Let's Go Mad: A Year Abroad in Search of Utopia and Enlightenment

by Rob Binkley, Murphy Hooker

“In my madness I bought the ticket. I took the ride. I needed to live. I needed to suffer. I had to go.” -Rob BinkleyRob Binkley is a young Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has it all at a thriving business, beautiful girlfriend, and great life. But something is missing. Despite his success, Rob fantasizes about shedding the shackles of his American Dream to live wild and free like his hero Hunter S. Thompson. As Rob’s world begins to fall apart, a visit from his Zen madman of a best friend, Brian, convinces him to hatch an escape plan and follow his bliss for authentic life experiences. Will he find the meaning of life while backpacking through twenty-three countries, or will he and Brian go mad wallowing in the extreme debauchery the world has to offer?A tribute to gonzo beat literature, Let’s Go Mad is the amazing true story of their year abroad backpacking across the globe on a sideways search in all the wrong places, with all the wrong people, at all the wrong times. After Brian’s lust for life inspires Rob to embrace his inner lunatic, pushing the limits of sanity (and their friendship) into one merry blur-they come to realize there’s more to life than mere mad experience. They must have a “personal renaissance” or die trying.

348 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 27, 2016

Reviews

[Monica · Rating 2 out of 5]

The subtitle of this book is wildly inaccurate. It should be subtitled “two douchbags get drunk in a bunch of different places and act like assholes”.

[Peter C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nirvana .... not !

This is a well written story about drunkenness and debauchery disguised as book with some deep meaning. I can assure you it is not.

I always find it interesting that people spurn real truth for the kind that justifies their self interest and vices. Someday I hope they find some true meaning.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did enjoy this book. The drinking and drug use can get a bit much but generally it was very humorous and entertaining.