Gaining the Wonder of Travel
August 29, 2010 - Written by NomadicMattA few months ago I was in a slump. After 4 years on the road, I was a bit burnt out. Since my last “rest” I’d been traveling for 11 months …
A few months ago I was in a slump. After 4 years on the road, I was a bit burnt out. Since my last “rest” I’d been traveling for 11 months …
Since many of you who read my site via e-mail or RSS might be unaware of the changes and improvements, I’m constantly making to this website, I thought an update was overdue. I just want to touch upon so housekeeping stuff and a few announcements:
My travel guides section continues …
I picture my addiction meeting to go something like this:
“Hello, my name is Matt and it’s been 50 days since I last traveled somewhere. Everyday gets a little harder than the last. I’ve …
One of my favorite parts of traveling is meeting so many people. Meeting them in hostels, on tours, on buses, sitting at cafes, or at bars. On the road, it’s easy to make new friends. …
Last month, I was having drinks with a well-known traveler writer and like two soldiers discussing battle wounds from the same war, we discussed the cycle of travel, being out on the road for years at a …
Last night I spent the evening with two close friends, Jamie and Geno. I’ve known them for ten years. We all met while we were in college and now, they’re married with kids. …
People often ask me “Isn’t it hard to have a relationship when you are traveling all the time?” Yes, yes it is. It’s very hard. I wrote that one of the major downsides to …
Last month, I was traveling Greece with a friend. My friend is sort of a travel newbie. While not her first time in Europe, it was her first time traveling without the comfort …
Today is my birthday. Actually, today is two birthdays- my own and my blog’s birthday. Two years ago, I turned a little, poorly coded, ugly website into a Wordpress powered machine. Since that day, my blog has continued to look a lot better, be easier to use, and grown substantially. …
At the end of last year, I got an intern. I had decided that there were a number of projects I needed to do (such as building my travel guides section) and I couldn’t do …