Cycletrippin’ The Art of Getting Somewhere Eventually

What possesses a man in his late fifties to get on a bicycle and ride across Europe to Spain?



A midlife crisis? An overwhelming desire for adventure? Or simply the growing suspicion that airports, timetables and modern convenience have taken most of the fun out of travelling?



In Cycletrippin’: The Art of Getting Somewhere Eventually , Totta Zetterlund exchanges airport terminals for country roads, departure gates for unexpected detours, and the comfort of knowing exactly where he is going for the occasional discovery that he has absolutely no idea.



What begins as a bicycle journey towards Spain becomes an entertaining exploration of travel, independence, ageing, cultural differences and the peculiar habits of people encountered along the way.



There are long roads, unexpected encounters, questionable decisions, moments of exhaustion and the occasional triumph of finding somewhere to sit down.



But this is not a book about cycling faster, travelling further or conquering mountains.



It is about discovering what happens when you stop rushing through the world and start paying attention to it.



Told with warmth, humour and a healthy willingness to laugh at himself, Cycletrippin’ is a travel narrative for anyone who has ever wondered whether the best part of a journey might be everything that happens before arriving.



Because sometimes getting somewhere eventually is quite enough.