An Adventure Badass I much admired, I was sad to hear Dervla is gone.
Of her many travels, I think I liked best those she did with her daughter. Trekking Peru, for example, in Eight Feet in the Andes, over 1,300 miles high altitude with a mule.
Dervla Murphy (28 November 1931 – 22 May 2022) was an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books, writing for more than 50 years.
Murphy took a break from travel writing following the birth of her daughter, and then wrote about her travels with Rachel in India, Pakistan, South America, Madagascar and Cameroon.
…. In 2005, she visited Cuba with her daughter and three granddaughters.
Murphy normally travelled alone without luxuries and depending on the hospitality of local people. …
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