Travel Tales Thoughts on Coming Home (Part 3): These Things Traveling Taught “I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.” – Lillian Smith, American writer This is Part 3 of a 5-part piece called Thoughts on Coming Home. After a long journey like mine, it&# Written by Matthew January 30, 2013August 12, 2013
Travel Tales The Scariest Place “All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” – Niccolò Machia Written by Matthew December 20, 2012June 12, 2013
Travel Tales So, What’s Your Story? “Consider what a romantic expedition you are on; take notes.” – Anne Boyd, Australian composer On the bus to Tartu, Estonia, I couldn’t help but compare my approach to travel to a series of blind dates. Only a few days prior, Tartu and I didn’t know much about each oth Written by Matthew December 11, 2012August 12, 2013
Travel Tales The Best European Cities No One Talks About “The map? I will first make it.” – Patrick White, Australian author, from Voss Throughout this journey, people always ask “So Matt, what’s your favorite destination so far?” To avoid overanalyzing myself into a seizure, I always default to Iceland. It was an adre Written by Matthew November 9, 2012April 29, 2014
Travel Tales Freedom Lost, Freedom Found & The Best Hostel Ever! (If You’re a D-Bag) “When you travel alone, you’re never alone.” – Some creepy, shirtless, old guy laying in his hostel bed in Galway, to me, upon hearing I was traveling alone. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, philosoph Written by Matthew October 26, 2012August 1, 2015
Travel Tales Scandinavia feat. Mom, Dad & Rick Steves “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” – Cesare Pavese, Italian poet and novelist. As I write this, I’m sitting on a bus en route to Munich from Prague. To my left: my friend Garrett. To my right: a window with a view to the world. Morning haze. A babbling stream. Tr Written by Matthew September 26, 2012June 12, 2013
Book Reviews Vagabonding Review: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts "Long-term travel isn’t about being a college student; it’s about being a student of daily life. Long-term travel isn’t an act of rebellion against society; it’s an act of common sense within society. Long-term travel doesn’t require a massive “bundle of cash”; it requires only that we Written by Matthew September 4, 2012September 12, 2016
