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5 Travel Memoirs by Women
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The air is getting chilly and the rainy season has begun. My typical urge to fly south for the winter has kicked in. Unfortunately, travel is not an o More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 11/16/09
I want to make a difference by making people laugh and get a reprieve from responsibility with my articles. More »
Book Review: Heart of Dryness
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Heart of Dryness, a new book by Matador contributor and award-winning journalist James G. Workman, is a masterwork of narrative non-fiction with criti More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 11/09/09
"I'm a cook and a hiker. It works out really nicely." More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 11/02/09
I want to make a difference by volunteering on different project wherever I go, educating people about living in harmony with the earth & their souls More »
Book Review: First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria
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"How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life." More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 10/26/09
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I travel to see how few places I've actually been... More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 10/19/09
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“Travel begs the mind to stop and truly listen to the heart.”~Laura McNamara (me) More »
Armchair Travel: Raw Journalism
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This past week, I joined an online symposium called Seeking Justice: Social Activism through Journalism and Documentary Practice..... More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 10/12/09
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I want to make a difference by working hard and trying to be a credit to my god and my country. More »
The Adventure Cookbook
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Sofia Brandon goes from a stressed and unhealthy corporate lifestyle to an around-the-world adventure based on clean food and self-discovery. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 10/05/09
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I feel the most immersed in a foreign culture when I take the time out to ask the locals questions, learn a bit of the language, and at best, live and More »
Book Review: Waking Up in Eden
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There's something appealing—especially to Matador readers—about the narrative of someone who has it all—the coveted job, a nice house that's bee More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 09/28/09
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I love to laugh and converse into the night with complete strangers. I cry and dance when I listen to music.... More »
Armchair Travel: 4 Legendary Authors You Should Read
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Staying home for awhile? Pick up books by these four authors to keep your wanderlust aflame. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 09/21/09
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I write because it keeps me sane. I travel because it gives me something to write about - a circle that conspires to keep me busy and broke. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 09/14/09
I travel because I want to be cultured, to appreciate the world and because my aunt always says that people who don't travel are ignorant. More »
Book Review: The Idealist.org Handbook
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A guide to building a better world because actions speak louder than words. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 09/07/09
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I want to make a difference by treading lightly on the earth, being open-minded, preserving stories so we never forget. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 08/31/09
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I want to make a difference by teaching kids to love good food and know their history. More »
Book Review: Rick Steves’ Travel as a Political Act
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A book that's as good for experienced travelers as for those journeying forth for the first time. More »
Book Review: The Voluntary Traveler
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Just released, The Voluntary Traveler mashes up diverse and inspiring travel narratives with a guide to volunteer programs around the world. More »
Twitter Contest Giveaway: Speaking Boricua! Books
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As part of the Matador Twitter contest, we will be spotlighting cool gear we'll be giving away More »
Book Review: Thailand, Men’s Paradise?
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Matador Network editor Julie Schwietert reviews the latest book to touch on sex tourism in Thailand. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 08/10/09
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I want to make a difference by showing true love to everyone I meet. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 08/03/09
Being able to express myself creatively as a travel photographer and writer is fulfilling and taps into one's uniqueness. More »
Armchair Travel: On the Road
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It's summer and we've been hitting the pavement Jack Kerouac-style, crisscrossing the States and ot More »
Book Review: An Irreverent Curiosity
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Matador Contributing Editor Eva Holland reviews that latest refreshingly offbeat travel book by writer David Farley. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 07/20/09
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I travel to experience different cultures, ideas, thoughts and outlooks on life, adventures, and beauty of nature in all of its forms. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 07/13/09
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Before I die, I'd like to write and publish three books: A collection of travel essays, a memoir about my dead father, and one other that's a secret. More »
Little Passports: Growing Young Explorers
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This company has developed a fun and completely innovative way to get kids interested in other countries and cultures. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 07/06/09
Before I die, I'd like to have made a life for myself that those I leave behind will be proud to remember me by. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 06/29/09
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One of my goals is to spread peace, one person at a time, through listening, understanding and sharing stories. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 06/22/09
I am fired up on eating ultra spicy and flavorful delicacies. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 06/15/09
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I like to exercise almost as much as I like to eat. More »
Book Review + Giveaway – Travel Therapy: Where Do You Need to Go?
