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Jupiter’s Travels, by Ted Simon, contains accounts of his trip on a motorbike around the world. Summary of the Book In the late '70s, Ted Simon rode over 63,000 miles for about four years, through fifty-four countries around the world. Through failures, prison, war, uprisings, calamities and a Californian commune, he experienced the depths of terror and the heights of ecstasy. Along the journey, he met amazing people. He was suspected to be a spy, a welcome stranger, and even a God! For Simon, the trip became more than an adventure – it was an awakening journey into his own soul. About Ted Simon Ted Simon is a British journalist and author who was born in Germany. He has traveled around the world on his motorbike twice. Simon has also compiled Dreaming of Jupiter, Riding High, Rolling through the Isles, and The River Stops Here - Saving Round Valley, A Pivotal Chapter in California's Water Wars.