Alistair always had a yearning for adventure travel and his gap year moment arrived via an unexpected redundancy cheque.
He grew up in suburban Luton (a large cosmopolitan town 30 miles north of London) where childhood adventures required a vivid imagination and often involved garden hopping, knock up ginger or scrumping. Family holidays were spent in Donegal, staying with his Grandmother in their large family home where she had once raised fifteen children.
It was these annual trips that first made Alistair realise that his Great Uncles were Seanachaís (Irish story tellers).
After a few pints of Guinness, twin brothers Great Uncle Barney and Francis would enthral visitors with their recitations of life in the North West of Ireland. Alistair still remembers these magical evenings and now enjoys telling stories of his own.
44 countries and four decades later, Alistair now calls Australia home. He lives between the beach and the forest with his wife, 2 young boys and a fun puppy called Peppi.
Slow Down and Enjoy the Ride
by Alistair McGuinness
“Maybe like the riders themselves, I didn’t want it to end.”“No bravado, no posturing. As a beginner female cyclist, I loved this book.”“How he had the nerve to get lost is mind-boggling; but gave him a colourful adventure.”Is it possible to cycle 1,000 miles across Britain in 13 days and still find the time to slow down and enjoy the...
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