5/21/2023 0 Comments Full Tilt by Dervla MurphyWritten in a journal style it is mainly unchanged from when Dervla wrote her original diary entries, providing the reader with a daily account of hair-raising adventures that would leave many of us shaking in our boots. Reading Full Tilt is a truly humbling experience. Travelling with her bike, whom she affectionately calls Roz, and carrying only the very minimum of essentials, Dervla Murphy handled exposure to many frightening events with a calmness of mind and character. Her adventures across Persia, Afghanistan and on to Pakistan and India via the Himalayas was considered by many at the time as an absolutely bonkers and dangerous expedition. Although the travel information contained within is, no-doubt, much outdated for today’s traveller, Dervla Murphy’s ability to just get on with it in such drastic situations would put most of us to shame.ĭervla Murphy was an extremely modest individual who never considered herself brave. Dervla Murphy’s first book, Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, was published in 1965 and is quite an exhilarating reading experience. Dervla Murphy won worldwide acclaim for her writing, often being described as a ‘travel legend’ and ‘the first lady of Irish cycling’. In May of this year (2022) the renowned travel writer Dervla Murphy passed away.
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