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There was more to life than sitting behind a desk pushing paper.
One disgruntled member of Generation X believed this to be the case and was damned if he was going to let life slip past him while cocooned by the mild comforts of the "velvet rut". He knew he needed to split or he was going to crack. So, with a one-way ticket and a lot of misguided confidence, this young Canadian set off into the unknown world of budget travelling with one goal in mind…a timeless trip around the world.
He did expect some learning experiences along the way however, heroin addicts, living in brothels and working for gangsters were never part of his master plan…and these were all while our determined traveller was still exploring First World Europe…
No one could have guessed what awaited him on the Dark Continent…
“Through Travel and Error” describes the honest adventures, philosophies and confessions of a traveller who decided to say goodbye to everything he knew and hello to the world that he didn’t.
For those in the OTTAWA AREA...
Through Travel and Error will be available commencing June 30, 2008 at Chapters' Rideau location and will be displayed in their New Release Paperback Section. Please note, if the book should be sold out when you arrive, please be sure to ask customer services to order you a copy. They will happily do so.Please keep your eye on the
Events page for book signing dates...
ONLINE ALTERNATIVES
Otherwise, simply
Google my name and the title of the book and you will have a variety of online bookstore to choose from. Find the site that best accommodates you...namely, the one with the lowest shipping costs!For your convenience, I've included the Amazon links below.
Although I tried to rope in some big names to read sections of my book, copyright laws prevented me from 'using' familiar faces. Oh well, I guess you are stuck with me.
"More Confessions" are my online readings that will be posted weekly. They should provide you with a bit more insight to my tales and adventures as well as some of the stuff that I couldn't write down...
The Through Travel and Error 'Been-There-Read-That Club'
Not to mention, a chance for those of you who have read Through Travel and Error to have your say...Good or bad, let me know.
Interested? If so, CLICK on the book.
I hate group emails. I find them extremely boring. As a result, I devoted time and effort in composing what I hoped would be an entertaining story of my adventures on the road. The overwhelming feedback I got in response to the Matty's World Tour Updates inspired me to write more. While living in South Africa, a girlfriend read a couple of my stories and, knowing the mayhem and madness that I had got up to on my travels, suggested I write book.
However, like most suggestions that I had received, I let this one slide to the backburner...
Stewie's comments pretty much sums up the stagnant state that my unfinished book lingered in for a massive chunk of time. In fact, I write about my extensive writer's block and uncertainties about finishing the project in the book's 'Forewarning'.
Click on the image and have a laugh...
So far so good. I haven't dropped the F-Bomb on air...touch wood. To gain further insight into "Through Travel and Error", as well as yours truly, have a peak a some of the TV and radio interviews that I have given over the last couple of months.
Feeling somewhat confident, I returned to Canada to look for a publisher and, as my luck would have, was successful in doing so.
Book two (untitled) about my trials and tribulations is a project that is on the go and will be available in early 2009. The second of three volumes will pick up from where Through Travel and Error ended.
Book 3 (untitled) is waiting in the wings...
Further books, including The Do-Nots of Romance and Don't Kid Yourself, Winter Sucks will follow...
