One More Day Everywhere: Crossing 50 Borders on the Road to Global Understanding [Paperback]

Glen Heggstad (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 155022882X | ISBN-13: 978-1550228823 | Publication Date: November 1, 2009

In 2001, martial arts–trained biker Glen Heggstad began a journey from California to the tip of South America on his motorcycle and made it as far as Colombia, where he was kidnapped by local rebels and held captive. Undeterred by more than a month of traumatic incarceration, the “Striking Viking” finished his trip after being released. Three years later he set out into the world on his bike again, this time searching for truth on his own terms in a world that had become strangled by a climate of fear. Starting his trip in Japan, he traveled through Siberia, Mongolia, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and Africa, stopping in more than 30 countries to deliver his message of the real United States, as he knew it. Unique stories and gritty adventure fill this quest for new sights and insights amongst extreme temperatures, knee-deep mud, bureaucratic roadblocks, health problems, and loneliness.

Editorial Reviews

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"If anyone knows determination, perseverance, agony and terror it is Glen Heggstad. And that motorcycles are fun! Straight to the point with moods and emotions that come right off the page, I’m surprised I haven’t seen a movie on this book already."  —Jimmy Lewis, editor, Cycle World Magazine

“Heggstad’s factual account is entirely possible . . . it is certainly a nice way to spend an evening."  —Motorcycle Consumer News

"A spectacular and gripping read. In it, Heggstad manages to illustrate the joys and hardships and benefits and drawbacks of two-wheeled global travel to some of the most difficult places on the planet."  —Friction Zone

“When you read his book, start it on a Friday evening, because you’ll spend all weekend traveling with him. You won’t be able to put it down"  —Cycle World Adventures

"This is a story of extreme travel at its finest. Everyone, especially riders, will appreciate the extremes this man went to in pursuit of his ultimate journey."  —Road Runner

About the Author

Glen Heggstad is the author of Two Wheels Through Terror. He was the youngest Hell's Angel ever voted in and his story of harrowing capture by Colombian rebels has been featured on 48 Hours, Larry King Live, MSNBC, a National Geographic Channel docudrama, and NPR.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: ECW Press (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155022882X
• ISBN-13: 978-1550228823
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally satisfying Armchair Adventure. Read this book!, November 29, 2009

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Bill Watkins (Breckenridge, Texas) - See all my reviews
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I am a voracious reader. I've read probably 30 books, fiction and non-fiction in the last few months. This book was the most exciting. More than a travelogue, Glen Heggstad is at least an equal to Paul Theroux in describing his encounters with different people in strange places. I pre-ordered the book from Amazon, so I received my copy on the day it was released. It was fascinating reading! The colored photos of his trip were a bonus. I'm also an avid motorcyclist, having ridden at least a quarter of a million miles in my 75 years, covering most of this continent on two wheels. But reading about Glenn's adventures made me wish that I was young again. My son-in-law grabbed the book from me when I finished and my cousin Bob, also a biker, wants to borrow my copy when the son-in-law is finished. I advised them to get their own copy, but they can't wait. So, buy this book. You won't be dissappointed. As a side note, I don't think that Glen would mind if I told you that all royalties are donated to international aid organizations dedicated to building schools in the developing world.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most improved writer!, March 21, 2010

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Kenneth N. Baker "another rider" (the bluegrass) - See all my reviews
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I read Glen's earlier book several years back. I kind of had to force myself to continue reading through some parts to get to the good stuff.
What a difference with the new book. The author is humbler and more open than before. He takes chances just to see what's there. His writing is more fluid and less confrontational than the TWTT book.
This one is a keeper. I will read it again next winter!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anthropologist On A Bike, November 11, 2009

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Daniel Plumer (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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I am only half way through this book, but I can hardly put it down except to write this review, and I have never before written a review of anything. Glen's writing is so eloquent and descriptive that I feel like I am there with him. His courage and tenacity are beyond amazing, and his zeal for freedom and adventure provides me with authentic excitement and passion even if it is vicarious. He has become my temporary hero, and I look forward to savoring each and every page.

Glen is, in fact, an "anthropologist on a bike", a title for his book that I might have chosen. He is brilliant, and is able to dance with a broad spectrum of human nature, revealing it in the most positive and healthy of ways; ways that generate hope for our world. He is able to let go of the conditioned biases and prejudices that we are all programmed to adopt as we endure the constant fear based interpretations of the media.

If you would like to travel the world to places you will probably never get to experience directly, and if you would like to engage with people through a filter of appreciation, read Glen's book. You will not be disappointed.