'The first thing we did was buy Chris Scott's 'Adventure Motorcycling
Handbook' Ewan McGregor, The Long Way Round In print since 1991 and now
in full color, the eighth edition of the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook
remains the legendary travel bible for two-wheeled adventurers. Dreaming
of taking on the Big Trip? From Kathmandu to Machu Picchu or Mongolia to
Patagonia (via Tanzania), AMH8 tells you everything you need to know on
how to ride Africa, Asia and Latin America, aka: the Adventure
Motorcycling Zone (AMZ). With 448-fact-filled pages including
contributions from a team of earth roaming, overlanding experts. When,
where and how, essential documentation, two dozen travel bikes rated,
pages and pages on adapting and equipping your bike plus Life on the
Road: borders, visas, money changing, air freight or shipping, comms and
trackers, police trouble, mapping and navigation, off-road riding,
troubleshooting and repairs, medical emergencies, wild camping and gear.
Trans-Continental Route Outlines give you an idea of the best way to
traverse the AMZ; which borders, fuel costs, where to get visas and
catch ferries and where not to go.