In 1991, at age 19, I set out hitchhiking from California, into Mexico, through Central America, and finally ran out of money in Colombia. For nearly a year and a half, I hid from Nicaraguan Guerillas, rode on top of trucks, was held up with guns and knives, attacked by a whore house, and narrowly escaped being poisoned by Moroccans. Frankly, I'm lucky to be alive, and this is my story. Hitchhiking Around the World - Guns, Knives, and Poison is a non-fiction book about my adventure. It is autobiographical and completely true. This narrative journal is about as exciting as it gets and includes over 20 photographs of my journey.