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The Wheels of Friend: A Three Year Around the World Bicycle Journey
The Wheels of Friend: A Three Year Around the World Bicycle Journey
The Wheels of Friend: A Three Year Around the World Bicycle Journey
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This book is one mans attempt to make peace with a world that was on the brink of mutually agreed upon destruction. He chose a bicycle as his medium of expression and named it Friend. His intent was to go from California and head east until going to The Soviet Union. He wanted to meet Soviets and show others that they were alright. He made it as far as East Germany but was not allowed travel any farther east. From there the traveling cyclist heades for the Mediterranean and the Middle East. And then onward around the world. He ran out of money after one year of traveling. He traveled across large continents like Australi and China and circumvented the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. In all he comes away with a world experience and a new way of looking at the planet.
LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateApr 13, 2020
ISBN9781532093852
The Wheels of Friend: A Three Year Around the World Bicycle Journey
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Eric Norland

Born and raised in Duluth Minnesota. Around the World bicycle traveler. Published author.

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