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Round Ireland with a fridge
- 268 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 1998
- 10 editions
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1 About this book
TV comedian Tony Hawks tries to win a bet by hitch-hiking around the circumference of Ireland in one calendar month. With a fridge.
I hereby bet Tony Hawks the sum of One Hundred Pounds that he cannot hitchhike round the circumference of Ireland, with a fridge, within one calendar month' A foolhardy attempt to win a drunken bet led to Tony Hawks having one of the most unforgettable experiences of his life.
Joined by his trusty travelling-companion-cum-domestic-appliance, he found himself in the midst of a remarkable, inspirational and, at times, downright silly adventure. In their month of madness, Tony and his fridge surfed together; entered a batchelor festival; and one of them had sex without the other knowing. The fridge got christened, and they even met the poorest king on Earth.
Good for readers who want: humor and travel writing.
- Humor
- English wit and humor
- Voyages and travels
- Description and travel
- Travel
- Journeys
- Hitchhiking
- Ireland
2 About Tony Hawks
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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