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The Scarcity of Breath
oday is 2009 Blog Action Day- Climate Change. Take Action. Even if it starts with just heightening your awareness of the world around you.
Why We Travel
While typing up answers for an upcoming interview for Live Unchained, I came across this question: Do you think that what a traveler stands to gain or contribute varies in different settings? Got me really thinking way past the question. The act of travel in itself is so subjective. It touches and transforms us all …
Finding Your Voice at MatadorU
Hands down the coolest travel community on earth, Matador Network recently launched its MatadorU, a twelve-week program guaranteed to help you launch your travel writing career, but more importantly, help you find and hone your true voice. The program was put together by most of the Matador founders and editorial team (myself included). Like Senior …
Collaborating to Battle
The Matador community has some of the most vibrant personalities on earth and one such individual is N. Chrystine Olson. We first connected through our mutual love of travel, writing, and…rugby. We’d toyed with various opportunities to collaborate on subjects we both love. We finally found one – American Football vs. Rugby: Which is Tougher? …
Dreaming of Tibet
Been dreaming of Tibet for awhile now. Catching a marathon session of the BBC’s evocatively beautiful Wild China on Travel Channel did nothing to quell the lust. After reviewing Idealist.org’s Handbook, that familiar fire has been burning again. While travel for the next few months till December will be confined to stateside exploits, no doubt, …