The Longcut East (in Dutch)

A road trip through a legacy of 25 centuries

This journey is about a legacy. Not about a monetary inheritance, but about a wealth of stories and memories. In The Longcut East, Huib Maaskant rides his motorcycle into the history of his parents and that of Europe. The journey of almost 14,000 kilometers ultimately takes him through fifteen countries and past countless important places from 25 centuries of European past.

From now to then and back again

The Longcut East is a long wandering past the southeast of Europe. In more than 300 pages, the journey takes you via magical Venice, the scars of the Yugoslavian civil war and vibrant Istanbul to paradise lost. And back again via Athens, Olympia, Puglia, the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Rome, Tuscany, Cinque Terre, the Route Napoléon and Paris.

On his black and yellow Bee, Huib rides back in time to ancient Athens, Roman times and the Byzantine Empire. He talks about his encounters with fortune seekers, birds of paradise, artists and philosophical scholars. ​​​​​​​

A travel story and also a bit of a travel guide

The Longcut East is not a step-by-step travel guide, but offers plenty of starting points to travel yourself. Practical tips and blocks of information show the way. The route can be followed from stage to stage using maps.

A visual story in hundreds of photos

The Longcut East takes you through ancient parts of Europe and Asia Minor, from the medieval cities of Croatia and the sadness of the Balkans to the classical cultures of Anatolia, Athens and Rome. The book takes you into the saddle in hundreds of photos. Experience the journey as if you were seeing it with your own eyes.

The Longcut East is written for anyone who loves to travel. And of digging into the past.

ISBN: 978-94-93289-15-4 | NUR: 508
368 pages full color with approximately 800 photos, hardcover, 22.85 x 24.0 cm

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