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) and at his friend's apartment in Palm Springs--both of which present similar nightmarish challenges.

04 Travel Humor Stories (Andalusia, Spain): Falling to Pieces

The Porcelain Travels podcast features select excerpts and live readings and performances from author Matthew F&eacute;lix’s eponymous humor collection, an Amazon #1 bestseller in four categories. [o] Porcelain Travels won Gold for Humor in the Readers' Favorite Awards and was a Forward INDIES Humor Book of the Year Finalist. Porcelain Travels is also winner of four Solas Awards, including Gold for Humor [o] Podcast read and performed by the author. [o] Paperback and ebook on Amazon and most online retailers. [o] Matthew F&eacute;lix is also author of the Amazon best-selling “With Open Arms,” featured in the “Short Stories of Misadventures in Morocco” podcast. [o] Music Credits: Modern Jazz Samba Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [o] matthewfelix.com

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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 Matthew’s one-man show, Porcelain Travels Live, recorded live in San Francisco as part of the Marsh Theater’s Monday Night Marsh series in March 2019.

 Excerpted from Matthew’s live one-man show, Porcelain Travels Live, recorded live in San Francisco as part of the Marsh Theater’s Monday Night Marsh series in March 2019.

13 Travel Humor Stories (Morocco): A Turkish Bath 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 bizarre - and not altogether functional - setup.

 Excerpted from Matthew’s one-man show, Porcelain Travels Live, recorded live in San Francisco as part of the Marsh Theater’s Monday Night Marsh series in March 2019.

12 Travel Humor Stories: Bathing in Paris, France 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 Marsh Theater’s Monday Night Marsh series in March 2019.

11 Travel Humor Stories (Nile, Egypt): A Dire Miscalculation 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 live in San Francisco as part of the Marsh Theater’s Monday Night Marsh series in March 2019.

10 Travel Humor Stories (Barcelona, Spain): Out of Place 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 demise. Excerpted from the story “The Bin and the Bomb.” Recorded live at San Francisco’s Stranger Than Fiction reading series on May 5, 2019.

04 Travel Humor Stories (Andalusia, Spain): Falling to Pieces

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