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Life Plans on Dive Bar Napkins A guide to travelling recklessly, living stupidly

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Kidnapped in the most expensive taxi in Mexico. Living like Frank Sinatra with a UTI in Palm Springs. Avoiding exploding rubbish bins in new Tokyo. Sleeping with man-eating spiders in Guatemala. 
 
For better or (usually) worse, major life decisions start as a scribble on the back of a bar napkin for Paul Manser – a writer whose existence is mostly made up of stupid choices and wildly ambitious travel insurance claims.
 
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ISBN:

9781743797464

Format:

Hardback

Pages:

224

Dimensions:

21cm x 16cm

Weight:

730g

RRP:

$40.00

Publisher:

Hardie Grant Media

Published:

03 August 2022

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Paul Manser

Paul Manser is a Melbourne-based travel writer who has been published in newspapers including The Australian, The Courier Mail, MX and The Sunday Telegraph, as well as by international media titles and travel brands such as MTV, Hearth, International Traveller, and G Adventures. 
 
Away from writing, Paul is the personal manservant to a grumpy 11-year-old sausage dog named Bruno. He has