Trials & Tea Ceremonies: Misadventures in Far Away Places

By Bashō Matsuo

A love story disguised as a travel memoir. Or perhaps, the other way around.

If you love books that transport you to another world, Trials & Tea Ceremonies is your next obsession.

What happens when 'normal' life feels... wrong? Staring down thirty-something complacency, our relationship fraying under unspoken strains, Cesca and I did the mad thing. We traded our corporate careers for two rucksacks and set off for a year across twelve countries to find the answer to the question that wouldn't go away: "Is this it?"

But this wasn't a postcard holiday. From the neon chaos of Tokyo to the silence of the Himalayas, we were testing not just the world, but us. The real thread was our marriage, laid raw on the road and healing in unexpected ways-from tense silences in third-class trains to quietly holding hands under the Bodhi Tree.

A profound and unflinchingly funny memoir about leaving everything behind... only to find that what truly matters was sitting right next to you all along.

Two backpacks. Twelve countries. One wild true story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103697197X
• ISBN13: 9781036971977
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Outside Context Publishing
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"