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Nomadic Matt

I'm not judging you. I'm just making an observation.

About Me

Life has detours. Take them.
After just finishing my MBA in Non-Profit Administration, I decided it was time to take a break and travel. Right now I am wandering the world, seeing new things, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures. Travel helps you learn about the world and about yourself. And, it's way better than working!
Right now, I am back home but soon I'll be hitting the road again- first to Europe, then to China, then to Southeast Asia, and then who knows!
I just recently launched my own travel site at
HTTP://WWW.NOMADICMATT.COM
Come visit!!!
If you use a RSS Feed, you can feed my site by clicking on this link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MattsTravelSite
As Mark Twain said:

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did. So throw off the bowliness. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
My travels so far:
United States of America (July 26 2006- Sept. 22 2006)
NYC-Philidelphia-DC-Richmond-Williamsburg-Charlottesville-Ch arleston-Savannah-West Palm Beach-Orlando-Atlanta-New Orleans-Shrevport-Austin-Carlsbad-White Sands-Tucson-Phoenix-Flagstaff-Albequerque-Santa Fe-Denver-Boulder-Rocky Mountain NP-Deadwood-Des Moines-Ceder Rapids-Chicago
Europe (Sept. 23 2006- Nov. 28 2006)
Oslo-Prague-Milan-Cinque Terra-Pisa-Florence-Siena-Rome-Venice-Vienna-Amsterdam-Malag a-Seville-Barcelona-Amsterdam(stayed a month!)-Brussels-Athens
Southeast Asia (Nov. 28 2006-Nov. 10th 2007)
Bangkok-Phuket-Ko Phi Phi-Ko Lanta-Krabi-Paradise-Hat Yai-Ko Phang Ngan-Bangkok-Ayuttyha-Lopburi-Sukkothai-Chang Mai-Hanoi-Cuc Phoung-Hue-Danang-Hoi An-Na Trang-Dalat-Ho Chi Minh-Phnom Penh-Shinoukville-Angkor Wat-Bangkok
Australia (Nov. 10 2007-Jan. 10th 2008)
Perth-Shark Bay-Coral Bay-Broome-Darwin-Alice Springs-Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane-Cairns
My Upcoming travels include:
India, Nepal, Europe (again!), England, Ireland, Scotland, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Fiji
Travel Stats
Current Location: Home
Time Away: (537 days)
Miles Traveled: around 50,000
Pictures Taken: 4,338
You can read about my adventures oon MySpace blog. Subscribe to it by clicking here:
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Click here to see all the photos from my travels
Travel links:
Lonely Planet
STA Travel
Contiki Tours
Hostel World
The Backpacker
Help send Nomadic Matt to Nepal!!

My Interests

Laying on tropical beaches, hiking, the outdoors, meeting people who want to travel with me, reading, watching movies, backpacking the globe, cooking, going to the gym, eating sushi, and anything Japanese.

Ever Changing Travel Lists:

MyFavorite Cities other than Boston:

Amsterdam

Rome

Prague

Perth

Barcelona

Florence

Vancouver

Chicago, IL

Charleston, SC

Denver, CO

Coolest things I've seen/done:

Hiked the Grand Canyon

Visited Angkor Wat Visited Tikal Songkran

Thai Muay boxing in Ko Phi Phi

Watched a whale kill a dolphin in Alaska New Years 2007 in KPG

Saw The Colossuem Hiked The Rockies Gazed at the Statue of Liberty

Top 5 Favorite Countries:

1. Thailand

2. Italy


3. The Netherlands

4. Costa Rica

5. Cambodia



Alaska 2005

Costa Rica 2004


I'd like to meet:

People who are overseas, going overseas, or are intrested in going overseas. People living in Bangkok.

Sunsets from Around the World

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Europe 2006


Music:

Joss Stone, The Fray, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Coldplay, Jimmy Cliff, Springsteen, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Outkast, Kanye West, the Blues....anything not country

Movies:

american beauty, pleasantville, whale rider, 21 grams, usual suspects, taken, ocean's eleven, the ref, welcome to sarejevo, half baked, dr. strangelove, schindler's list, bourne identity, casino, american splendor, peices of april, saving private ryan, the royal tenenbaums, lost in translation, virgin suicides......you know i like so many movies, i cant list them all. i really like indy films though!

Television:

Lost, Globetrekkers, No Reservations, Family Guy, Big Love, Entourage, The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusaism, My Name is Earl

Books:

The Kite Runner, The Alchemist, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Any Hemmingway book, Dickens, The Great Gatsby, The Ecology of Commerce, Globalization and its Discontents, On the Road, In a Sunburned Country, Lonely Planet Guidebooks, Vagabonding

My Blog

Frequent Flier Miles

I've posted a new blog about frequent flier programs. In all my years of traveling, I've never signed up for a frequent flier program. It's now time to pick one. Check out which one I picked and ...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:58:00 PST

Teaching English Overseas

Interested in teaching english? Not sure where to start? What to expect. Well, I continue my four part series about the inner workings of teaching english, over at my blog today with discussing what y...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Mon, 12 May 2008 06:05:00 PST

Queens Day- Holland

Queen's Day was utterly amazing. Lots of orange, lots of beer, lots of partying. I took a lot of video and photos. Come read about the revelry at my blog:http://www.nomadicmatt.com-Matt...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:56:00 PST

Of Guidebooks and Writing

Hey,I published a new and I think interesting blog today. There's been a lot of stuff in the news about guidebooks and lying writers. Here's my take:http://blog.nomadicmatt.com Also, please go read my...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:30:00 PST

Airlines!

Hey, I posted a new blog on my site about the craziness going on in the airline industry right now.  Come over and take a look! http://www.nomadicmatt.com/blog/blog.html and if you like what you ...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:55:00 PST

Skype

Every wonder about Skype?  Well, wonder no more.  Come over to my site and check out my review of it: http://www.nomadicmatt.com/blog/blog.html Cheers! -Matt...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:26:00 PST

Couchsurfing..

Ever wonder about couchsurfing? What is it? What’s it about? Well, I dissect it a little bit at at my site: http:://www.nomadicmatt.com Come over and enjoy! Feel free to leave comments or subs...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:11:00 PST

Round the world tickets

I updated my website with some good travel news and new advice. Also, i have a new blog about round the world tickets. you can see it all here at http://www.nomadicmatt.com   -Matt...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:53:00 PST

A Brave New Blog!!!

Hey, I know I haven’t blogged in ages but there is a reason for it. I’ve been building my own website. Check it out:  www.nomadicmatt.com Here you will find: My blog.....(makes it ea...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:36:00 PST

Things I learned while in OZ...

Men there like mullets. Mullets of all types. No one else likes them but Aussie men and all classes of Aussie men. I can't figure out why but for some reason, Aussie men love the mullet, which is fine...
Posted by Nomadic Matt on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:36:00 PST