Emilio Scotto
Emilio Scotto | |
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Born | Emilio Walter Eduardo Alfredo Scotto[1] September 27, 1954[1][2] |
Nationality | Argentine |
Occupation(s) | Motorcycle traveler, adventurer, writer and motivational speaker |
Spouse | Monica Pino |
Emilio Scotto (
Biography
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In 1985, Scotto quit his job as a Buenos Aires sales representative for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer to see the world on his five-year-old 1100 cc Honda Goldwing Interstate.[6]
By the end of his journey in 1995, Scotto went through 13 64-page passports and his motorcycle received one replacement engine, consumed 12,500 US gallons (47,000 L) of gasoline, 350 US gallons (1,300 L) of oil, 86 tires, 12 batteries and nine new seats.[6][7]
Scotto's odyssey was often perilous, including journeys through Nicaragua in 1985 during its civil war and Kuwait prior to the 1991 invasion by Iraq.[6] The most dangerous part of his trip, he would later recall, came in Africa when he was arrested as a suspected spy in Burundi, Chad and Cameroon. He was also jailed on suspicion of carrying a forged passport in Zimbabwe.[6] In Liberia, he came into the country during a period of military upheaval and needed to hide in a diplomatic compound in Monrovia for several days until he could receive safe passage out of the country.[6]
Scotto was not able to arrange to bring his motorcycle into
Although Scotto did not publicize his journey when he first departed, news of his adventure began to spread during his travels.[
In 1991, Scotto married Monica Pino in
Reviews of The Longest Ride
A lighthearted capsule review by The Daily Telegraph recommended The Longest Ride on the strength of the approximately 200 photographs.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Emilio Walter Eduardo Alfredo Scotto info at Argentine electoral registry, published on Buscar Datos (Search Data) website.
- ^ a b c "¿Quien es Emilio Scotto?", Otroladodelmundo (blog) (in Spanish), Fotolog.com, 1993, archived from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2015-07-29
- ^ "The Best Travelled - UN Master List" Archived 2018-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, The Best Travelled Retrieved 21 February 2016
- ISBN 9780553592566
- ISBN 9780760323625
- ^ a b c d e f g h Pool, Bob (July 29, 1992), "Slow Orbit Motorcyclist Prepares for 2nd Trip Around the World", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., p. Metro part B, 1
- ^ Emilio Scotto Record for the world's longest motorcycle ride. Source: Taringa.
- ^ ISBN 9780760326329
- ^ The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C.
- ^ English, Andrew (May 5, 2007), "THE GEAR BOX Product reviews", The Daily Telegraph, London (UK), p. 3
External links
- Radio interview, part 1 on YouTube by Fernando del Rincón and Horacio CambeiroWMRA 106.7 FM Miami, Fl. (in Spanish)