Having heard great reviews about this book, I chose it for my book discussion group. Bad move ! It took half the book for the author to quit whining about Annie and get on the road. Then all he seemed interested in was women and sex. The destinations were not brought to life. If he had spent half the time describing places that he put into describing women, it could have been a decent book. I never expected, from the concept of this book, that he would be such an incessant whiner about Annie, Annie, Annie. In my opinion, Annie made a very intelligent choice when she decided not to go through with the wedding. Don't waste your time with this one.