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Mike Nixon

Mike Nixon is an author, world traveler, and entrepreneur born in Saint Louis, Missouri. Over 14 years, he visited more than 30 countries, studying in the Dominican Republic, serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay, working for an NGO in Nicaragua, and serving as a U.S. Navy Sailor in Japan. His debut memoir, Life Travel And The People In Between, chronicles these global journeys.
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Mike Nixon's memoir, published by Palmetto Publishing in October 2022, traces his journey from a nineteen-year-old introvert working at a Comfort Inn motel in Hampton Roads, Virginia, dreaming of a bigger life, to a man who spent fourteen years traveling more than thirty countries. The book is equal parts travel narrative and coming-of-age story, grounded in Nixon's real-world stops — studying in the Dominican Republic, volunteering with the Peace Corps in Paraguay, working for an NGO in Nicaragua, and serving as a U.S. Navy sailor stationed in Japan. Reviewers at Independent Book Review describe the storytelling as conversational and unembellished, and the memoir's throughline — that human connection makes life worthwhile — gives it genuine emotional weight alongside its sense of adventure.

Reviewed Jun 28, 2026

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