Moto Gusto Magazine review The Moment Collectors ASIA

I wonder if you’ve heard of Moto Gusto Magazine? If you live in the SE of England then you almost certainly have – they are based in Hastings and you’ll find copies of their magazine for you to help yourself to from bike showrooms to cafes. There’s so much in there – I always look forward to my next copy arriving. I’m delighted that they have just published a review of The Moment Collectors ASIA, and they give us 10 out of 10! How fantastic!

This is what they say:

‘The world is an incredibly diverse place. It’s people and cultures. Its
landscapes and flora and fauna are myriad. Many of us are already aware
that travelling this world by motorcycle allows us to be fully immersed
and engaged in ever changing sensory input and can allow us to become
part of the land through which we travel rather than being a passive
observer.

This second book in The Moment Collectors series is a triumph in
celebrating this. The way that Sam Manicom has assembled these amazing
tales from such a variety of authors is so reflective of the diversity
of the continent itself.

The Moment Collectors Asia: Sam Manicom and Friends starts with two
fantastic tales, one from India with a couple traveling on two bikes,
and the second with a solo rider tackling a wilderness route in
Mongolia. The third chapter ups the ante with a tale of five riders who
are the first foreign motorcyclists in decades to pilot their
motorcycles across Burma (Myanmar).

Reading on the excitement and intrigue continued, including an epic
cross-continent journey, a woman riding solo across Iran, and an astounding,
sub-zero, winter solo ride to north-eastern Siberia. By chapter eight, when
a novice rider describes the trials and triumphs along the “Road of Bones,”
I knew that this book would continue to deliver all the way to the end, with
each chapter having its own unique flavour.

Sam himself makes a wonderful contribution as he relates his trip in
Vietnam accompanied by Birgit Schuenemann on two scooters. Sam is a
massively experienced traveller and a heralded author, and as expected
his storytelling is excellent.

However, not all the writers are experienced at adventure riding, or writing.
Additionally, some of the contributors have English as their second or third
language, yet they all deliver vivid and detailed descriptions of their trips.
That’s what makes this collection so great.

If variety is the spice of life, you will find this book tickles your
taste buds as each chapter is so different from the next.

Reading 20 stories from 20 different adventurers, riding 20 different
motorcycles, on 20 different trips can really get your adventure juices going.

10/10 – A must read’.