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5.0
To know Jeremy James, you’d have to read Saddletramp before you start on this journey. Half reluctant and nervous Jeremy sets out to ride across Eastern Europe after the fall of communism with nothing but the bare necessities, which according to him are barer than usual. Two horses,Chumpie and some food. His adventure begins in Bulgaria with Dim lights, and the band of Gypsies that seem to never leave Jeremy. Through mountain passes and dying villages jeremy weaves his way into Romania where he meets up with the debut of his many traveling partners. It’s here we get to know his horses more as a pair Karo and Pusa. With a clarity of a philosopher Jeremy James describes the people of each country he passes. Grounding stereotypes and seeing only the best Hungary, Transylvania, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and finally East and West Germany. Jeremy James writing gives you an air of perseverance against any obstacle -be it communism or a crane.
Without giving much away I recommend to whom ever read Saddletramp to complete the adventure with Vagabond, which is completely different but just as much a pilgrimage. In fact that is what these rides are pilgrimages across lands and species and societies deemed undesirable but through the well crafted and genuinely honest writing of Jeremy James each has their own eccentric personality. I guarantee you will never regret reading Jeremy James.
Without giving much away I recommend to whom ever read Saddletramp to complete the adventure with Vagabond, which is completely different but just as much a pilgrimage. In fact that is what these rides are pilgrimages across lands and species and societies deemed undesirable but through the well crafted and genuinely honest writing of Jeremy James each has their own eccentric personality. I guarantee you will never regret reading Jeremy James.
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