Just Us Two: Ned and Rosie's Gold Wing Discovery
# 1 Just Us Two Travel series
The first in the series of the Just Us Two travel books in their quest to travel in Europe.
Award-winning Just Us Two: Ned and Rosie's Gold Wing Discovery is an exhilarating and hilarious romp through happy Gold Wing motorbike travel years of discovery, adventure and fun as this middle-aged couple found their lost youth. It is also a tale of courage and triumph over adversity.
Join 'Just Us Two' as they:
Find long-lost family on the far west coast of Ireland.
Soar high over mountains and swoop down into deep valleys.
Ride across the barren, deserted Spanish sierras to make another of Rosie's dreams come true.
Brave torrential thunderstorms in the Andorran - Pyrenees mountains where they joined Gold Wing motorbiking friends.
Bake in the intense heat of Italy and much more.
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This is the first in the Just Us Two travel series(first edition published in 2009). It was a Winner in 2010 International Book Awards (Travel: Recreational) and Finalist in the USA Book News 2009 Best Book Awards in the same category. This second edition has a new jacket, format, and extra photographs.
He wanted a little bike to tinker with . . . She had well-groomed hair and wore high heels!
Not just for bikers but for travellers and dreamers alike. Award-winning Just Us Two-Ned and Rosie's Gold Wing Discovery is an exhilarating romp through ten happy Gold Wing years of discovery and adventure and fun as a quiet middle-aged couple, who had never crossed the water to tour before, journey into the unknown into far flung corners of Western Europe with only each other to rely on. It is also a tale of courage and triumph over adversity as, following illness when it appeared that the freedom of biking days was over, they made mental and practical adaptations in order to continue what they could while they could and then they would not say 'if only ...’
The adventures start when Ned wanted something to tinker with after a number of years bike-less. Rosie pleaded: "If we buy a scooter will you travel? Will you brave the ferry? Will you? Can we? ... and bought a Honda 1100cc.They planned to visit Ireland to find Rosie's roots on what was a profound emotional tale of discovery. However, fate took a hand and Rosie discovered a Honda Gold Wing sitting in a showroom waiting for them. Ned thought he had died and gone to heaven and they sailed off to Ireland two weeks later on what was to become known as Ned's 'baby.
Rosie pokes fun at herself as they go coast to coast in France and Spain; cross the French and Swiss Alps; follow the Champagne Route; ride through the sun scorched earth of the Sierras and torrential thunderstorms in the Andorran mountains, praying for safety as they ride into the unknown, ride in the intense heat into the Dolomites. Follow the spills and thrills as they Wing it their way, on their own-Just Us Two. And why can’t Rosie afford any more shoes?
You must read this story to appreciate the diversity and colour of the travels of Ned and Rosie. The sequel and the real ending to Rosie’s Gold Wing Story is Chasing Rainbows with Just Us Two,
The detail.
Print Illustrated with b&w photos
ISBN 978-1-908302-12-0 Perfect Bound Soft Cover £9.99 GBP $13.50 USD €11.50 Euros
ISBN 978-1-908302-49-6 Glossy Hardcover £14.99 GBP $19.99 USD €18.99 Euros
Digital Illustrated with colour photos.
ISBN 978-1-908302-24-3 eBook-ePub £1.99 GBP $2.99USD €2.19 Euros
ISBN 978-1-908302-13-7 eBook Kindle £1.99 GBP $2.99USD €2.19 Euros
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Testimonial
“Not only a gifted author who can bring her travel books alive, enticing the reader to visit Ithe places she writes about. She has a wonderful sense of the ridiculous and her style as raconteur means that the reader feel she is talking personally, wryly smiling as the two of you sip wine in front of a winter fire!” Judith Sharman October 7, 2011 LinkedIn.
Chasing Rainbows: with Just Us Two
#2 Just Us Two Travel series.
The second in the series of Just Us Two travel books and the sequel and the real ending to Rosie's Gold Wing story. No longer able to ride, Rosie still has dreams to follow, dreams to tour europe. However, this time they are not quite 'Just Us Two'.
Take a peep into Rosie's life as, with tongue-in-cheek humour, she pokes fun at herself while she conducts a love-hate relationship with a hidden controller, which accompanies them this time.
You know, boys and their toys? It is infallible;trusty;will lead them to wherever they want to go. No stress, no trouble, no getting lost...
Rosie pleads for maps as they return to Ireland across Cavan, Sligo, Galway, beautiful Westport, and Ballycroy in County Mayo where Rosie leaves her heart, which she describes evocatively and with feeling.
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Then the fun really started when the phone rang and another trip was on the horizon. Rosie with her usual 'let's go' stuck pins into maps, which almost became redundant...
With colour photographs, detailed routes, historical and geographical facts to guide you, go Chasing Rainbows with Just Us Two as they return to awe-inspiring Andorran mountains to meet with Gold Wing friends where they finally say good-bye to their motor biking days.
Join them as they:
- explore the majestic French Alps and Spanish Pyrénées
- retrace their steps through the notoriously challenging Pas de la Casa in Andorra
- go in search of Mont Blanc
- travel through the Têt Valley and Central Massif in France, north to Versailles .Here Rosie has another adventure planned, but being stranded on a railway station in Paris was not part of the plan. . .
The detail.
Print Illustrated with b&w photos
ISBN 978-1-908302-00-7 Perfect Bound Soft Cover £9.99 GBP $13.50 USD €11.50 Euros
ISBN 978-1-908302-50-2 Glossy Hardcover £14.99 GBP $19.99 USD €18.99 Euros
Digital Illustrated with colour photos
ISBN 978-1-908302 25-0 eBook-ePub £1.99 GBP $2.99USD €2.19 Euros
ISBN 978-1-908302-01-4 eBook Kindle £1.99 GBP $2.99USD €2.19 Euros
Buy worldwide at your local bookstore or favourite online retailer including Amazon, Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Google, Kobo, your local Indie store etc.
All prices excluding sales tax. (Zero rating in the UK now on both print and digital books.
Testimonial.
"Another great book by Rosalie Marsh that should not be missed. Most enjoyable mystery tour that anyone could take from the comfort of their sofas. The flow of words employed to narrate it, is in itself most refreshing making this tour a relaxing adventure not to be missed. A family book that should appeal to everyone." Joseph Abela. Author.
