When Dominic Gill set out from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, on his bicycle, it was to be no ordinary bike ride. His goal was to reach Ushuaia, the southernmost city in South America, nearly 20,000 miles away, and he was starting off with virtually no money in his pocket, barely enough food to last a week and, worst of all, everyone who knew or cared about him was thousands of miles away. But Dominic had a plan: his bicycle was a tandem and the spare seat was his secret weapon. He would invite strangers to join him on his long journey - strangers he hoped would become friends and help him turn a terrifying prospect into the adventure of a lifetime. Over the following 26 months, Dominic covered 18,449 miles down the west coast of the Americas, passed through 15 countries, was looked after by countless strangers, got threatened at knifepoint by gangsters, fell in and out of love, crashed into a Mexican banana truck, was nearly attacked by a mob of Bolivian political demonstrators, fell down a mountain and didn't have a haircut for over two years. Eventually, he reached Ushuaia, freezing and exhausted and with another new friend behind him - the 270th person to take that seat. He had achieved his dream. "Take a Seat: One Man, One Tandem and Twenty Thousand Miles of Possibilities" is the story of Dominic's incredible journey.

Author Biography

Dominic Gill is 28 years old and is a mountain climber, videographer, adventurer and the up-and-coming face of global exploration.