Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 2

Thomas Stevens (1854 - 1935)

Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Francisco from where he cycled to Boston to take a steamer to England. Crossing England, France, Central Europe and Asia Minor before he was turned back at the borders of Afghanistan. He returned part of the way to take a ship to Karachi, from where he crossed India. Another steam ship brought him from Calcutta to Hong Kong, and from Shanghai he set over to Japan, finally ending his journey after actually cycling 13.500 miles in Yokohama, December 1886.

This is the second volume (of two) relating his travel experiences, detailing the part of the journey from Teheran to Yokohama. (Summary by Availle)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Travel & Geography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 I: The Start from Teheran, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:24:07
Play 02 I: The Start from Teheran, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:22:35
Play 03 II: Persia and the Meshed Pilgrim Road, Part 1 ToddHW
00:15:11
Play 04 II: Persia and the Meshed Pilgrim Road, Part 2 ToddHW
00:16:47
Play 05 III: Persia and the Meshed Pilgrim Road, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:23:58
Play 06 III: Persia and the Meshed Pilgrim Road, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:28:36
Play 07 IV: Through Khorassan, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:22:17
Play 08 IV: Through Khorassan, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:24:07
Play 09 V: Meshed the Holy, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:26:39
Play 10 V: Meshed the Holy, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:32:00
Play 11 VI:The Unbeaten Tracks of Khorassan, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:32:29
Play 12 VI:The Unbeaten Tracks of Khorassan, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:28:04
Play 13 VII: Beerjand and the Frontier of Afghanistan, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:31:33
Play 14 VII: Beerjand and the Frontier of Afghanistan, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:28:06
Play 15 VIII: Across the 'Desert of Despair', Part 1 voicebynatalie
00:23:07
Play 16 VIII: Across the 'Desert of Despair', Part 2 voicebynatalie
00:26:14
Play 17 IX: Afghanistan, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:18:20
Play 18 IX: Afghanistan, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:20:51
Play 19 X: Arrested at Furrah ToddHW
00:27:30
Play 20 XI: Under Escort to Herat, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:25:57
Play 21 XI: Under Escort to Herat, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:26:27
Play 22 XII: Taken Back to Persia, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:33:42
Play 23 XII: Taken Back to Persia, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:34:12
Play 24 XIII: Roundabout to India, Part 1 William Tomcho
00:29:18
Play 25 XIII: Roundabout to India, Part 2 William Tomcho
00:26:51
Play 26 XIII: Roundabout to India, Part 3 William Tomcho
00:24:39
Play 27 XIV: Through India, Part 1 Dan Craig
00:33:22
Play 28 XIV: Through India, Part 2 Dan Craig
00:33:12
Play 29 XV: Dehli and Agra, Part 1 Brendan Stallard
00:33:19
Play 30 XV: Dehli and Agra, Part 2 Brendan Stallard
00:37:32
Play 31 XVI: From Agra to Singapore, Part 1 Brendan Stallard
00:27:53
Play 32 XVI: From Agra to Singapore, Part 2 Brendan Stallard
00:34:24
Play 33 XVI: From Agra to Singapore, Part 3 Brendan Stallard
00:33:33
Play 34 XVII: Through China, Part 1 Pamela Krantz
00:29:52
Play 35 XVII: Through China, Part 2 Pamela Krantz
00:28:45
Play 36 XVII: Through China, Part 3 Pamela Krantz
00:29:24
Play 37 XVIII: Down the Kan-Kiang Valley, Part 1 Pamela Krantz
00:27:04
Play 38 XVIII: Down the Kan-Kiang Valley, Part 2 Pamela Krantz
00:24:33
Play 39 XVIII: Down the Kan-Kiang Valley, Part 3 Pamela Krantz
00:25:12
Play 40 XIX: Through Japan, Part 1 Availle
00:22:35
Play 41 XIX: Through Japan, Part 2 Availle
00:24:16
Play 42 XX: The Home Stretch, Part 1 Availle
00:27:17
Play 43 XX: The Home Stretch, Part 2 Availle
00:26:08
Play 44 Itinerary Availle
00:19:51