Emilio Scotto is probably one of the most persistent people traveling around the world. I read his book called “The Longest Ride”. At one point he comes across a river that is way too high to cross. He doesn’t turn back. He pitches his tent next to the river and goes to sleep hoping that the river would be ‘gone’ by the morning. He wakes up next morning, and guess what, the river is still there… What kind of a person does this? Can you imagine trying to talk this guy into not doing something? Scotto rode his old Goldwing everywhere you can imagine including deserts and rain forests… I think he is the first traveller to ride into China with a foreign registered bike. They normally do not allow foreign vehicles but Scotto insisted to ride his ‘Princess’…
3 Comments
1 Sean E. Tolengo wrote:
In my opinion, apparently shared by others on the web is that Emilio Scotto has a great imagination. It seems in real life he is not even capable of washing his own underwear. His wife does everything for him because he is too fat and lazy to do anything. When you get to know him as part of his infamous caravana fiasco you realize that the Emilio Scotto that he portraits on the book does not match the real person. In my opinion: Pure Fiction.
2 Justin T wrote:
Andy (Sean Tolengo):
You lazy boy! Do something for you! Get a job before you write this stupid comments! hahahahaha! 😉
3 Anthony wrote:
This is the best book on motorcycle adventure travel I have read so far. It’s about this crazy Argentinian who sets out to ride around the world on an 1100 GoldWing (!), with hardly any riding skills, and even less mechanical skills. He starts out carrying “everything” (up to and including full scuba gear!), but gets robbed of it all after a few days. The rest of us would have gone back home, but Scotto continues his journey with $53 or so in his pocket, no gear, but an impressive ability to charm his way to free meals, beds (with and without company) and gas money.
Scotto is a great story-teller, and I easily forgive him the spices I am sure he must have sprinkled over his stories. Some of you may remember a “teaser” in the 2005 edition of Cycle World Adventures magazine, where he more or less carried the GoldWing through the jungle in Guinea, West Africa.