MELBOURNE, Australia and CHICAGO, Sept. 2,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IPG has released the debut book
"Life Plans on Dive Bar Napkins" by renowned travel writer
Paul Manser in North America.
Paul Manser has seen all four
corners of the world through his work. The Melbourne-based travel writer has written for
newspapers and magazines in Australia; detailing sprawling landscapes and
buzzing metropolises, while reviewing the often-unseen sides to
some of the world's most popular destinations. However, this book
isn't about that. It's about everything that didn't make it
into those articles.
A homage to most of his major life decisions, which started as
incoherent nonsense on the back of a dive bar napkin, Life Plans
on Dive Bar Napkins details Paul's wildest, wackiest, and most
dangerous adventures over the years. It's a sexy, ridiculous, and
eccentric page turner that you'll struggle to put down.
Featuring stories of being kidnapped in the most expensive taxi
in Mexico, crashing dog sleds in
the Arctic Circle, sharing a room with man-eating spiders in
Guatemala, avoiding exploding
rubbish bins in new Tokyo, and
living like Frank Sinatra (with a
UTI) in Palm Springs; each chapter will leave you wondering how
Paul made it this far in life with all of his limbs intact and any
notion of self-dignity. No matter where he was in the world, Paul
managed to test the limits of his travel insurance policy while
landing himself in truly astonishing situations. If being socially
awkward was an extreme sport, Paul is your back-to-back X-Games
champion.
The pages will see you laugh, gasp and blush while reading. The
wonderfully colourful book isn't just packed full of debauchery –
no, it has plenty of stories of friendship, comradery, local
kindness, perseverance, and lessons learnt. All of which have
contributed to who Paul is as a writer, businessperson, father, and
perennial Darwin Award contender.
"Life Plans on Dive Bar Napkins is a book of
experiences I always wanted to get into print, but worried that
some tut-tutting travel editor would strip of all the best jokes. You could say that the book is an
unnecessary act of self-indulgence by an egotist who shirks life's
responsibilities, drinks too much and thinks too little. And you'd
probably be right," says author Paul
Manser.
He continues, "I wrote this book for the people who want to
experience something different, who drink because they enjoy it,
and whose life plans begin as incoherent scrawls on the back of a
dive bar napkin."
Written for the nomad-ish wanderers of the world, and the people
aspiring to be them, this book is the inspiration needed to live
life to the fullest outside of societal pressures. It's for those
who like late nights that turn into early mornings, saying 'yes' to
chaos and gaining a whole lot of life experience while you're at
it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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 also started four
businesses, the majority of which have not resulted in being chased
down the street by a reporter from A Current Affair.
Today, you can often find Paul with bags under his eyes,
scrolling through his phone looking for international flight sales
as his young children test the boundaries of physical and personal
safety on playground equipment in Melbourne's inner-west.
For more information:
www.paulmanser.com.au
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