Whether you have the wanderlust or you're wander 'lost', have the travel bug or are just travel sick, whether you're on top of the world or feel six feet under, this book is for you! 345 days, 16 countries, 4 continents, 3 hospitals, 2 wedding rings, 1 police station and a day lost forever. Around the World in 80 Poems will make you laugh, make you ponder, make you cringe and make you wonder.why anyone would quit a comfortable job to circumnavigate the globe. From burping Mexicans to aliens in the U.S., 'Pommie-bashing' down under to an earthquake in Thailand, split pants in China and an irate nun in Russia, follow the ups and the downs of life with two novices on the backpacker trail from the comfort of your own armchair. A collection of clever observations, the serious and the funny, that will inspire you to either book the next flight to somewhere new or convince you to never go on holiday again. So whether you are a globetrotter or a 'rather-not-er', read poetry everyday or would rather play on the motorway, just sit back, fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the experience. Will this book give you rhyming reasons to travel the globe...or not? 10% of the author's profits will be donated to environmental charities.