Across Asia on a Bicycle

"Across Asia on a Bicycle" is a travelogue written by Thomas Gaskell Allen, chronicling the journey of two American college graduates who set out to travel around the world on bicycles, a new invention at the time, in 1890. The book details their adventures across Turkey, Persia, Turkestan and northern China, covering over 15,000 miles, which was the longest continuous land journey ever made around the world in that era. Along the way, they encountered regions that few outsiders had visited and even climbed Mount Ararat, although they were unable to find an object of significance. The book offers a fascinating insight into a time and place that is now long gone, and is a must-read for anyone interested in travel, adventure, and history."