Over The Edge - 9781793239730

A remarkable travel survival story on a journey that begins in beautiful Costa Rica but gets driven over the edge of a cliff and flips 8 times and ends up at the bottom in a tangled SUV wreck surrounded by shattered glass, blood and twisted metal. This is the story of how sometimes life brings you to rock bottom only for you to rise up again and Travel The World. This is the detailed account of traveling through 33 Countries in 4 years. Press Release: The travel bug bites everyone, but no one has been bitten as strongly as Tommie Sox. In just four years, he has visited 33 countries in the world. Tommie is now out with a detailed account of his experiences in the book, 'Over the Edge' now available on Amazon in paperback edition.A journey is always worth talking about, especially when it spans across the world. 'Over the Edge' is also a survival story, as Thomas met with an accident in the very first country he visited, Costa Rica. With his SUV flipping over the edge of a cliff and turning eight times, he was left surrounded by 'shattered glass, blood and twisted metal'.During recovery, Tommie abstained from taking any pain medication. Instead, he took to painting. He made 25 paintings in these six months. He still continues to paint, mostly drawing upon his travel experiences and a flower series representing life. After Puerto Rico Tommie proceeded to Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, and then Dominican Republic. From here began the European leg starting from London and winding up in Spain. The rest of the journey went through places such as Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Egypt, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Ireland, Italy, Panama, Chile, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Japan. "This is the story of how sometimes life brings you to rock bottom only for you to rise up again and travel the world. This is my detailed account of traveling through 33 Countries in 4 years," says Tommy.Excerpt from the book: "I walk out into the night. The door closes and I hear it lock behind me. Now being my first time in South America and I am alone until l meet my friend in Argentina means I have no back up if things go south in South America. My Spanish is basic at best at this point in my life, but hey sometimes you have to leave the comfort zone."

• | Author: Tommie Sox
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Jan 28, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 382 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1793239738
• | ISBN-13: 9781793239730