“Mini Escapades around the British Isles”
Published by Road Dog Publications (2020) – ISBN 978-1890623784
“She’s done it again! Beautifully compelling us all to curiously wander!”
The British Isles, encompassing thousands of islands both big and small, are like sparkling rough-cut gems sprinkled into the North Atlantic. Discovering their diverse and jaw-dropping landscapes are like treasures waiting to be dug up.
As a wonderful compilation of original short stories closer to home – Mini Escapades around the British Isles, Zoë Cano captures the very essence of Britain’s natural beauty with eclectic travels she’s taken over the years exploring England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Unsurprisingly, these journeys turn into mini adventures that include motorcycling around the legendary Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland, slowly exploring Wales on a scooter, living in a little camper van to discover the remote Scottish Highlands and bravely sailing across the English Channel during the total Eclipse of the Sun.
With Zoë’s never-ending appetite for experiencing new places, and always up for a challenge, these tales will make you chuckle out loud but also flood your roaming imagination.
“Hellbent for Paradise”
Published by Road Dog Publications (2019) – ISBN 978-1890623708
Hellbent for Paradise is the inspiring – and often nail biting – tale of Zoë Cano’s exploits roaming the jaw-dropping natural wonders of Aotearoa New Zealand on a mission to find her own paradise.
From the outset of this 5 000 kilometre road trip odyssey, this free-spirited motorcycle traveller is pushed to her limits as a series of catastrophic cyclones come crashing through New Zealand.
Along the way, Zoë encounters colourful people from all walks of life, including artists and musicians, sheep farmers, Maori fishermen, a healer, stargazers, fellow travellers and even motorcycle gangs who’ll all open her eyes and introduce her to the raw underbelly of the country.
But the journey doesn’t quite turn out as she’d planned and extreme measures are needed to complete – and even survive – the Land of the Long White Cloud!
Including 162 photographs and maps.
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“Bonneville Go or Bust”
Published by Road Dog Publications (2013) – ISBN 978-1-8906230-43-2
In life we all have dreams. But do we ever attempt to make them happen?
A true story with a difference. She had nothing. No money. No time. No motorbike. No experience for such a mammoth trip. But she did have a clear vision. So with gritted determination, she goes all out to make her dream come true: to travel solo and unassisted across the lesser-known roads of the North American continent, starting in Boston and covering almost 10,000 km on a classic Triumph Bonneville.
That summer of 2012 across America would go down in the record books as being the hottest and driest in living memory. The heat was now on, in more ways than one, to go out and succeed.
From the outset to the end of this escapade, it’s always going to be a question of “Go or Bust” on whether she’ll ever succeed or even finish the journey with the most unexpected obstacles, dangers and surprises that come her way. Her wry sense of humour helps without doubt, get her out of some of anyone’s worst case scenarios. Her unique experiences along the way from riding across the plains with cowboys, singing in Nashville to meeting people with their own amazing stories and seeing the most eclectic and beautiful landscapes more than compensates.
An inspiring and motivational story written with passion to succeed against all odds, a true life lesson in believing in yourself – there is no such thing as dreaming too big.
So let the adventure begin!
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– on the roads less travelled”
Published by Road Dog Publications (2015) – ISBN 978-1-890623-49-4
A classic road trip with a difference. As an encore to her cross-country ride, Zoë calls on her loyal road dog friend to join her for part of a 2000 mile odyssey on two British retro motorbikes.
Zig-zagging along the tropical Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast in Florida, through the forgotten back roads of the Florida Panhandle, Alabama and Georgia, this adventure uncovers the many hidden gems of lesser known places in these beautiful Southern states and introduces the reader to the extraordinary people she encounters along the way.
From areas of extreme wealth to dire poverty, music venues lost in time and near-misses on the road, these eclectic stories will make you shiver, cry and laugh out loud.
Her curiosity for getting under the skin of America brings out a fresh new perspective for any sort of traveller.
“Zoë is once again out on ‘the roads less travelled’ – in the Deep South. It’s like riding on the back of the bike with her – with the wind in your hair, exploring this amazing country”
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“Chilli, Skulls & Tequila – Notes from Baja California”
Published by Road Dog Publications (2017) – ISBN 978-1-890623-57-9
Iconic Baja California, surrounded by the pounding Pacific Ocean and crystal calm Sea of Cortez, is an isolated and proud land woven together by ancient myths, legends and amazing true stories.
Zoë captures the spirit of this beautiful, awe-inspiring and intriguing place on a solo 3 000 mile adventure “on the roads less travelled,” encountering a myriad of surprises along the way.
She quickly falls under its magical spell and discovers the authentic and unique side of Baja and its people, who are so culturally diverse and proudly different from the rest of Mexico.
The landscapes are extreme, sometimes unforgiving, but always spellbinding. Rich fertile valleys merge into arid cacti-strewn deserts. Mountains melt into forests and the wildest beaches and bays, home to the richest diversity of marine life.
Reflecting life “out on the road”, Zoë also digs up a treasure trove of her other travel story gems and cleverly intertwines them with this story.
“Zoë is the kind of traveller you’d want by your side, whether navigating in the middle of nowhere, communicating with people along the way, or simply observing the stranger social aspects of a place. Without a doubt she brings her own unique insight.”
“Zoë adds hot chilli and spices to her stories, creating a truly mouth-watering reader’s feast!”
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