In 1974 Ted Simon set out on a round-the-world trip by motorbike. His extraordinary account of his four-year odyssey, Jupiter's Travels, is now hailed as a classic.

At the age of sixty-nine he decided to retrace his journey. How much had the world changed? how much had he changed? Travelling through forty-eight countries via Europe, Africa, South and North America, he rediscovers the thrill of riding solo, experiencing new dramas, breaking some bones and even falling in love...

Dreaming of Jupiter is a fascinating read for bikers and armchair travellers alike - and proof that the world is full of wonder, with adventure waiting around every corner.

'Simon's immaculate, knowing and unabashedly humble prose makes me wish I was a better writer...It is, by turns, sad, funny and immensely uplifting' Daily Telegraph

'Gloriously luminescent...his writing just gets better' Observer

'The greatest ever motorcycle travel book - part two' Motorcycle News