Ted Simon of Jupiter's Travels Motorcycle Adventure Book- Happy 84th Birthday! In Depth Interview.
Adventure Rider Radio
Canoe West Media
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2015
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Ted Simon talks about his life, his world famous motorcycle book, Jupiter's Travels and his view on adventure travel and what adventure means to him.
It is a great conversation that covers areas we haven't heard anywhere else. Including, quite possibly, answers to previously unanswered questions like, what prompted the great motorcycle trip in Jupiter's Travels.
Some of Ted's friends drop by to wish him a happy birthday including Iain Harper from Jupiter's Travellers.
Make sure you get Ted Simon's photo book of Jupiter's Travels called Jupiter's Travels in Camera. A photo essay of the original trip in Jupiter's Travels.
Related Links:
http://jupitalia.com
http://jupiterstravellers.org
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| 0:00.0 | This is Ted Simon. I'm very happy to be here on Adventure Rider Radio. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm at my home in California in Round Valley, which is in Mendocino County. |
| 0:17.0 | Today we have a real special show for you. |
| 0:21.0 | It's a tribute to Ted Simon because it's his birthday. Today Ted |
| 0:25.4 | turns 84. Back in 1973, |
| 0:35.0 | 1973, Ted Simon set out on a round-the-world trip on a 500-c. |
| 0:42.0 | Triumph Tiger 100 motorcycle. |
| 0:45.0 | For four years he traveled over 64,000 miles, that's over 103,000 kilometers, |
| 0:51.0 | and he went through 45 countries. He detailed his adventures in a book he called |
| 0:56.0 | Jupiter's Travels. Well Jupiter's Travels has been a hot-selling book since the |
| 1:01.0 | day it was published. 40 years later it's still in print and still in high demand. |
| 1:06.0 | And if you've been around the adventure motorcycle industry very long, |
| 1:09.0 | you definitely know who Ted Simon is. |
| 1:12.0 | Well, today we have Ted Simon on the show and you're going to |
| 1:15.0 | hear some things from Ted that you've likely never heard before. So today this is |
| 1:20.0 | a tribute to Ted Simon and his birthday 84 years old. Happy birthday Ted from Adventure Rider Radio. |
| 1:27.0 | This is Nick Sanders. |
| 1:33.0 | Jason Spafford. |
| 1:34.0 | And I'm Lisa Morris. |
| 1:35.0 | My name is Austin Vince. |
| 1:37.0 | This is Rob Beeth. |
| 1:38.0 | I'm Rachel from Wonder and Honda. |
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