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"When I wake up, I find myself in prison. Not your ordinary prison, but the sort that nightmares are made of………I’m beginning to wish that I’d gone to Benidorm."<br/><br/>In the days before Lonely Planet made the planet a lot less lonely Jonathan worked the bars of Southern Europe before travelling overland across Asia and Australia.<br/><br/>This collection evokes not only the halcyon days of the hippy trail but of other places and people, from 1960s to the present day.<br/>Jonathan tells of crocodiles, cyclones, revolutions and weird and wonderful characters. He meets drug runners and accidental heroes at a time when we could travel the world simply by putting our thumbs out, and let the journey take us to wherever it wanted to go.<br/>There are stories about exploding hippies, con men, shoot outs, the fabled mad strangler of Maungaturoto and even an episode involving Hunter S. Thompson’s screen double.<br/><br/>“Captivating, wonderful and enthralling. You’ll never be able to predict what’s coming next”- Adam Crowther BBC Radio Bristol<br/><br/>“Hilarious! There’s a whole world out there just waiting for you!” Mike Manson, author of Where’s My Money<br/><br/>“Wild and witty, a blast of Gonzo on the overland trail. Get on board, It’s a wild ride!” Word of Mouth