Two Bugs on Bikes: Jacqui Webster author talk

Next date: Tuesday, 04 November 2025 | 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM

'Sometimes, the most profound journeys are the ones you never planned to take ...’

Please join us for an inspiring author talk at Kiama Library with Jacqui Webster about her travel memoir, Two Bugs on Bikes: Our middle-aged gap year cycling across Europe and Africa.

Jacqui and Joe will share some of the highlights from their experiences of cycling 18,000 kilometres through 30 countries across Europe and Africa - braving bears in Bulgaria, conquering mountain passes in Slovenia, taking bold leaps of faith in Türkiye, and crossing rivers, traversing deserts, and dodging wild animals across the African continent.

Through it all, Jacqui and Joe forge connections with people from all walks of life, and confront the harsh realities of people’s lives in the face of increasing food insecurity compounded by climate change. It’s a trial of resilience, forcing them to confront their futures.

A talk not to be missed.

Books available for signing and purchase.

This is a FREE event, booking essential. Register online or call 02 4233 1133.

Jacqui Webster

Growing up on a farm in Yorkshire, England, Jacqui Webster always wanted to be a writer. Still, it wasn’t until she traded her beach house and job as a public health professor in Sydney for an adventure across two continents by bicycle that she finally decided to write a book.

With over thirty years of experience working to improve food policy, Jacqui began her career in the UK, before moving to Australia in 2007 to work for the George Institute for Global Health and complete her PhD in Public Health at the University of Sydney. Jacqui is currently a Professor of Public Health and National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator working on food and water security at The University of Technology in Sydney.

While training for triathlons in 2010, Jacqui met her partner Joe, the driving force behind their cycling trip. A strong believer in embracing life fully while inspiring change and making a difference, Two Bugs on Bikes is Jacqui’s first book.