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Books, Films & Speaking 
Book & Film Olive: Corruption, Miracle Cures, and a Search for the Origins of the Fruit that Changed the World The expedition will be filmed in HD and will be released in Fall 2012. Previous Books Colin and Julie Angus have written five books detailing their expeditions. Amazon Extreme, Lost in Mongolia, Beyond the Horizon, Rowboat in a Hurricane and Rowed Trip are available in bookstores and the Angus Adventures online store. Click on each book for more information.
Previous Films Four documentaries on Julie and Colin's adventures have been produced. The films have garnered multiple awards from leading festivals including Telluride, Taos, Kendal and Waterwalker and have been viewed worldwide on National Geographic Television and CTV. Films are available through the Angus Adventure's on-line store. Click on each film for more information.
Speaking Julie and Colin have spoken to ten of thousands of people through keynote talks for corporate and non-profit events, school programs and public tours. Their clients include Rolls Royce, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Carma Developers, BCAA, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp., Imax, as well as consumer events such as London and Vancouver International Boat Shows. To inquire about inviting them to speak at your event please e-mail media(at)angusadventures.com.
Reviews “... a delightful and stirring account of their 7,200-kilometre, seven-month rowboat-and-bicycle journey from Scotland to Syria.” - Ottawa Citizen, Nov 18, 2009
“Telling a classic survival story from a feminine perspective, Angus’s narrative is a first-hand account of waters most people will never visit.” - Toronto Star, Nov 7, 2008
"Her book, Rowboat in a Hurricane… is an absorbing and inspirational read about their cramped and bone-wearying self-funded sojourn…Like many other adventurers before her, Angus bravely sacrificed a host of human comforts to give us a glimpse into an experience most of us wouldn’t dare dream of. At the same time, she humbly inspires us to make a small effort to reverse the tide." - The Ottawa Citizen, May 8, 2009
“[Rowboat in a Hurricane] is filled with engaging and insightful personal, historical and scientific anecdotes. …Like many other adventurers before her, Angus bravely sacrificed a host of human comforts to give us a glimpse into an experience most of us wouldn’t dare dream of. At the same time, she humbly inspires us to make a small effort to reverse the tide.” - Calgary Herald, Apr 17, 2009
“Julie Angus offers the female perspective and draws on her background as a molecular biologist to infuse her tale with statistics about the changing ocean environment. …Angus writes with such good humour and honesty… that any overlap is soon forgotten. …and you can’t help but admire her candour.” - Outpost Magazine, Nov 4, 2008
“Rowboat in a Hurricane… describes with dismay and alarm the amount of trash floating in the water, most of it plastic. …The voyage reinforced Angus’s sense of the interconnection of land and sea, of how the health of life on land depends on the vitality of the oceans. …This book is a testament both to human courage and to human destructiveness. Angus deftly weaves personal detail into the story, fleshing out her small cast of characters.” - BC Bookworld, Nov 18, 2008
“While I’m on the subject of impressive women… Julie [Angus] became the first woman to row (with Colin) across the Atlantic Ocean from mainland to mainland… The Vancouver-Island resident has written about that trip in her new book, Rowboat in a Hurricane. It’s a fascinating read from a woman who didn’t discover the outdoors until she was 21, and who still claims that she’s ‘not an adventurer.’” - explore Magazine, Nov 26, 2008
“When Julie Angus… takes to the sea, she dives in deep, as evidenced by her 145-day journey by rowboat across the Atlantic Ocean. Angus’s slow-boat venture enabled her to explore the ocean ecosystem up close and chronicle the once-abundant species that are now faced with the threat of devastation.” - Granville Magazine, Feb 17, 2009
"Angus writes fluently, especially about the excruciating hardships he suffered. He gives good hurricane, too. His book is a great read. ... It's good to know that we have young compatriots of this calibre."
"Imagination and originality have long been Angus trademarks..the same incidents that have always made Angus so loveable and funny continue to occur. Descriptions of wicked storms and delightful marine creatures encountered along the way brim with enthusiasm...it is livened by his fiendish sense of humour, and provides a fair view of modern adventure, with all its sponsorship struggles, internal feuds, endless planning and, thank goodness, thrills of the open road."
"The journey featured more than its share of hair-raising experiences. If it wasn't enough that the trans-Atlantic portion corresponded with the most active hurricane season in history, the couple's craft came inches from being rammed by a freighter.... While Angus doesn't expect anyone to follow directly in his tracks, the publication of Beyond the Horizon aims to promote modes of transportation that produce no carbon emissions."
"Condensing this two-year expedition down into one book was a huge endeavour in itself, but Angus does an admirable job, focusing on the most interesting anecdotes and skipping through the less exciting intervals. .. In addition to adventure, drama, and romance, there is also humour to be found here."
"The achievement is a remarkable testament to a tenacious will, extraordinary endurance and pure obstinacy.... He makes Winnipeggers feel like wimps, complaining as we do when it's a mere -50º C with the windchill...There's no shortage of agony and near-death experiences in Angus's narrative. Forest fires, drowning, freezing, drunken Siberian truck drivers, Mexican banditos... are all well-documented. "
"Colin Angus of Vancouver Island showed remarkable perseverance in dealing with both danger and monotony during 720 days of adventure. He paints vivid pictures of obscure places and cultures while slowly travelling through vast landscapes.... Encounters with locals bring the armchair adventurer around the world. It feels like you're with Angus as he cycles past Russian mafia who are hanging a petrified man over an overpass by his ankles, or when he stays with friendly Siberians who spend a week's wages to feed him, or makes nice with strangers who fix his bike for free after reading about his expedition on the Internet."
You'd think he would have learned from his Amazon misadventure, but humorously intrepid river runner Angus (Amazon Extreme, 2002) is back on the wildwater, this time following the mighty Yenisey… Godspeed, Colin Angus, and may there soon be another river to fire your hapless exuberance and your readers' good fortune.
”Sure, the information about the Amazon is fascinating, but what lingers is the sensation that we have completed they voyage with the authors. This is adventure writing at its best”
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