Tag Archives: blogging

How I Became Nomadic Matt

I cut my trip in Australia and New Zealand short. It was 2008, and I had been traveling for 18 months. I was simply sick of traveling. I was tired of meeting people, tired of moving around, tired of having the same conversations over and over. So I decided one day in Brisbane that it [...]

Changing Plans and Getting Personal

I realize I don’t talk about my personal life a lot. I made a conscious effort years ago that I wouldn’t make this site another travel blog of where I go and what I do. Frankly, I don’t think that my life is interesting enough that people would care that today I ate good food [...]

Three Years Blogging

Today marks the third year I’ve been running this site. I can’t believe it. Time goes by so fast. I remember when I first started blogging. I had an ugly HTML site. I didn’t know anything about anything. I had about 2 readers. I didn’t even want to blog. I just wanted to write a [...]

My Favorite Travel Blogs of 2010

Everyday, more and more people are starting travel blogs. It’s hard to keep up with them all. I wish I could because I love reading people’s travel stories. They keep me excited about life on the road. But there’s too many blogs to read. Yet I do have some favorites and I wanted to bring [...]

Here I Go Again

My life is a series of stop and go’s. I travel for awhile, I rest, I travel again, I rest- repeat for years. Back in May, I was getting tired of traveling. I’d been too long without a break. I’ve since spent the last 3 1/2 months living in New York City and Boston and [...]