The Excursionist’s Excerpts
Matthew Plotecher
- Not
- all
- who
- wander
- are
- lost,
- and
- not
- all
- who
- travel
- jet
- off
- to
- luxurious
- villas
- in
- the
- south
- of
- France,
- the
- ruins
- of
- the
- Aztec
- civilization,
- or
- even
- an
- exclusive
- ski
- resort
- in
- the
- United
- States.
- Instead,
- far
- and
- away
- the
- most
- frequent
- trips
- are
- to
- visit
- family
- and
- friends
- in
- their
- familiar
- suburban
- homes,
- or
- as
- part
- of
- an
- economy-class
- business
- trip,
- or
- even
- just
- navigating
- the
- labyrinthine
- hallways
- of
- an
- airport.Matthew
- Plotecher
- details
- all
- of
- these
- (and
- more)
- with
- a
- keen
- eye
- and
- sharp
- sense
- of
- humor
- in
- this
- collection
- of
- writings
- from
- his
- trips
- --
- mundane
- and
- magnificent
- --
- collected
- from
- over
- the
- past
- 20
- twenty
- years.
- Come
- with
- him
- as
- he
- journeys
- to
- the
- exotic
- locales
- of:Oh
- sure,
- there
- is
- the
- occasional
- jaunt
- overseas,
- such
- as
- to
- innumerable
- museums
- in
- London
- and
- to
- the
- top
- of
- Mount
- Kilimanjaro,
- but
- in
- the
- end,
- Matthew
- details
- how
- the
- journey
- is
- often
- just
- as
- memorable,
- hilarious,
- and
- life-changing
- as
- the
- destination itself.
