, kindness among strangers, themeaning of life, peace, love and -- Yes! -- happiness, in the mostunlikely places.  Re-live and re-imagine a journey around theworld on a bicycle as a man stumbles through moments of pure survivaland moments of pure enlightenment."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: First edition published in 2008.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Survival; title: Questing; title: Oneness; title: Epilogue.