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Solo travel instead of sitting in cafes. At 64 years old, Margot Flügel-Anhalt rides a motorcycle for the first time in her life and dares to embark on a great, adventurous journey. From her small village in northern Hesse, she sets off to her dream destination, the Pamir Highway in Central Asia. She spends 117 days on the road, covering 18,064 kilometers across 18 countries, powered by 17 horses. Technical breakdowns, heavy falls, total exhaustion – the magnitude of the challenges is matched by the kindness of the people she meets along the way, making her journey ultimately unforgettable. It is not just about crossing the borders of eighteen countries, but also about overcoming the boundaries between strangers, their languages and cultures – and also about the never-ending challenge of surpassing her own limits. ------------- Margot Flügel-Anhalt, born in 1953 in Tuttlingen an der Donau, is a qualified social and theater educator. As a volunteer, she stages plays for the 'Junges Theater' in Eschwege. Margot Flügel-Anhalt maintains her physical fitness by practicing the martial art wing tsun, and her mental fitness by learning Russian at a community college. To embark on her big journey through Eastern Europe and Central Asia on her 125 Enduro motorcycle, she only needed an old driver's license. Margot Flügel-Anhalt has two...
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Author: Flügel-Anhalt Margot
Publication date: June 30, 2020
Manufacturer: Marco Polo, s. r. o.
Genres: Travel books and reports, Books, Fiction, Travel, Biographies and autobiographies
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 264
ISBN/EAN: 9783770166978

