Portable travel mat having different configurations for use as a pillow or cushion for comfort

A portable travel mat that can be manually configured into multiple configurations, said portable travel mat comprising:

• a mat body formed of a rectangular foam pad enclosed within cover material, and including a front side and a rear side;
• a peripheral edge connected to, and in surrounding relation with, said foam pad, said peripheral edge including two layers of foam and a bendable cable disposed between said two layers of foam, said peripheral edge enclosed with cover material;
• a stretchable cover pocket affixed to the rear side of said mat body;
• said cover pocket includes first and second overlapping fabric sections configured to define a primary opening and a secondary opening disposed between a first portion of said peripheral edge and an opposing second portion of said peripheral edge;
• said cover pocket includes peripheral edge finished with elastic stitching thereby rendering said cover pocket as elastically expandable;
• whereby the travel mat is configured to be manually shaped in multiple configurations by bending said bendable cable positioned inside the peripheral edge along four sides of the portable travel mat.