On his bike: Travel legend film found
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Hitherto unknown footage of one of the legendary feats of 20th-century European travel has been discovered.
In 1933, Austrian students Max Reisch and Herbert Tichy rode a motorbike the 8,000 miles from Vienna to Bombay. Reisch wrote about their encounters with various perils, and luxury stays as the guests of maharajahs in India: The Shimmering Dream, a book which made him famous in Europe and has never been out of print there.
Now, for the first time, it has been translated into English. Its publisher, Rollo Turner, discovered the film while talking to Reisch's son, who remembered he "had some old film somewhere".
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments