A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier's Business Administration program in Waterloo, Canada, Matt Jackson was lured away from the corporate world by the thrill of adventure journalism while still a university student. He is now an author, editor, photojournalist and professional speaker, and is the president of Summit Studios, a publishing company specializing in books about travel, humor and the great outdoors.
Matt's first book, "The Canada Chronicles: A Four-year Hitchhiking Odyssey," is a Canadian bestseller and won the IPPY award for best North American travel memoir in 2004. He has edited eight anthologies of short stories, including bestselling titles "Mugged by a Moose," "A Beaver is Eating My Canoe," and "Never Trust a Smiling Bear." His writing and photographs have also been featured in more than two dozen popular magazines such as Canadian Geographic, Equinox, Backpacker, Explore, Canoe & Kayak, and BBC Wildlife.
He lives with his wife Stacey and daughter Louise in Victoria, BC, where they spend as much time hiking and kayaking as possible.
What the heck is so funny about travel?
Traveling is not for the timid of heart. What can go wrong often does, as twenty-six road warriors relate in this book. Whether it's driving across Canada at Christmastime or journeying to remote corners of the planet, you'll alternately laugh, cringe, giggle and feel inspired by these writers, and the often bizarre and extraordinary circumstances they find themselves in.
* Hop freight trains and hitchhike with Lyle Underwood as he pursues a con man across Canada in the late 1940s.
* Adopt an orphaned monkey with Sharon Fitzsimmons as she and her husband travel the length of Africa.
* Find out what happens to Lucia Martin when she gets between a lovesick rhino and the object of his affections at the San Diego Zoo.
* Learn from Michael Barnes why you should never travel with fresh fruit when you're flying a helicopter.
* Thumb a ride in a Banff parade with Kyle MacDonald on Canada Day.
* Join aspiring outdoorsman Wayne Van Sickle on a "mountaineering" expedition to southern Florida.
* Spend Christmas on a school bus with Kathy Chiasson and her family as they move across Canada in the middle of winter.
And many more stories....
Título : I Sold My Gold Tooth for Gas Money: True Tales to Make you Laugh, Chortle, Snicker and Feel Inspired
EAN : 9781987824018
Editorial : Matt Jackson
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