Random Musings

I often get asked why I want to leave home and travel. Won’t I miss everyone and everything? Won’t I get lonely? What am I running away from? We all have our re......

There always seems to be something bad in the news. If it bleeds, it leads right? Even if it doesn’t bleed, it is still there. And all that bad news seems to da......

Posted: 06/14/2012 | June 14th, 2012 A lot of people hate cruises. “Oversized boats filled with oversized people.” There’s a particular disdain for them among b......

Originally Posted: 11/5th/2009 | November 5th, 2009 Last year, I wrote an article about why Americans don’t travel overseas. It still ranks as my most popular p......

Posted: 07/16/2012 So what does this nomadic backpacker think of the cruise he went on? IT WAS AWESOME. It was so enjoyable that when it came time to head home,......

Posted: 07/05/2012 “Isn’t your life a vacation?” people asked me before my cruise. “You’re always traveling!” Yes, I’m always traveling, but it’s not a vacation......

Let’s face it: not everyone is going to be able to travel. Whether it’s money, family obligations, or circumstance, travel is out of reach for a large percentag......

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. Every day gets a little......

The travel slump. It happens to us all. After months on the road, you wake up one day and feel a little off. Travel doesn’t seem as exciting as it used to be. Y......

Posted: 04/18/2011 I’ve thought about this post for some time now. In my head, I’ve written and rewritten it hundreds of times to find the right words I’ve gone......

Last Updated: 1/13/2020 Ten years ago, I embarked on a trip that would change my life. It was 2004, and I was trying to convince a friend to visit the Galápagos......

Posted: 01/07/2013 “Africa will change you,” people said to me, “There’s something about it that affects us all.” Well, Africa didn’t change me. I’m still the s......