The Backpacker

Leaving the blinding sand for the cool shade of the trees; I walked carefully through the undergrowth to where Dave; using two twigs as chopsticks; was picking up a freshly severed human finger... John's trip to India starts badly when he finds himself looking at the sharp end of a knife in a train station cubicle. His life is saved by the enigmatic Rick; who persuades John to abandon his mundane plans for the future for much; much more. Fast forward to the Thai island of Koh Pha-Ngan where they pose as millionaire aristocrats in a hedonistic Eden of beautiful girls; free drugs and wild beach parties. Soon pursued by Thai Mafia; they escape to Indonesia; Australia and Hong Kong; facing danger at every turn. Filled with wild adventures in exotic locations; this is not travel writing for the faint-hearted: this is an amazing true story of the hunt for excess at any cost.