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9781582431369
"[I]t's a great ride. Mitchell artfully describes the landscape, the curious characters, and the local cuisine. He never misses a story and frequently samples the local plonk, usually with a talkative companion. Interwoven with the journey narrative are tidy summaries of historical or scientific detours relevant to the place, weather, and festivals encountered by the author....All of this is fascinating material, lucidly presented.Mitchell, John Hanson is the author of 'Following the Sun A Bicycle Pilgrimage from Andalusia to the Hebrides' with ISBN 9781582431369 and ISBN 1582431361.
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