02146cam a2200337 i 4500 1827395382 TxAuBib 20241218120000.0 091029t20101965||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781906011413 pbk. 1906011419 pbk. TxAuBib rda Murphy, Dervla, 1931-2022, author. Full tilt : Ireland to India with a bicycle / Dervla Murphy. London : Eland, 2010. ©1965. xii, 235 pages : maps ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published: London: John Murray, 1965. Includes index. Introduction to the journey : Dunkirk to Teheran -- 1. The elusive visa : Teheran -- 2. Hospitality of the police : Teheran to the Afghan frontier -- 3. Compulsory bus-rides : Herat to Kabul -- 4. Misadventure with a rifle-butt : Kabul to Bamian -- 5. The oddities of Afghan trucks : Bamian to Pul-i-Khumri -- 6. A medical break : Pul-i-Khumri to Jalalabad -- 7. Anti-climax : Jalalabad to Peshawar -- 8. Welcome at the Waliahad : Peshawar to Saidu Shariff -- 9. Sweating out of Swat : Saidu Shariff to Rawalpindi -- 10. Scraping through the Himalayas : Rawalpindi to Gulapur -- 11. From one saddle to another : Gulapur to Sher Quila Rakaposhi -- 12. Duel with the Sun : Sher Quila Rakaposhi to Babusar -- 13. Two wheels over nine glaciers : Babusar to Abbottabad -- 14. Running repairs : Abbottabad to Lahore -- 15. Out of the saddle : Lahore to Delhi -- List of kit. Braving hunger, heat exhaustion, unbearable terrain and cultures largely untouched by civilization, Dervla Murphy chronicles her determined trip through nine countries, through snow and ice in the mountains and miles of barren land in the scorching desert. 20241218. Murphy, Dervla, 1931-2022 Travel. Women travelers. Bicycle touring. Voyages and travels. Travel writing. lcgft