As of today, my book At Home in the World: Reflections of a Travel Addict is available on Amazon as either a paperback or a Kindle/e-book. This is a project I’ve thought about for years, and that it finally came to fruition is really pretty surreal. If you’ve enjoyed reading my blogs here, I think you’ll find the book to your liking. I put a lot of myself into it and I am really pleased with the results and hope you will be too!
I’ve prepared a little trailer to hopefully pique your interest in the book.
CHAPTER 1: Learn about all the things I can blame on my mother and hear the tale of how the 16-year-old version of me pictured above flew off to California for a vacation by himself…
CHAPTER 2 – AUSTRALIA: Aside from cuddling koala bears and hitting a kangaroo with my rental car, Tinky-Winky, one of the most infamous Teletubbies, was seen snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef!
CHAPTER 3 – NEW ZEALAND: Discover the strange festivities that take place on Gumboot Day and see the results of my training as a Māori warrior.
CHAPTER 4 – TAHITI: Learn how one of the most beautiful places on the planet could inspire me to write new lyrics for a Shania Twain song.
CHAPTER 5 – JAPAN: Words of caution about ordering sashimi – and how I may have contributed to choking deaths among the elderly by helping make a popular Japanese confection.
CHAPTER 6 – EGYPT & JORDAN: Learn about the infamous “camel incident” that nearly sidelined me in Cairo and follow me through a slot canyon to the ancient city of Petra, Jordan.
CHAPTER 7 – ISRAEL: Visiting Biblical sites, bobbing in the Dead Sea, and who’d have guessed that the best apple pie ever would be found in Jerusalem?
CHAPTER 8 – TURKEY: Why is the place pictured above on the left called “Love Valley” and is the building on the right a new condo development in the Flintstones’ hometown of Bedrock?
CHAPTER 9 – ITALY: Choose when you order the drink on the left very carefully, and in Rome, clean your plate or ELSE!
CHAPTER 10 – THE UNITED KINGDOM: A battle rages over who serves the best English scones and tea – while giants cross the seas between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
CHAPTER 11 – CROATIA: Why would I leave a perfectly good suitcase behind, and what is going on in the picture on the right?
CHAPTER 12 – GREECE: A creature lurking in the crystal-clear waters off Milos that might have startled even Ulysses; visit an island where sunset is a destination.
CHAPTER 13 – ICELAND: Is it a case of an un-mown lawn or is there some other reason for this grass-covered church? Searching for jewels on a black sand beach.
And I’ve only scratched the surface here! Follow the link below for the answers to all of these questions and more:
All the best and I hope you’ll enjoy the book!
Matt
MATT: AT HOME IN THE WORLD 
Hi Matt, You book just arrived. Thoroughly enjoying it! Congratulation!! Tressa Bresl
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Oh wow, thanks for purchasing it, Tressa! I’m glad you’re enjoying it! If you like it all the way through, I hope you’ll leave a review on Amazon. 😉
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Hi, Matt! Happy birthday, you young whippersnapper, you. I need to buy a copy of your new book. I have a new book out, too — “March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel & Hardy’s ‘Babes in Toyland.'” Here’s wishing you a happy, healthy, prosperous, creative and all-around wonderful new year and many more beyond.
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