a good eBook (or two) to bring on the ride – any recommendations??

Hello one and all,

One can assume from yesterday’s post about loving books and reading that I will not be crossing the old Continent without a good read or two with me.  Weight restrictions and common sense (ie. rain etc.) requires that the literature be electronic – hence an eBook is what I’m after.

I am open to suggestions in French and Spanish as well – as long as the book is well written, inspirational and with at least a few comical and funny bits (I don’t do too well with those overly grim and dark novels) – than it’s likely to make the cut!

Besides, cycling for literacy without anything to read simply doesn’t…fit!

Can’t wait to hear your suggestions

I grew up in love…

…with books.

I’m one of those people who love old, yellowed pages…novels with barely any picture on the cover they are so faded, yet the images they evoke when you enter the pages make your head spin.

In particular, I remember summer road-trips in our old Mazda, spreading out in the back seat while my parents tried to distract me from the heat in the vehicle (imagine: it’s 2pm, no air-conditioning and we were in the middle of California) by encouraging me to enjoy the landscapes we drove by.  I was 12 years old at the time and couldn’t care less if I was looking at mountains, deserts or an empty parking lot – I was living Jean Valjean’s adventures in “Les Misérables” or spending 18 excruciating years in prison with Edmund Dantés in “the Count of Monte Cristo”.

I will never forget my complete ignorance of the beads of sweat building on my back and forehead in that oven of a car … that’s how enamoured I was by my books!!

These days, technology has changed the ways in which we read, write and generally speaking – communicate.  Nevertheless, I always feel a bit ill at ease if I don’t have a good novel, or at least a good Permaculture-gardening guide, sitting by my bedside.

Whether it’s audiobook, eBook or traditional paperback…I cherish those who can work magic with words and the ensuing masterpieces that they create.

A new eBook: “ultralight bicycle camping”

Listened to the interview on Bicycle Touring Pro (click here), and looks like these guys really know what they’re talking about.  Geared especially to those travelling Europe light and on a bike – I hope to get more than 1 useful tip from their book!

 

 

 

haha, + check out this sweet photo (I hope I can pack with that kind of efficiency!)