Sean McGrath's account of his time in the United States is a vivid portrayal of youth culture in the 1990s. USA: A Travelogue charts his experience during his college years, indulging in keg beer and bong hits, venturing into the night-world of bars and clubs. In Washington DC, he describes the off-beat cafes and live music joints on U Street, meanders along the cobblestone sidewalks in the historic quarter of Georgetown and drives down the broad avenues by the monuments lit up after dark. The book takes the reader to Washington DC, California, Miami, the South, among other places.McGrath sets out with a friend on a road trip to Florida for spring break, taking to the highways, wheeling along the back roads of South Carolina, eating barbecue and grits at roadside diners, a rambling tour of the cultural landscape that has a strong hold on the imagination. Along the way, he encounters some memorable characters, drifters and blues musicians, club kids and metal heads. Journeying back to DC, he goes off-grid to visit an encampment of Rastas and revolutionaries.