Great read, funny, inspiring, informative and a great adventure.

Great read, funny, inspiring, informative and a great adventure.   Read Less

Its a year or so since I read 'In Search of Greener Grass,' but driving along the A55 North Wales coastal main road in my car t...  Read More

Its a year or so since I read 'In Search of Greener Grass,' but driving along the A55 North Wales coastal main road in my car today with a small yet noisy and complaining child in the back seat, I paused in a lay-by to contemplate the snow covered mountain tops of Snowdonia. This momentary pause gave me time to realise that above all else I wished I was on my bike: savouring the crisp, unpolluted air and breathtaking views this beautiful part of the world provides us with. This realisation in-turn got me to thinking of, and indeed to writing a my thoughts about this wonderful book.In reality, 'Greener Grass' is, for the great majority of readers, a means of escape from the dour reality of normal life. For some it may prove to be the catalyst to escape the hum-drum existence most are condemned to. 'Greener Grass,' with its distinctly grass-roots approach, presents a model of adventure riding that is actually possible for the normal working man to achieve: a normal bloke with a little more than a few quid on a cheap bike; without any sponsorship, support or even a secure job to come back to. It seems to me Graham wrote this book entirely for himself, and because of that he was freed from trying to sensationalise or glorify his experience. A trip of this magnitude requires no flashing lights or fanfares to enhance its worth, or indeed to exaggerate its difficulties: completing this trip was and is a fantastic achievement in its own right. Graham writing his experiences for his own benefit therefore freed him from the demands of trying to satisfy a thrill seeking audience and allowed him to produce what is, in essence, an honest account of a his journey. And how the book benefits from this down to earth honesty!Family and finances dictate that in all likelihood I will never get the chance to ride across Mongolia, yet the inspiration of 'Greener Grass' provides a reminder that it can be done and, on a cold, frosty, Welsh winters night provides through its words at least a mind escape to those different and distant mountains of Asia.   Read Less