Introduction After years working as a Software Engineer I wanted to make my dreams come true, so I quit my desk job to spend my life adventuring around the world. I gambled that I would be able to scrape together a meagre living while enjoying a life I had dreamed of. After driving 40,000 miles through 17 countries from Alaska to Argentina, and then 54,000 miles through 35 countries around Africa, I learned, saw and experienced more than I ever dreamed possible. Five years of global adventures means I enough stories and lessons learned to fill multiple volumes, and I decided I wanted to do just that. I didn’t want the hassle of pitching publishers and all that goes along with that, so I went the self-publishing route, which became a whole new adventure.