The Moment Collectors ASIA – Reviews
Twenty Travellers’ Tales From The Most Diverse Continent On Earth
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“This is the second book in The Moment Collectors series and, like the first, it has an excellent curation of 20 stories from 20 authors that happen to be as diverse as the continent itself. There are only good and great stories here. You’ll have trouble putting this book down.
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). By the fourth chapter I was hoping Manicom hadn’t peaked and front-loaded the book with the best stories first. I needn’t have worried because 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’d come to trust the trend would continue to deliver all the way to the end, with each chapter having its own unique flavor.
In conclusion, this is a great book that’s highly entertaining. Some stories had me laughing, some had me in awe, but all were inspiring. It had more variety than I expected, and it whet my appetite for more adventures from these writers. I hope that you will love it, too.”
ADVMoto Magazine
“Sam Manicom has again compiled a rich tapestry of tales of adventure and travel by those who seek adventure by motorcycle. Two years ago, Sam released the acclaimed, The Moment Collectors, which saw twenty travellers from around the world tell their stories of adventure on a motorcycle. The Moment Collectors was received to such accolades as “A horizon-expanding book, remarkable encounters, fascinating, inspiring” by the Evening Standard, as well as “I’m delighted by the authors’ individuality of style, travel and perspective” from MotoGusto.
Such acclaim required more, Sam sought out a new batch of fellow travellers to concentrate on a new collection of stories, this time focussing on the most diverse continent on Earth, that of Asia.
Each author has their own style, a way with words that often reflects their own beliefs and culture. Sam has ensured that each writer gets to tell their tale in their own unique, unadulterated way with very little alteration. It’s a tremendous way to get the full feel of the account and how the traveller experienced it. You’ll feel like you’re a part of the adventure, and making it more so are beautifully hand drawn sketches and watercolours by Simon Roberts that accompany each chapter.
If you are thinking of travelling Asia, needn’t be by motorcycle, or would just like some inspiration, then join Sam Manicom and his friends, the moment collectors, as they explore this wonderful continent.”
Traverse Magazine
“Looking to travel Asia, but you can’t afford the airfare? Good news, you’ll be able to visit Asia in the company of Sam Manicom and his friends. Sam reached out to his travel-hungry friends for their tales, getting very different perspectives from very different people riding very different bikes. If you want a suggestion for a Christmas present for a motorcyclists, maybe this will fit the bill…”
ADVRider.com
“One of the first things I noticed about the book is that half the contributors are women.
I really like the first-person voices of the stories. This makes it intimate, like you are invited along on rides. Nearly every contributor is slightly mad (British English for “crazy, but in a good way”)—is this true of all adventure riders? Perhaps—I’m not sure I know any really serious adventure riders who would clock in as “normal.” Humor pervades many of the tales, some with outright guffaw-inducing moments.
Not everyone can or wants to write a whole book, so the anthologies compiled by Sam are a wonderful way for us to hear from adventurers we might otherwise miss.
Engaging sketches by Simon Roberts—who contributed a story as well—provide a cohesiveness to the tales, which are varied as much by the experiences as the writing.”
Exploring Overland – Exploration Quarterly Magazine
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