With little money behind the project and no prior experience, Stevie Smith and Jason Lewis quit their office jobs on a notion that they should travel around the world using only human power.

They cycled from the UK to Portugal and spent 111 days crossing the Atlantic ocean in a pedal boat. Jason then rollerskated and cycled across the US, pedalled across the Pacific ocean and is making his way across South-East Asia.

Jason Lewis has completed 25,000 miles of this Expedition 360 - roughly two-thirds of the total journey - in an attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe using just human powered means: by bike, with a pedal boat, on rollerblades, in kayaks and on foot.

"What could be simpler and yet more extraordinary than for a man to circle the planet using the power of his own body?" says Smith in Pedalling to Hawaii, published by Summersdale.

The book is Smith's account of his 'obsessive passion' to make the expedition a reality. It documents the journey from conception, through painstaking preparation and the adventure itself.

Far from showing the 'extraordinary' nature of the feat, Pedalling to Hawaii highlights the reality of aspects such as working as a team, physical fitness training, raising funds and creating media interest. It is a must-read for anyone wanting to embark on a similar adventure.

For details see: www.p2hi.com