Porcelain Travels: Travel Humor Short Stories Podcast
1) 13 Travel Humor Stories (Morocco): A Turkish Bath LIVE!
Matthew decides to right a horrible wrong from his past: never having gone to a Turkish bath when he lived in Turkey, he’s going to one in Morocco. An experience he will never forget. Excerpted from...Show More
2) 12 Travel Humor Stories: Bathing in Paris, France LIVE!
Matthew’s tiny seventh-floor apartment had a top-to-bottom view of the Eiffel Tower. What it did not have was a bathroom. That didn’t stop him from bathing, taking advantage of an ingenious albeit biz...Show More
3) 11 Travel Humor Stories (Nile, Egypt): A Dire Miscalculation LIVE!
Matthew couldn’t go to Egypt without taking a boat down the Nile—a trip that did not end well. Excerpted from the one-man show, Porcelain Travels Live, recorded live in San Francisco as part of the Ma...Show More
4) 10 Travel Humor Stories (Barcelona, Spain): Out of Place LIVE!
Matthew’s refuge high in the Barcelona sky is not only minuscule, it’s set up in a way that he’s never seen before - or since. Excerpted from Matthew’s one-man show, Porcelain Travels Live, recorded l...Show More
5) 09 Travel Humor Stories (Paris, France): Stained LIVE!
When Matthew’s friend comes to visit him in Paris, she is stunned by his living situation. Given her disgust at his little studio, it’s ironic - and problematic - when she herself contributes to its d...Show More
6) 08 Travel Humor Stories (Turkey): Let It Flow LIVE!
Trapped on a bus in the middle of Anatolia, Matthew really, really had to go to bathroom. When the bus showed no signs of stopping and he became desperate, he realized he also had to get creative. Rec...Show More
7) 07 Travel Humor Stories (Paris, France): The Bin & the Bomb
Weeks in McDonald’s. Seven flights of stairs. A rubber bin instead of a shower. At least the apartment had a top-to-bottom view of the Eiffel Tower. Just the beginning of what was to prove a very unor...Show More
8) 06 Travel Humor Stories: A Turkish Bath in Morocco
Never having gone to a hammam when he lived in Istanbul, Matthew decides to visit one in Morocco. If only he hadn't agreed to the massage. Note: This episode also appears in the "Short Stories of Misa...Show More
9) 05 Travel Humor Stories (Valletta, Malta): Double Duty
Shortly after his arrival in Valletta, the capital of the Mediterranean nation of Malta, Matthew falls face-first onto his bed. When he's awoken at 5:00 AM, it has nothing to do with jet lag--and it's...Show More
10) 04 Travel Humor Stories (Andalusia, Spain): Falling to Pieces
A boulder that's alive. Creatures that come out after dark. In this story within a story, Matthew describes his arrival at a small house in an isolated mountain village in Andalusia (southern Spain) a...Show More