Synopses & Reviews
Intrepid ex-headmistress Anne Mustoe dusts off the bicycle clips once more and embarks on a remarkable journey through South America. Following in the bike tracks of Che Guevara, Anne retraces the route this iconic revolutionary figure once tread, as documented in Motorcycle Diaries. A second route takes her to Potosi, the highest city in the world, as she travels to the Mountain of Silver. Beautifully written and wonderfully evocative, this travelogue charts an epic journey by bike and train through South America's most colorful and historically interesting areas.
Synopsis
In her brand-new travelogue, intrepid ex-headmistress and bestselling author Anne Mustoe dusts off the bicycle clips once more and embarks on a remarkable journey through South America. Following in the bike tracks of Che Guevara, Anne retraces the route this iconic revolutionary figure once tread, as documented in the famous Motorcycle Diaries.
A second route takes her to Potosi, the highest city in the world, as she travels to the Mountain of Silver.
Beautifully written and wonderfully evocative, Che Guevara and the Mountain of Silver charts an epic journey by bike and train through South America's most colourful and historically interesting areas.
About the Author
Anne Mustoe studied classics at the University of Cambridge in England and was the headmistress of a girls school until 1987, when she embarked on her first solo journey around the world by bicycle. Her previous books include A Bike Ride: 12,000 Miles Around the World and Lone Traveler: One Woman, Two Wheels and the World.