It's the 1960s and Jacky, Angie and Linda are three young English girls who break away from their home and families in UK and become 'Ten Pound Poms' using the Australian immigration policy as a means to explore 'the wide brown land'. Their adventures over two and half years include flatting in the notorious Kings Cross and travelling by motorcycle all over Australia. Two of the girls had never ridden before and yet they tackled a variety of road conditions, including the then unsealed Nullarbor and Mount Isa roads and met a wealth of outback characters. Their exploits will keep you laughing...

A chance meeting of two free spirits in a Portuguese park leads to a kaleidoscope of adventures in Africa, Europe, America and Canada. Linda and Georgia hike in the High Atlas mountains, give a concert in Casablanca and part in the south, not knowing when or if they will meet again. While Georgia faces the dangers of lone travel in the African desert Linda heads east. This is a story of friendship covering 17 months and many miles: the joys, sorrows and mishaps experienced. An extraordinary tale involving a Celtic harp, tin whistle and an old BMW motorbike.

After her adventures in Australia Linda returns to England on hearing of her father's illness. Following his death she plans to ride through Africa and in 1974 begins this journey made at a time when few people venture into this continent, especially by motorcycle. Her 500cc BMW is already 17 years old and suffers many breakdowns during the trip. Sahara sand, Congo mud and an attack of malaria in Kenya all add to the thrill of this fifteen month journey and, despite the many setbacks, Linda still keeps a smile on her face. The events and people met are described with honesty and humour and...