Peking to Paris : Life and Love on a Short Drive Around Half the World (Hardcover)

from pegee101

Peking to Paris was fun to read. It was a journey not only geographically, but for the author as well - how the author and her husband drive through China, Mongolia, Russia, etc to get to Paris and how she grows and learns things about herself as well. But that's what trips are all about - the jo...

from suline

Let's preface, I received this book in return for an honest review. I considered it a good read, but less of a travelogue and more human interest. This is a real account of an actual event, as remembered by the author. I was immediately involved by the simple fact that I also have motion sickness...

from Auj

What do you do when you marry a man who love automobiles and driving and racing? You go on a road rally, of course. Not just any road rally, mind you, but one that begins in Peking, China and ends in Paris, France. That is exactly what Dina Bennett and her husband Bernard did. This book details t...

from kdabra4

Just heard that they're doing another re-enactment of the P2P rally later this month, so thought I'd like to get this read beforehand. This is a great true story. Seldom do non-fiction writers make a book so interesting, especially when it involves cars and mechanics! But in this case, Dina was t...

from CarolO

Better Dina Bennett than me! Dina and her husband sell their software business, retire to a farm, get bored and decide to join a road rally of antique cars from Beijing to Paris. The rally and all of its stories were a lot of fun to read, the 'this is a road trip so there must be some self discov...