Iguazú Falls Described as “one of the most spectacular sights in the world,” Iguazú Falls has 275 waterfalls in all. The falls lie between Argentina and Brazil. Tom’s photo captures part of the complex system.

Welcome to Tom’s Globe

Explore pathways through The Other Worlds (2020) and Meeting Strangers, Making Friends (2021). See the books’ photos and featured photos and one-of-a-kind maps in full color, check out back avenues of the world on the blog posts, and keep up to date on the author’s travels (which haven’t ended), and his appearances, found by scrolling below.

Peruse readers’ and reviewers’ comments on the Reader Reviews page. Submit your comments and questions on the contact page, and link quickly to the books’ sellers on the books page, where you’ll also find a quick overview of the books, The Other Worlds and Meeting Strangers, Making Friends.

Please return often to check out more of the author’s eclectic recollections, photo-oriented blogs—and soon, links to short videos shot in faraway lands. Thank you!

Watch Tom Mattson’s discussion with Jack Canfield by clicking below.

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Here we are, and there I've been, and somehow strangers become friends.
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Custom-designed maps guide the reader of The Other Worlds, and Meeting Strangers, Making Friends, to the exotic places described in the books.
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Meet Tom

Tom Mattson started traveling at age seven when his parents packed the family and tent into an old black car and journeyed over the Canadian border in search of cousins. Today, he drifts in his kayak on Lost Lake editing stories that floated into his head upon crossing borders to the other worlds.

Be charmed by the Minnesota storyteller who draws you into the two books with ease, and who delights in sharing the sights, sounds, smells, and serendipities of his adventures with armchair—and active—travelers everywhere.

Upcoming Events

Watch this space for appearances, readings and presentations in the United States, Guatemala and Cuba, and in the future, on other continents.