Exploring the Dark Side of Adventure: A True Story of a Mexico Trip Gone Wrong

Callum Murray: One of the best books I have ever read. I would compare this to as good as if not better than marching powder

Australia on Oct 06, 2023

GKC: Pretty good tale about 3 hippies who take a low budget road trip down Mexico way.

United States on Oct 02, 2023

gypsy: Really glad Paul shared his story. It’s fascinating, incredibly well written and very VERY funny. Thanks for the insight, really enjoyed this book.

United Kingdom on Sep 05, 2023

Linda: I was on the edge of my seat so many times reading this story. How much bad karma can a person handle? It was a crazy but true story!

United States on Aug 30, 2023

Denny: I could totally relate to this story both in place and time as I too had some experiences in Mexico that in hindsight probably wouldn’t happen today. Paul’s youthful naivety meeting adversity and adventure really struck a chord with me!

United States on Aug 09, 2023

R Bland: Takes me back to my treks to the border when young. How did we survive. Ahhh.....to get to do it again.

United States on Jul 20, 2023

Kindle Customer: Incredible read. Highly recommend. I love how the author did not leave anything out - this really brought the story to life.

Canada on Mar 25, 2023

MJT: So….fun book, quick read, great ending, a little slow through the middle.

Canada on Feb 08, 2023

Tyler Keay: This was a fun book to read

Canada on Feb 02, 2023

Homer J.: As a surfer, I enjoy most surf stories, especially those that involve travel to exotic/tropical locales.

However, one thing I've noticed is that most surfers don't tend to be very good (or very interesting) writers. Even "Barbarian Days", which was written by an actual journalist, was not particularly engrossing, despite the source material. I also felt that "In Search of Captain Zero", while more interesting, was also not that compelling from a writing standpoint. Or even Dogs of Winter, etc.

This book stood out to me because the writing was actually very solid, and often very funny. It's hard to believe it wasn't written by an experienced author. (Maybe the editor played a large role, maybe not.) It's still a little rough around the edges, but I read the entire book within a few days, because I didn't really get bored with it at any point.

The book was partly interesting to me because I've personally visited the primary destination in the book (Michoacan, La Ticla, and El Faro) and have also been to Mexico generally many times. And because I'm interested in driving through Baja, and down the Mexican coast, at some point. But I think for any surfer with any...

United States on Apr 14, 2020