Category: Autobiography & Biographies, Humor
Language: EnglishKeywords: Rambling Scotland The Big Yin
Written by Billy Connolly
Read by Billy Connolly
Format: M4B
Unabridged
The hilarious new book from the nationâs favourite comedian, Billy Connolly.
A book of global adventures with Billy Connolly â an unconventional travel memoir that crisscrosses the world, encapsulating a lifetime of incredible journeys and hundreds of fascinating encounters.
Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. Iâve met the weirdest and most wonderful people who walk the Earth, seen the most bizarre and the most fantastic sights â and Iâve rarely come across something I couldnât get a laugh at. I donât think Iâve ever had a bad trip. Well, apart from in the 1970s, but thatâs a whole other story . . .
When Billy set out from Glasgow as a young man he never looked back. He played his banjo on boats and trains, under trees, and on top of famous monuments. He danced naked in snow, wind and fire. He slept in bus stations, under bridges and on strangersâ floors. He travelled by foot, bike, ship, plane, sleigh â even piggy-backed â to get to his next destination.
Billy has wandered to every corner of the earth and believes that being a Rambling Man is about more than just travelling â itâs a state of mind. Rambling Men and Women are free spirits who live on their wits, are interested in people and endlessly curious about the world. They love to play music, make art or tell stories along the way but, above all, they have a longing in their heart for the open road.
In his joyful new book, Billy explores this philosophy and how it has shaped him, and he shares hilarious new stories from his lifetime on the road. From riding his trike down Americaâs famous Route 66, building an igloo on an iceberg in the Arctic, playing elephant polo (badly) in Nepal and crashing his motorbike (more than once), to eating witchetty grubs in Australia, being serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand, and swapping secrets in a traditional Sweat Lodge ritual in Canada, Rambling Man is a truly global adventure with the greatest possible travel companion.
The hilarious new book from the nationâs favourite comedian, Billy Connolly.
A book of global adventures with Billy Connolly â an unconventional travel memoir that crisscrosses the world, encapsulating a lifetime of incredible journeys and hundreds of fascinating encounters.
Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. Iâve met the weirdest and most wonderful people who walk the Earth, seen the most bizarre and the most fantastic sights â and Iâve rarely come across something I couldnât get a laugh at. I donât think Iâve ever had a bad trip. Well, apart from in the 1970s, but thatâs a whole other story . . .
When Billy set out from Glasgow as a young man he never looked back. He played his banjo on boats and trains, under trees, and on top of famous monuments. He danced naked in snow, wind and fire. He slept in bus stations, under bridges and on strangersâ floors. He travelled by foot, bike, ship, plane, sleigh â even piggy-backed â to get to his next destination.
Billy has wandered to every corner of the earth and believes that being a Rambling Man is about more than just travelling â itâs a state of mind. Rambling Men and Women are free spirits who live on their wits, are interested in people and endlessly curious about the world. They love to play music, make art or tell stories along the way but, above all, they have a longing in their heart for the open road.
In his joyful new book, Billy explores this philosophy and how it has shaped him, and he shares hilarious new stories from his lifetime on the road. From riding his trike down Americaâs famous Route 66, building an igloo on an iceberg in the Arctic, playing elephant polo (badly) in Nepal and crashing his motorbike (more than once), to eating witchetty grubs in Australia, being serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand, and swapping secrets in a traditional Sweat Lodge ritual in Canada, Rambling Man is a truly global adventure with the greatest possible travel companion.