Tom Gose

Peanut Butter and Passports Tom Gose

Peanut Butter and Passports is a rollicking account of author Tom Gose's journeys to Hawaii, Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland with an irreverent, "laugh out loud" and self-deprecating narrative. He describes the cultures and customs encountered as he tries to navigate his own misadventures which present themselves frequently along the route.

Peanut Butter and Passports will inspire readers to travel, evaluate their own happiness and simply enjoy the endless stream of entertainment that people-watching opportunities provide while also describing...

What legendarily embarrassing situation he narrowly avoided in Honolulu, a scuba diving mishap in Maui, Hawaii, the majesty of Machu Picchu and the zany roads leading up to it, how he was injured by a towel on departure day to Peru, the coldest morning of his life, the preposterous conditions of The Death Road in Bolivia, as well as, the most insane traffic he has ever been part of.

He also describes a very unique "hostage situation" (involving no people) on the way to Cuba, shady cigar salesmen in Havana, Cold War memories at the Hotel Nacional, the austere beauty of Banff, Alberta, Canada, the fabulous road trip from Banff to Jasper, why signs saying "Danger - Bears" should be honored, the simply amazing feeling of skydiving and paragliding, a comedic rant about how lucky the prey animals are to live in New Zealand.

Peanut Butter and Passports also delves into his personal awards for best country, city and natural landscapes he has seen, how travel helped him dig out of a sad time in his life and how traveling to faraway places really helps people in the developed world be more aware of how relatively good and convenient their lives are.