Odyssey to Ushuaia: A Motorcycling Adventure from New York to Tierra del Fuego

By Andres Carlstein

What makes a man sell all he owns and ride a motorcycle 22,000 miles from his hometown in upstate New York to the southernmost tip of South America? Some call it craziness; Latinos call it "cojones."... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556524404
• ISBN13: 9781556524400
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Motorcycle Adventure

I really enjoyed reading this story of motorcycling. These guys really had a good time. If you like travel, adventure, touring, the lore of the open road then you will love this book. Highly recommended.

Very Entertaining

This book is quite a joy to read. Once you start reading you can hardly put it down. The vivid and detailed descriptions of all the characters and places that they run into allow yourself to get totally immersed in the whole adventure. Knowing one of the companions (Peter) since I was a little kid and seeing how accurately Andres described him in all of his aspects, lent a lot of credibility to every account in the book. I also got the chance to hear about the entire adventure through Peter's perspective and its just like Andres wrote about it. I recommend this book to anyone with an adventurous spirit.

Very funny, very enjoyable read

Its an entertaining story told in a very engaging manner. I found myself laughing out loud at the humorous anecdotes and situations that the author found himself in. I didn't want to put the book down. The writing is tight and lucid; the stories are interesting and funny. One of the best books of the type I have ever read. I highly recommend it.

Cajones galore!

A rich, fun and sexy read for anyone with a spirit for adventure. The author's honesty is irresistible, lending the narration a charm that soon has you hooked. Delightful character observations, historical anecdotes, cultural pearls and even a little philosophy are woven with humor and tension to create an engrossing journal. Even the technically challenged reader will get caught up the struggle to keep those mechanical beasts on the move. You'll come away feeling invigorated and a little wiser, touched by both the beauty and ugliness of the people and terrain encountered - and no doubt with a burning desire to be on the back of Carlstein's bike for his next quest. Get in line.

Hysterical... I did not want it to end!!!

This book has all of the essential elements of the perfect beach read; exotic locales, exciting adventure, hysterical calamity, and a little romance. Add in an adorably bumbling hero with a tendency to stick his foot in his mouth and two of the most quirky characters the internet could produce as riding companions, and you get quite an entertaining read. It's hard to believe that this is a true story - some of the things that happen along the way are just too bizzare and funny to be believed... but you know what they say about truth being stranger than fiction!This book has a lot to offer the armchair adventurer too; lots of great descriptions of some pretty amazing locales, lots of historical facts and cultural information, and a few nasty run ins with border rip off artists and the ubiquitous greasy corrupt cops. Although I've never even gone near a motorcycle, this book made me want to run out and buy one to experience this myself! He offers a lot of insider information that would be very useful to those planning a similar trip.Overall, I highly reccomend it!