THE BOOK OF INDEPENDENCE: It's not about what you'll do after you retire, it's about what you do before you die. "I'll never forget that Monday when I put the barrel of a gun to my head and fired until I was out of bullets, without stopping to think of what I was doing so I wouldn't have a chance to change my mind. It was my resignation to a future which I already knew, a farewell to a secure job, an adieu to a brilliant career in advertising, the microcosm where I had lived for the last twelve long years. It was ten minutes after ten in the morning and my last words were, more or less 'keep the corpse, I'm leaving.' My body collapsed and I walked out the door" This overland autobiography will leave you laughing aloud, inspiring you to get out and experience another part of the world, one that is well outside your comfort level. Overland Journal They're intent on completing their round the world trip in 10 years and, possibly, to invent whatever excuse afterwards to remain in motion. Lonely Planet Magazine They've lived through everything... from elephant attacks provoked by getting too close to a herd with calves to getting shot at in Ethiopia. TVE, Spanish Television daily news The book is hard to put down. Pablo's writing somehow manages to intimately connect the reader to these far away unfamiliar places with their diverse landscapes and cultures. If you love adventure, travel and delving into the human spirit found in far away cultures 'The Book of Independence' is a must read. Bryon Dorr, Exploring Elements