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Voyagers - Ted Simon

I wasn't an expedition, or a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. I wasn't proving a product, or making a movie, or breaking a record, or 'doing it for England.' I wasn't even a fanatic of motorcycles, never having ridden one before - Ted Simon - Jupiter's Travels

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Ted Simon's background

What makes Ted Simon such a great example?

Ted Simon's background

Ted Simon is a British journalist and travel writer who, in 1973, at the age of 42 and with no prior motorcycling experience, set off on a Triumph Tiger to ride around the world. The four-year, 126,000 km journey through 45 countries became the bestselling book Jupiter's Travels, one of the founding texts of modern adventure motorcycling, inspiring countless later riders to attempt similar round-the-world trips.

What makes Ted Simon such a great example?

Birth of Ted Simon

Ted Simon makes a good example of a chart that has to account for a huge undertaking begun relatively late, and for no obvious external reason [no sponsor, no record to break, no cause to promote], seemingly for its own sake.

The aspects at the time of Ted Simon's birth were

The chart shown is Ted Simon's birthchart. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the planets in the chart itself.