Looking forward to talking to the Coventry and Warwick Advanced Motorcyclists Wednesday night.

And then preparing for my summer trip next week.

From 19th to 21st June I'll be at http://www.overlandevent.com/

I'll be doing a presentation on the saturday.

Book now for a great weekend of adventure travel fun, information and food.

Latest review for my book 6th May 2015.

Gone Riding is up there with the best. Dom brings a unique perspective to his journey through North America and Africa. Having recently read many motorcycle travel books I have been quite impressed by the quality of writing. This is no exception. The breadth of experiences encountered by travellers on, what are often, quite similar journeys continues to surprise and inform. Unlike many writers Dom includes depth and detail about North America which is often given less focus by others. Humorous, emotional, informative, honest and touching.

If you are going to buy my book please buy it from my website http://domgiles.co.uk/
Why? I've just had my latest royalties statement.
My book is on Amazon for £13.95.
They take 45%
I'm charged £6.50 to print the book
I get about £1.50 a book.

If you buy direct from me I'll pack and post you a signed copy straight away. You get a copy direct from the author and I get more money.

 I'm over the moon with this latest review of Gone Riding. If I think back to what I hoped people would say when they read it I couldn't have wished for more than this.

"What I loved most about this book was how it made me feel - that adventures can be had by ordinary people, and that the world is a wonderfully enticing place with interesting people to meet and fantastic places to visit. And that you don't have to be superhuman to get out into it (as another reviewer said) but anyone can do what Dom did and give up their jobs and just do it!

I'm also not particularly into motorbikes but you really don't have to be - the bike is an integral part of the journey of course but Dom *really* isn't a bike geek! I had to read it quite slowly and dip in and out so I felt that I was doing the journey justice, rather than just whizzing through it. The author is clearly an intelligent, perceptive and decent person, so the book is filled with interesting snippets of history and geography and life observations too.

Recommended for all you armchair travellers and those who want to do it for real! As Dom says, the question isn't 'why?' but 'why not?'"

American Amazon review posted this week for Gone Riding​

Just saying...

'Very well written, insightful account of a wonderful journey. This book is hard to put down and puts you alongside the author sharing the sights, sounds and emotions of such a trip. I have read a great many books of this nature and this is by a long way one of the better ones. To the author, thanks for sharing!'

And on the UK Amazon site last week...

'This story has certainly provided thought to reflect on how I am living my own life, very enjoyable and interesting read.'

'A great story of motorcycle travel. Well done - a great insight to motorcycle travel in different places. I enjoyed your honesty!'

 Thank you to the people who took the time to write a review.

Hurray, I'm paying more tax. No really it's a good thing. The EU has made Amazon charge VAT on kindle sales at the rate of the country in which the SALE takes place. Last year if you bought my book on kindle I paid tax on it as if the sale was in Luxembourg. Now it's at UK rates.

Incidentally, Gone Riding is selling at £4.99 in the UK on kindle. I will see £2.80 of that. (The physical book is £13.95 - I'll get around £4 of that.)

Graham Field took this picture of Charley Boorman snagging a copy of Gone Riding at the Motorcyle Live show at the NEC in Birmighman.

I hope he likes it.

Geoff Hill, who writes for The Mirror newspaper has given my book a little plug at the bottom of this article online.

 http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/honda-vfr800x-reviewed-finest-incarnation-4625823


Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to my copy of  2-Wheeled Wanderlust Magazine popping through the door. It's got a picture of me and an elephant on the front and an article by me inside. http://www.2wheeledwanderlust.com/


I'm also getting ready to spend Sunday 30th November book signing at the NEC Motorcycle-Live Show (Birmigham UK).

Nearly time for the UK's largest Motorcycle show at Birmighman's NEC. (22nd to 30th Nov) I'm fortunate enough to have been asked to book sign on the excellent Overland Magazine stand. Gone Riding will be on sale all week and I'll be there on Sunday 30th.
If you haven't yet read my book why not come along and grab a copy. If you have read it then come along, say hi and grab a copy of either Graham Field or Sam Manicom's books. Plus a copy of the overland mag of course.