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Rob Lilwall


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If one could choose a middle name for Rob, it would likely be “Daring”. Or “Resilient”. Some may prefer “Crazy”.

How else would you describe a former geography teacher and self-proclaimed “normal guy” who has walked across the Gobi in winter, braved the jungles of Papua New Guinea, and cycled across Afghanistan? Rob has presented two National Geographic TV series, and The Guardian called his first book “a two-wheeled classic.”

When Rob isn’t being chased by bandits, camping at minus 40, or crossing deserts, he spends his time on speaking, writing and charitable work. He is a graduate of the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford, and a member of the Global Speakers Federation.

Based out of Hong Kong and Singapore, he is one of Asia Pacific’s mos ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 1,535 ratings · 180 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
Cycling Home From Siberia
4.01 avg rating — 1,207 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Walking Home From Mongolia:...
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In bici dalla Siberia a casa
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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is facing a great battle. —PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA”
― Rob Lilwall, Cycling Home from Siberia: 30,000 miles, 3 years, 1 bicycle
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“It is an unnatural business to find yourself in a strange place with an underutilized brain and no particular reason for being there, and eventually it makes you go a little crazy. —BILL BRYSON”
― Rob Lilwall, Cycling Home from Siberia: 30,000 miles, 3 years, 1 bicycle
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