Author(s): Simon, Ted
Reader(s): Degas, Rupert
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Non-Fiction
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: NA0335
Barcode: 9781781981863
Release Date: 08/2018

SIMON, T.: Dreaming of Jupiter (Unabridged)

When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles round the world on his 500c Triumph Tiger, he inspired thousands of motorcyclists to begin their own adventures, including Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, who chronicled their travels in Long Way Round. Nearly 30 years later, Ted Simon took to the road again to retrace the epic journey he made in his 40s. He meets up with old friends and acquaintances, revisits old landmarks and locations, and rediscovers himself, as well as the world, along the way. Dreaming of Jupiter is a remarkable achievement and a fitting sequel to Jupiter’s Travels, the groundbreaking classic of motorcycle adventure.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Simon, Ted - Author
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
1Dreaming of Jupiter00:11
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2Prologue02:04
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
3Chapter 105:04
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4It was May 1974 and Brazil…06:41
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5Chapter 208:59
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6Bruno was a small man in a shiny brown suit.08:56
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7In true bureaucratic fashion the UN bosses never said yea or nay09:18
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
8There were about a thousand miles in Africa…09:36
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
9Of course, publicity surrounding my departure would certainly help CW07:26
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
10Chapter 306:56
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11Luckily my days with Manfred and his family…07:55
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
Disc 2
1Chapter 411:27
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2Chapter 508:59
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3I had no qualms coming up to the Libyan frontier.08:14
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4In the morning I went to see Shukra Tours…10:04
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
5Libya is a huge country…11:15
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6Chapter 614:52
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Disc 3
1Chapter 714:44
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2Chapter 811:36
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3For two days, while the Sudanese embassy was closed12:40
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4Chapter 912:59
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5If a country that seems to have a policeman for every ten citizens is a police state,then this is one.11:00
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6Chapter 1008:24
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
Disc 4
1Tom, the Canadian, was lying on the deck…09:40
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2When I found Wadi Halfa, hiding behind some rocks08:52
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
3Chapter 1109:44
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
4If the news of the missing motorcycle bothered Manfred he didn't show it14:44
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
5The going was better after that…14:20
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6Chapter 1214:09
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Disc 5
1Chapter 1308:39
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2Of course, this tiny border town I was aiming for…10:21
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3The falls themselves were no danger…12:32
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4Chapter 1414:46
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5Chapter 1510:30
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6Chapter 1613:29
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Disc 6
1The road bed is flat earth, and about twenty feet wide09:34
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2Chapter 1712:12
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3While Peira and I were trying, the two policemen came back13:34
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
4Chapter 1808:59
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
5Next day Yoav and I were on our way again…09:37
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
6The cab was very noisy and conversation was difficult08:16
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7Chapter 1910:21
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Disc 7
1Later, from Morogoro I take the wrong road…06:19
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2The road down to Nkhata is a long sequence of potholed hairpins13:07
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
3Just like elsewhere in Africa…13:33
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4Chapter 2008:19
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5Chapter 2106:37
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6The hotel had cable television…08:28
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7Chapter 2210:05
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
8I rode for a long time, trying to maintain a sense of direction07:31
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
Disc 8
1Chapter 2313:54
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2Chapter 2409:37
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3Chapter 2508:42
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4Chapter 2614:52
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5Chapter 2711:15
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6Chapter 2812:15
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Disc 9
1Today I finally forced myself to admit…08:49
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2Chapter 2910:36
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
3So I had chosen to ride across the weir…09:39
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
4José too all the bags and boxes into the cab…11:48
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
5It came as a shock to realise how much…10:29
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6Chapter 3008:21
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
7The following four days that got me to Ayacucho were quite remarkable11:41
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Disc 10
1The descent from Huancayo to Lima…03:15
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2Chapter 3109:48
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
3Popayán, again, was an easy objective for me…11:02
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
4At the clinic I met a handsome young doctor…08:28
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
5Chapter 3210:14
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6Another thought was that the topes had finally got me.13:32
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7Chapter 3311:07
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Disc 11
1Chapter 3407:33
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2At times the jeering jester took a break.07:45
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
3Chapter 3511:04
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
4Graeme Howie had offered me a bed…11:10
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5Chapter 3609:27
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6In 1975, passing through Ecuador on my Triumph,11:23
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7Chapter 3709:36
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Disc 12
1The weather looked good enough.07:33
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2Chapter 3811:11
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
3Another early start. It's New Year's Eve…10:47
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
4Chapter 3909:28
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
5At this point it started to rain heavily…09:57
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6Chapter 4009:40
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
7With new-found confidence we rode around Bangkok looking at the sights.10:13
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
Disc 13
1For all her stated loathing of 'coupledom', Malu tried her best to be half a couple.10:41
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
2Chapter 4111:59
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3Chapter 4211:37
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4But the lorries of India are splendid,moveable feasts of colour and humour.12:17
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
5The one thing Malú and I did together was to go inside the palace of the Maharajah of Boddghaya.13:34
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
6Chapter 4312:39
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Disc 14
1Chapter 4412:58
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2Chapter 4511:51
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3The bike, of course, had to be crated…10:52
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4Chapter 4611:11
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5Chapter 4708:48
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6Following the example of my deckhand on the Zoe G.11:55
Degas, Rupert (Reader)
7Epilogue05:09
Degas, Rupert (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 16:29:20