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Jot Davies reads Hugh Thomson's account of his 1979 road trip through Mexico to Belize, aged 18 and without knowing how to drive.
After an unexpected upgrade to first class on the flight to Mexico, Hugh meets a businessman who gives him the idea that will inspire his journey.
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