David Kerrigan

Man, Dog, Bike David Kerrigan

"Man, Dog, Bike" is an evocative and comedic travel memoir about a disenchanted Australian musician on a journey to exhale the soul-decaying poison of routine and inhale the freedom of unhindered existence.

David Kerrigan is going through a quarter life crisis. He's next in line for the house, wife, 21/2 kids, dog, fish and the office job. He sometimes has trouble breathing.

Facing a life where he'll march up grey stairs from a grey car park to a grey desk to sit behind a grey computer with a picture of an exotic tree as a screen saver, a phrase a close friend once said comes to mind:

'Don't aim to be material-rich. Aim to be story-rich.'

He quits his day job, says goodbye to family and friends and armed with little more than a backpack, a guitar, and a ticket to Nepal and India, an incredible journey begins.

A six-week stay turns into six-months, a blue motorbike is purchased in India, the subcontinent traversed north to south, and despite the early cold showers, a four-legged motorbiking companion, being chased by police at the border, a Maoist riot, a 10-day silent meditation retreat, (during which the Boxing Day Tsunami occurs nearby, hence the author's older brother, unaware of his younger brother's whereabouts, travels to India to find him), David learns that no matter where you go, you take yourself with you.

A transformative journey of self-discovery through a heart on sleeve, candid exploration of love, friendship, family, despair, loss and hope, served with a relentless dose of humor, call it the male response to 'Eat, Pray, Love', "Man, Dog, Bike" is an inspiring story of a young man's determination to carve his own path.