Paolo Mangahas has collected enough passport stamps and mileage points to last him a lifetime. Along with these, though, he’s also accumulated some pretty bizarre stories. He’s been stuck on an airplane between two sloshed Russian lovers, travelled in Fiji with a blind woman who could read his mind, shared a shower with a huge, hairy Ecuadorian spider, ran away from a vampire in the United States, and almost got run over while crossing the street with his eyes closed in Vietnam. And he vividly recounts all these, and more, in one funny and insightful book that will turn your idea of a travelogue on its head. From Manila, to the world: 10 stories, 10 cities, one accidental globe-trotter is a compilation of stories from 10 different locations that are as much tales of self-discovery as they are adventures in new places. While it is a journey into rich cultures and landscapes, this book is also essentially a journey within, presented in Mangahas’ sometimes wry, occasionally hilarious, yet always authentic voice. These stories, which smoothly juxtapose Mangahas’ epiphanies on personal growth with observations of different cultures, will inspire readers to not just get up and go, but to be more introspective about life, people, and the world—and to discover the humor and wisdom always waiting in unexpected places.