I spent an hour with Bill Leff of WGN Radio in Chicago, talking about my travels through Latin America. He asked a lot of insightful questions, along with a few that I get a lot. Check out the interview below in case you missed it! It is commercial free.

The stories told in this interviewed are chronicled in my new book, Anxiety Across the Americas.

Growing weary of his corporate cubicle in the American Southwest, Bill Dwyer chucks it all and rides his motorcycle towards Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. In his 20,000 mile solo journey he encounters corruption in Mexico, finds himself stranded in the highlands of Bolivia and gets arrested in Nicaragua. The road presents Bill with fears to face, immense kindness of strangers, and huge challenges to overcome, all while he copes with his anxiety disorder. Join Bill as he shares a candid account of his experiences bumbling across the Americas.

Intl. UK, France, Germany

Intl. UK, France, Germany

In this thought-provoking and well-written account, Bill takes the reader on a life-affirming journey through one of the world’s most vivid and exotic continents. Many dream about it, few make it happen. Luckily for us, Bill is one of those few.

Lois Pryce, author of Lois on the Loose and Red Tape and White Knuckles

So many adventure-travel books are either endless tales of derring-do, or equally endless chronicles of disaster. Bill’s book neatly balances the daring and disaster, the highs and lows he encountered on his journey, and because of that it strikes home as an honest and deeply personal account of an everyman’s adventure. It’s the kind of book that will leave you staring at the ceiling and thinking, I could do that. And that is the very best kind of adventure-travel book.

Jonathan Hanson, founder and director of the Overland Expo

See what other readers are saying…

I’m incredibly happy to complete this project, it gives me closure on a chapter of my life lasting five years. I spent two years preparing for my Latin American adventure, about a year traveling (and recovering), and then two years writing this book about it. I look forward to exploring the Pacific Northwest during this spring and summer.

Thanks for all the kind words from readers following my adventures. I hope you enjoy reading my book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Please refer to the following if you find yourself saying one of the following:

This book is getting in my way, literally (or should I say literaturely). I’ve physically posted the remaining chapters of my book on the edge of my desk. It’s a constant reminder of my remaining work, but it also acts as a measure of my progress to the end.

Annoying Myself to the Finish Line

I am on the home stretch for a release date in April since I am horrible at finishing things. I have to play all these games for me to finish a task, especially writing. I really enjoy doing it, but my mind wanders when I see a picture on the wall looking uneven and suddenly I’m rearranging everything my apartment.

I haven’t been doing much riding, although I want to explore the beautiful northwest. I am too fixated on my past journey and I can’t focus on even a short day trip without putting this to rest. The rainy days here in Portland make it easy to stay in and write though. It’s a sock soaking blessing.

Writing this book has been a great journey for me, and I hope others can experience the actual journey through my writing.

Thanks for being patient everyone. Things have been quite around here, and they will continue until I’ve got this off my back. I am really excited to unveil it to everyone. This has been a work in progress for almost two years.

Is that right? Two years? I got back from Latin America in March of 2011, and the book will be done in March of 2013, so yea. Two years. I don’t think I would have appreciated or remembered the valuable things I learned on the road if I did not write this book. It’s been a great journey for me, and I hope others can experience the actual journey through my writing.

If you are itching for some adventure, check out my photography section. I’ve updated it with photos that will eventually be integrated into the electronic versions of the book.

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There’s been a lot of change in my life lately. I’ve recently moved to Portland and I’m looking forward to settling down for a little while. I lost a sentimental item from my trip and discuss some things I’m going through in this latest video.

http://youtu.be/apOSTmqFG4A

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