… or perhaps not.

After three years working as a travel writer for Lonely Planet, Thomas Kohnstamm has written a book of his own claiming life as a writer for the global guide book giant required a combo of sex and drugs to compensate for the lack of travel and cash provided to him to research his subject, South America.

Read more about the growing press that seems to be surrounding this publication and Lonely Planet’s less than supporting reaction to its release. > Confessions of a Travel Writer Rattle Execs at ‘Lonely Planet’