· A A compelling account of an epic motorcycle journey through Eastern Europe, the Middle-East and the former Russian republics. A life-affirming ride into the unknown with little money, an old bike and a sense of adventure.

· With a real zest for life, Graham Field is an immensely likeable and engaging character. Just the person to guide you through locations that you may never get a chance to see and to introduce you to people that you would not otherwise meet (but should you wish to, he shows you how it is possible!)

· Not just an adventure but also a thoughtful meditation on happiness - how it can sometimes be found in the most unexpected of places, in this instance it took a U-turn to find it.

After the success of his first trip, a 15,000 mile motorbike journey to Mongolia (recounted in In Search of Greener Grass), Graham Field hits the road again with his beloved bargain basement Kawasaki KLR650 (bought for £700 on Ebay). This time his destination is the Caucasus region via Eastern Europe and the Middle East- Iraq.

Avoiding the popular and seeking the untamed, for Graham the trip is as much about the diversity of people as the terrain. As he says, “The names of certain countries can conjure up instant preconceptions, Kazakhstan-Borat, Iraq-Gulf war, etc. When at a Mexican border I was asked my nationality the one word response in association to being English was Hooligan. We know as a nation there is more to us than that. Likewise the inhabitants of other countries are equally varied.”