On two recent episodes of Providence’s WJAR TV’s “Studio 10” program I shared some of my recommendations for places to put on your international travel bucket list and more locally, where to find some of the best lobster rolls in New England. Click on the purple links above to view each segment. Thanks to WJAR and host Christina Erne for continuing to feature me as their show’s Travel Expert and helping me promote my personal appearances and my book!
Hello Everyone,
My latest media appearance was an interview on Bridgewater State University’s Public Access TV program, “InFocus”. I talk about some of my travels, the book, my childhood, and my impressions of certain countries (interesting they edited out what I said about Egypt!). Enjoy!
Hello All,
For those of you who’ve never been able to see one of my author talks in which I discuss my book, I thought you might get a kick out of this. It was a presentation I did for the Public Library in the town of Middleboro, MA on January 15 and the public access TV station in town recorded it.
The talk was really well received; the reference librarian put out a promo to all libraries in Massachusetts recommending me as a potential guest speaker, and I’ve been contacted by another 6 or 7 libraries to do talks in the future.
So if you want to see my “act”, this is the next best thing to being there. Enjoy!
Matt
Matt Davis At Home in the World – Reflections of a Travel Addict at MPL
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For some reason I never received a link to the second segment of my interview with WJAR TV’s Studio 10 program for July 18, but I did capture the broadcast on my phone, so here is that installment. Unfortunately, I stopped recording at the end of my segment, but the host, Christina ended the show by telling one of her co-hosts how funny my stories are and that she needs to talk to me before she plans her next vacation, so that was a fun finish. Enjoy!
Hello All,
I’m beginning to feel a little like a local celebrity. Last month I appeared on Providence station WJAR TV to discuss my book on their “Studio 10” program. They are now asking me back on a semi-regular basis to talk about travel in general. They recorded two segments that aired this week, and I am supposed to return in September to do more.
Here is a link to yesterday’s broadcast. I should have a link to today’s segment in the next day or two.
Enjoy! Hope your summer is going well!
Matt
Hello All,
I’ve just returned from a six-week long road trip that took me from Massachusetts to Virginia to Florida to Tennessee, out to Utah, up to Yellowstone and back east again! I basked in the ocean in 85-degree weather and braved hail and treacherously snowy mountain passes; I saw alligators up-close and got some wonderful photos of bears, bison, and wolves! I ate everything from rock crab and key lime pie to elk and bison burgers and of course sampled a lot of my favorite thing: pancakes! And I amassed a huge collection of new photos. I just arrived home this week, so will start sharing my experiences in some new blogs very soon, so please stay tuned.
Meanwhile, I’m still trying to promote my book and I do have more author’s nights/book signings scheduled for the summer at local libraries. To those of you who purchased the book, I’m truly grateful and really hope you enjoyed it. It is still available for purchase as a paperback or e-book on Amazon.
If you did purchase the book and found it entertaining, I’d like to ask that you please take a few minutes to go back to Amazon and leave a review. Although all of the reviews so far have been very positive, there aren’t very many and supposedly, the more reviews the book gets, the more visible it becomes to potential buyers. So thanks in advance to anyone who has left or will leave a review for me!
I hope this finds you all well and looking forward to some wonderful travel adventures this summer!
So long for now,
Matt
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.
Let’s Go!
Hello everyone! My book is finally completed and should be available on Amazon within the next week or so. But the “reviews” are already coming in from around the world:
“Maybe if his book does well, he will return and finally buy a carpet!” – a Turkish rug salesman.
“He may be a good writer, but he made the most pathetic mochi balls that we have ever seen at our festival!” – a resident of Shimabara, Japan.
“I remember him as the dinner that got away…” – an Australian salt-water crocodile.
“This book could be bigger than Ben Hur!” – an anonymous New Zealand grad student.
“He tried to add cheese to his spaghetti with clams! We were horrified!” – an Italian restauranteur.
“He still owes me $25 for the beautiful photos I took of him when he rode my camel!” – an Egyptian vendor.
See what all the buzz is about… the paperback and an ebook version will be available soon. Stay tuned for further updates! – Matt
As the story of the horrific wildfire that swept through the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, Maui earlier this month continues to unfold, it’s impossible not to feel a sense of disbelief. While fires in California, throughout the western United States and most recently in Canada have been in the headlines for the past several summers now, the speed with which the Maui fire struck and the total devastation it has wrought brings to mind a comparison to the famous destruction of Pompeii in the 79AD eruption of Italy’s Mt. Vesuvius. One day Pompeii was a thriving city; the next day it was gone, snuffed out by the volcano in approximately 24 hours. Lahaina, the historic, cultural, and tourist heart of Maui has met a similar fate, though ironically not from an eruption in these volcanically active Hawaiian Islands, but by a combination of other natural forces: drought, fire, and hurricane-force winds.
Continue reading “Aloha, Lahaina”I just wanted to take a quick moment to say Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all my loyal readers and followers. I’ve been saying that I feel as if someone removed about 10 days of December from the calendar, as I blinked and here we are at the end of the month already. I felt like I barely had time to get into the spirit of the season, despite the fact that this has always been my favorite time of year.
MATT: AT HOME IN THE WORLD 