Dodging rocks

A bike at the Cervantes

When the stories are true, no euphemisms or complex, and count what you see and hear, the reader stops reading and begins to make a trip. Ésa es una parte del secreto de «Un millón de piedras». In VOD We are proud to have a staff of top-level staff. Miquel Silvestre teaches a different view of the world through his motorcycle. His book has already exhausted the first edition and just have the recognition of the Instituto Cervantes in Rome.

byMiquel Silvestre

12 March, 2011

Who said that motorcycles and culture are at odds? Our partner Miquel Silvestre presented the second edition of his book of travels in Africa One million rocks Cervantes Institute in Rome. Metiendo su BMW dentro del Spazio cultural del Cervantes, emblematic in Piazza Navona, Miquel convinced the Romans that bike adventures are top quality literary material and a presentation of a book can be so serious and funny at the same time. Congratulations.

byMiquel Silvestre

Published March 12, 2011

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