Rambling Man

My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

Narrated by: Billy Connolly

The hilarious book from the nation's favourite comedian, Billy Connolly.

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met the weirdest and most wonderful people who walk the Earth, seen the most bizarre and the most fantastic sights - and I've rarely come across something I couldn't get a laugh at. I don't think I've ever had a bad trip. Well, apart from in the 1970s, but that's a whole other story...

When Billy set out from Glasgow as a young man he never looked back. He played his banjo on boats and trains, under trees, and on top of famous monuments. He danced naked in snow, wind and fire. He slept in bus stations, under bridges and on strangers' floors. He travelled by foot, bike, ship, plane, sleigh - even piggy-backed - to get to his next destination.

Billy has wandered to every corner of the earth and believes that being a Rambling Man is about more than just travelling - it's a state of mind. Rambling Men and Women are free spirits who live on their wits, are interested in people and endlessly curious about the world. They love to play music, make art or tell stories along the way but, above all, they have a longing in their heart for the open road.

In his joyful book, Billy explores this philosophy and how it has shaped him, and he shares hilarious new stories from his lifetime on the road. From riding his trike down America's famous Route 66, building an igloo on an iceberg in the Arctic, playing elephant polo (badly) in Nepal and crashing his motorbike (more than once), to eating witchetty grubs in Australia, being serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand, and swapping secrets in a traditional Sweat Lodge ritual in Canada, Rambling Man is a truly global adventure with the greatest possible travel companion.

©2023 Billy Connolly (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Brilliant

Liked it all. A great collection of stories and it’s always best when he narrates.

Still makes me laugh out loud!

What’s not to like, tales of travel and life stories interjected with the humour that is Sir Billy!

Still has the gift of the cab

lovely stuff about rambling life on the planet told in a very humerus fashion

Excellent

Amazing, I loved every second of it. Really gets going at chapter 8.
As a young boy, I grew up in Ireland. Grew up listening to the Big Yin with my father.

Great memories and great history. All with Mr Connolly's humor.

I thought about booking a trip to Florida, hanging around in the keys at various Cuban coffee shops, and hoping to meet one of my heroes.

Read the book, and you'll understand.

Big Yin, I've listened to you for 30 years and enjoyed the live shows, the TV shows, and the acting. You truly are one of a kind.

A Rambling Adventure

A delightful collection of stories, advice, jokes, and musings of the brilliant Billy Connolly. A wholly enjoyable experience from beginning to end, and easily a repeat listen.