Mark Kurlansky: Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
Tom Kevill Davies: The Hungry Cyclist: Pedalling the Americas in Search of the Perfect Meal
Stephen Lord: Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook: A Worldwide Cycling Route & Planning Guide
Tim Butcher: Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Ted Simon: Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph
Eric Newby: A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Travel Literature)
Other than a good meal, there is nothing a cyclist enjoys more at the end of a long day in the saddle than sitting down with a good book. However as cycling, in all its forms, grows in popularity there is no shortage of pedal-powered 'lit' to keep us entertained. An abundance of global adventures, bike repair books, touring guides, racing epics and two wheeled classics can all be found online or on the shelves of your local bookshop, but as more and more cycling books hit the market how are we to separate the wheat from the chaff?
Look no further than Tim Dawson and Cycling-books.com. Far and away the biggest, and easiest to use, catalog of cycling book reviews on the web Cycling-Books.com aims to review all books in English about all aspects of cycling, and their catalog is superb. From coffee table glossies to children's books, memoirs to mountain bikes, if you are looking for a cycling read and want a review before you hand over the hard earned, do visit this comprehensive site.
If pedaling the world for a living sounds like your kind of lifestyle you need to take a few notes from the mighty Darren Alff of BicycleTouringPro.com By blogging and writing Darren pays for his days in the saddle and 2009 has been a great year for him and his blog. To get 2010 of to a flying start he has added 181 articles he wrote last year and you can read them all here and I am in no doubt 2010 will be even better for Darren and all who love to live life in the saddle.
Its been a while since we have had a guest recipe here on the pages of THC but I am honoured to have this gem from Darren Alff of BicycleTouring Pro.com If you have a great recipe you want to share do please get in touch.
This is a simple recipe for no-bake cookies that any traveller will appreciate. No stove required! All you need to make these tasty treats is one large pot, a stove or fire, some waxed paper, and the following ingredients:
Ingredients
No-Bake Directions
Pour the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk/water into your pot and bring it to a boil. Stir until everything is melted. Then add the peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal. Stir continuously for a minute or two until the mixture is consistent throughout.
Then, lay out some waxed paper (or if you are traveling, any flat non-sticky surface). Using a spoon, drop the cookie mix by the teaspoon onto the waxed paper. Let the cookies cool and once they have hardened they are ready to eat. Enjoy!
Darren Alff is a vegetarian bicycle traveller who just returned from a 9-month bicycle tour through central and eastern Europe. Darren is using his website at www.bicycletouringpro.com to prompt a new generation of travelers to jump on their bikes and explore the world.
