Last Updated: 7/21/23 | July 21st, 2023 Travel insurance is probably the most boring topic to discuss when it comes to planning a trip. Dreaming up the perfect itinerary, finding cheap flights, buying gear — all of these things are much more glamorous! For that reason, many budget travelers actually skip buying travel insurance. Unlike […]
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Finding Lifelong Friendships on the Road
I often feel that the “rawness” of travel can lead to instant lifelong friends. You meet someone once and feel like you’ve known them for years. As fellow travelers, we already have common bonds that make friendship between us more likely. We have a shared interest, a shared experience – life on the road – and it brings us together faster and stronger than usual.
15 Highlights from 8 Years on the Road
Posted: 08/18/2014 | August 18th, 2014 Three weeks ago, I celebrated my eight-year anniversary of being on the road. On the warm morning of July 26, 2006, I left home for a year-long trip around the world. I didn’t return until 18 months later. I thought I’d be happy going back to cubicle life when […]
10 Life Changing Moments from 10 Years as a Nomad
The last 10 years on the road have been one happy accident after another. When I think back on all the things I’ve experienced, I count myself blessed. In honor of my ten year anniversary as a nomad, I’m sharing my favorite life changing moments from a decade on the road.
18 Lessons from 5 Years Around the World
Five years is a long time to be on the road. I never thought I was going to travel this long. Yet here I am, still on the road. I’ve learned a ton during these past years, about myself and the world around me. Here are the highlights!
Memories (and the People who Helped Form Them)
Posted: 1/25/18 | January 25th, 2018 (Updated 2020 with added links) Spurred by the writing of my new book about my decade on the road, I find myself wandering the halls of memory reminiscing about my years on the travel. I dig through old photos and journal entries. I search Facebook for people whose lives […]
Backpackers vs Tourists: Is There a Difference?
No travel is really better than any other travel. Move past the backpacker/tourist debate and realize that the important part is that we travel. We not only go for pleasure and pictures, but to also learn about another culture and break out of our comfort zones – even if just a bit.
Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone
Travel helps us break out of our comfort zones. It pushes our boundaries and opens us up to new ideas and experiences. It can be challenging, but it can also be rewarding. Sometimes, we need to reevaluate our perspectives to make sure we are looking at the world with open eyes – and an open heart.
Learning to Fish in Taupo, New Zealand
Last Updated: 5/21/22 | May 21st, 2022 I’d only been fishing once in my life. It was during an extended stay on the island of Ko Lipe in Thailand. A few of us had rented a boat to explore the nearby national park and islands. For lunch, our Thai captain went out to catch fish. […]
This Family Took Their Kids on a Year-Long Trip Around the World
In this interview, Dani and Craig from The Wide Wide World share their tips and strategies for successful family travel. As avid travelers, they are no strangers to unique and challenging situations. If your family is considering a trip together, consider this must-read material.
Welcome Home, Fellow Traveler!
Hi, I’m Nomadic Matt, the New York Times best-selling author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day and Ten Years a Nomad, as well as the founder of this website! And I’m here to help you save money on your next trip. Have you ever said one of the following: “How do […]
Travel, Vacations, and the Issue of Time
Last Updated: 3/10/21 | March 10th, 2021 When I was growing up, my family didn’t travel. We were typical tourists. Like most modern, middle-class American families, if we went anywhere, it was because we were on vacation — short leisure trips with a fixed start and end, tied to the calendar of the working year, […]