Thanks for posting - I hadn't run across this video. I have always admired this guy and his style of travel based on his various websites over the years. Is his book a worthwhile read?
Both are. But I may be biased considering that I edited the first one, and started editing the second before I got involved in a paying gig and didn't have enough time to get more than the first couple of chapters done.
If you remember the old South American trip web site (white background with all the journals posted in chronological order) - I built that site.