The following is a true story. Lobby. 27 years old. Tired of London and tired of life, failed entrepreneur and struggling freelance writer Paul Carr is a man in need of a plan. When his landlady demands a hefty rent hike, he realises that for the same cost as staying in London he could move instead to a small-but-trendy hotel in New York. With nothing to lose, he sells most of his possessions, packs the remainder into a small suitcase and starts a new life as a modern day nomad. Penthouse...28 years old. Twelve months later - thanks to some basic hotel knowledge learned from his hotelier parents, and a huge amount of blagging, begging and bare-faced lies - Paul's life upgrade is complete. His failures now a distant memory, Paul lives permanently in luxury hotels around the world; driving a fleet of fast cars and dating a string of beautiful women. His adventures are filled with Hollywood actresses, Icelandic rock stars, murderous Spanish drug dealers and 800 female hairdressers dressed only in bedsheets. And best of all, his upgraded life still costs him less than surviving on cold pizza back in London. Basement...29 years old. Word of Paul's exploits has spread fast: first through his blog, then a newspaper column and finally a book deal. But forced to keep upping the stakes to keep his growing readership interested, Paul's behaviour is spiralling increasingly out of control, risking his health, his sanity - and even his freedom. Waking up in yet another police cell, with a dwindling number of friends to bail him out, he's forced to wonder if there's such a thing as too much freedom? And will he live to see his 30th birthday?