Paradise Delayed: Our New Lives in the Wild. Caribbean Island Life in the Beautiful Archipelago of Bocas Del Toro, Panama
By Ian Usher
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NEW AND UPDATED VERSION 21st February 2014
What does someone do after putting their whole life up for sale on eBay, then travelling the world for two years with a list of 100 lifetime goals and a challenging timeframe of 100 weeks, and finally selling the rights for the whole amazing story to Walt Disney Pictures?
Why, they go and buy their own private Caribbean island, of course!
The author's continuing quest for amazing adventures and incredible experiences take him to the beautiful tropical archipelago of Bocas del Toro, on the Caribbean coast of Panama. There he somehow ends up purchasing his own private Caribbean island - it sounds like a dream come true, doesn't it?
Maybe not! The trials and tribulations of a gringo trying to make a home on an overgrown island make for a fascinating portrayal of life in this challenging area of the world.
Sinking boats, defective chainsaws, document forgery and aggressive roosters are just a small sample of the hurdles facing a tired traveller who really just wants to lie in a hammock sipping margaritas for a while!
"Paradise Delayed" may make you re-consider the nature of the Caribbean island dream, or may just inspire to find your own adventure of a lifetime.
This newly updated version of “Paradise ...delayed” contains 16 new chapters chronicling more tropical adventures and mishaps, including details of the filming of a documentary TV show at the island, appropriately titled “New Lives in the Wild”.
Ian Usher
Ian Usher was born in 1963 in Darlington in the north-east of England. He grew up in the small northern market town of Barnard Castle, and went to college in Liverpool, gaining a teaching degree in Outdoor Education. A varied and chaotic career followed, involving many jobs, locations and businesses.In 2008, while living in Australia, Ian put his "whole life" up for sale on eBay, gaining worldwide media attention! Two years of travel followed, in which he tackled a bucket list of 100 goals, aiming to achieve them all in a period of 100 weeks.Walt Disney Pictures bought the movie rights for Ian's first book, "A Life Sold".Ian "invested" the money from Disney in a small island off the coast of Panama. This is where he wrote his second book, "Paradise Delayed", and featured on UK TV show "Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild".Since selling the island in 2014 Ian has travelled the world without any real home base.He thought his book writing days were over, until the 2020 pandemic and subsequent vaccine roll-out caused him to start asking some questions.Find out more in his latest book, "Vaccine Roundup".
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Vaccine Roundup: Should I Have One of the Covid-19 Coronavirus Vaccinations? Questioning the Narrative: An Exercise in Critical Thought Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Life Sold: What Ever Happened to That Guy Who Sold His Whole Life on eBay? Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
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