Bashō Matsuo's Blog
October 23, 2025
Trials & Tea Ceremonies
Got no Kindle? No worries! Trials & Tea Ceremonies is waiting for you on Apple Books, complete with stunning full-colour images and the gorgeous “Cesca’s Eye: Selected Plates from the Road” section 🤩
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Trials & Tea Ceremonies: Misadventures in Far Away Places
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Trailer drop 🎬 Ever wondered "Is this it?" Meet the travel memoir that walked away from the 9–5 to find out. If you’ve already read it, see how many scenes you can spot in the trailer from the book.
Perfect for fans of Bill Bryson, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Cheryl Strayed, this is more than a travelogue—it's a hilarious and heartfelt journey for anyone who has ever wondered: "Is this it?"
"I especially enjoyed your reflections on Zen... on the ways in which we complicated the simple and try to explain the inexplicable." - Pico Iyer, bestselling author of 'The Art of Stillness'
"A richly written, unexpectedly profound journey. The book highlights how travel can add richly to the meaning of one's life". - Mike Richards, bestselling author of ‘The Travelling Ape'
"For a hearty dose of mind, body, spirit, travel, and Zen in remarkable places, pick up Basho’s musings and take yourself somewhere magical—wherever you are." - Goran Powell, bestselling author of 'Waking Dragons'
“This book reminded me why we travel: not for the postcard moments, but for the mishaps, characters, and revelations along the way.” - Alastair Humphreys, English adventurer, author and motivational speaker.
What happens when the life you've built no longer feels like your own?
For Basho, turning thirty felt less like a milestone and more like "a splinter in the mind." A series of personal crises convinced him and his partner, Cesca, to make a radical choice. They walked away from their careers, put their lives in storage, and set off on a year-long, unscripted adventure across a dozen countries to answer one question: Is there a better way to live?
It's a love story disguised as a travel memoir—or perhaps the other way around.
Trials & Tea Ceremonies: Misadventures in Far Away Places
Trailer drop 🎬 Ever wondered "Is this it?" Meet the travel memoir that walked away from the 9–5 to find out. If you’ve already read it, see how many scenes you can spot in the trailer from the book.
Perfect for fans of Bill Bryson, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Cheryl Strayed, this is more than a travelogue—it's a hilarious and heartfelt journey for anyone who has ever wondered: "Is this it?"
"I especially enjoyed your reflections on Zen... on the ways in which we complicated the simple and try to explain the inexplicable." - Pico Iyer, bestselling author of 'The Art of Stillness'
"A richly written, unexpectedly profound journey. The book highlights how travel can add richly to the meaning of one's life". - Mike Richards, bestselling author of ‘The Travelling Ape'
"For a hearty dose of mind, body, spirit, travel, and Zen in remarkable places, pick up Basho’s musings and take yourself somewhere magical—wherever you are." - Goran Powell, bestselling author of 'Waking Dragons'
“This book reminded me why we travel: not for the postcard moments, but for the mishaps, characters, and revelations along the way.” - Alastair Humphreys, English adventurer, author and motivational speaker.
What happens when the life you've built no longer feels like your own?
For Basho, turning thirty felt less like a milestone and more like "a splinter in the mind." A series of personal crises convinced him and his partner, Cesca, to make a radical choice. They walked away from their careers, put their lives in storage, and set off on a year-long, unscripted adventure across a dozen countries to answer one question: Is there a better way to live?
It's a love story disguised as a travel memoir—or perhaps the other way around.
Trials & Tea Ceremonies: Misadventures in Far Away Places
