First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover

Author - Tim Slessor ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Signal Books Ltd was reviewed on 12-Dec-2008.

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1) Paperback Book First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover by Signal Books Ltd. I´m delighted that this classic of adventure travel has finally been republished for a new generation of "off-the-beaten-track" travel enthusiasts.
Back in 1958, when I was in my 20´s, I bought a paperback edition of the book and read and re-read it until it literally fell apart. It inspired me and some friends to ship a VW Kombi van to Bombay in 1964, and then head off overland to London. It was perhaps the most exciting few months of my life, and gave me a lifelong fascination with the less-travelled roads of the world. May it also inspire you!
And now, along with this new edition of the book, Teeafit in the UK has released a DVD of the original colour movie footage that Slessor´s crew took along their way to document their epic journey. Unreservedly recommended!
Just as a footnote, if you enjoy this book, you will also enjoy "Long Road to London" by Peter Jeans, who rode from Sri Lanka to London on a motor bike in 1963.¤

2) Paperback Book First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover by Signal Books Ltd. The book is as good as the comment from this gentleman in Canada, and more. It is one lesson of history after another of geography after another of sociology.
Yes, it has a new edition, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. ISBN 1-904955-14-2.
Get it if you are either a Land Rover enthusiast or simply enjoy well written travel stories.¤

3) Paperback Book First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover by Signal Books Ltd. I just don´t believe nobody has reviewed this book before me. But OK, lets cut to the chase. This was published back in 1957, and it´s the story of six Oxford & Cambridge university students who picked up a couple of Land Rovers and drove overland from the UK to Singapore. The notable thing about this book is that these six were among the last known people to drive over the old Burma Road from Assam in India into northern Burma, & thence thru Burma to Thailand. An event that is covered by only a few pages in the book, but it´s downright historical, because shortly afterwards Burma closed itself off and insurrections broke out among the the tribal people in Assam & the frontier district of India. As far as I can find out, nobody´s driven through since.

The books well written in an "intrepid english adventurer" style and it´s entertaining pretty much all the way through. My copies an old one, published in 1959, I have no idea if it´s ever been republished but it´s certainly worth the read if you can lay your paws on it and you like this kind of travel story.¤

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