What is worse than hearing rats scurrying around your hotel room getting into your bike panniers at night? It might be waking up the next morning with rat turds on the pillow.That episode in India kind of strips the glamour off the idea of bicycling around the world in pursuit of a world record. It's just one of many experiences recounted in Mark Beaumont's book "The Man Who Cycled the World," recently released in the US.
The Scotsman was the second in what has seemed a rush of bicyclists seeking a Guinness World Record for bicycling around the world.
Beaumont accomplished his feat in 2008, completing his grand adventure in 194 days and 17 hours. Remarkably, he shaved 81 days off the record ....
Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/11/22/4943827.html
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