I have never heard about Anne Mustoe until I was told about her untimely passing.
… what she termed her “new career”. When she resolved to cycle round the world, Mustoe was 54, somewhat overweight and unfit, and without any idea of how to mend a puncture. She had not ridden a bike for 30 years, wobbled when she tried again, and she hated camping, picnics and discomfort.
What what (totally speechless)… and reading her obituaries over on Times Online, I’m in total awe of her. She have travel the …

I have just finished Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne, and I loved it, it is a very good read.