![]() ![]() Her first big trip was to ride a casual several thousand miles from Dunkirk to India (technically she began in Ireland, where she lived, but the real bike traveling didn’t begin until she arrived in France). Riding a 3-speed Armstrong Cadet she called “Roz,” packed efficiently with a light sleeping bag and clothes and a notebook. Mostly by bicycle, or, at least, at first, and that’s how she gained her following. Incredible, because she didn’t begin traveling in earnest until she was in her early 30s. ![]() Throughout her career, Murphy wrote some 26 books about her travels. It was a moment of such fearlessness, confidence, and total disdain for bullshit, that it tells you a lot of what you need to know about Murphy, one of the most celebrated, beloved, and voluminous travel writers of the 20th century. Tired of being confused for a man and for the husband of her 20-something daughter she was traveling with throughout Cameroon, a 55-year-old Dervla Murphy began taking a frank and unusual tack-she unbuttoned her shirt the moment she sensed a gendered misunderstanding. ![]()
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