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If you're really stymied about where to go on your next trip or what kind of getaway you need, then this book might be a useful place to start. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 06/01/09
Whatever I do though, I know it has to involve plenty of travel. More »
Winner – National Geographic Book Giveaway
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From the beaches of Corpus Christi, Texas to the sands of Sanibel Island, Florida, Matador readers shared their favorite family vacation spots. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 05/25/09
I like to travel minimally, with fewer people, possessions, and plans. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 05/18/09
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Ideal place to watch the sunset: The beach in Salvador, listening to live music and eating acarajé. More »
Book Review + Giveaway – The 10 Best of Everything Families
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Just in time for summer, this latest offering from National Geographic pulls the focus back on family fun and travel. More »
Winner – The Andes Trekking + Climbing Book Giveaway
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From trekking the Himalayas to conquering Quebec’s Mont-Mégantic, Matador community members sent in their favorite hiking shots from around the wor More »
Book Review + Giveaway – Nepal: 25 Classic Treks and 12 Climbing Peaks
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With beautiful photographs, color maps, and detailed information about Nepal's most popular and least traveled trekking routes, this book helps would- More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 05/04/09
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Before I die I'd like to live unconventionally. Travel unconventionally. Sail across an ocean. More »
Armchair Travel: Cover Your Mouth!
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With the recent outbreak of Swine flu, it seems like we've retreated back to basic etiquette and cleanliness. More »
Essential Reading: Survivor Stories of Colombian FARC Kidnappings
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In addition to the newly released, Out of CaptivityMore »
Book Review – Fuera de Cautiverio (Out of Captivity)
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To a casual reader, Out of Captivity provides an insight into the horrendous conditions that “prisoners of war” in Colombia are subjected More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 04/27/09
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I enjoy watching people and learning how communities work, and then communicating what I learn in creative ways. More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 04/20/09
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I am restless. I have always been this way, even as a child. I cannot stand to be in one place too long. I feel that the world is too large to not wan More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 04/13/09
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My ideal place to watch the sunrise is on a rooftop hotel in the Moroccan city of Fez, on the morning of Eid-al-Ftr when the Muslim fast is broken. More »
5 Montana Coffeetable Books
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"A good landscape photo should draw you into it. It should make your spirit fly"....Salvatore Vasapolli More »
My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 04/05/09
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The things I've seen and done, the people I've met in my travels, all have led me to believe that there's something great out there worth experiencing More »
Travelling Europe for just $5.95
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Now for the low price of $5.95, you can pick up "Travelling Europe" - a practical travel planning guide to Europe. More »
Armchair Travel: Arctic to Pacific
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From Russia and Finland to Australia and Papua New Guinea, we've been hanging at extreme ends of the globe this week. More »
Book Review: Backpacking with Brian
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Matador Contributor David DeFranza gives a raw, honest review of this travel journal-turned-paperback. More »
Armchair Travel: We Heart Food!
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That's right. And we've been eating up a storm around the globe More »
Poems for Travelers: Sometimes My Heart Pushes My Ribs
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Sometimes the most vital thing to take with you is a book of poems that makes you feel less alone. More »
Book Review: South Carolina (On the Road Histories)
The bulk of South Carolina reads like a popular history book. That makes sense; the author is a professor of American History who lives in My More »
Timeless Classics at Planet eBook
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Thanks to Planet eBook, I can finally finish up Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy without havi More »
Book Review: Whatever You Do, Don’t Run
Advice gleaned from this book applies in any location where you, as a human being, represents a lower rung of the food chain More »
Armchair Travel: The Spirit of Carnaval
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From Colombia and Bolivia to the home base, Brazil, we’ve been bringing you some exciting dispatches and vibrant photography from Carnaval celebrati More »
Book Review: Café Life Venice
Café Life Venice is a remarkable hybrid: part guidebook, and part coffeetable book. Written by Joe Wolff, and beautifully illustrated with photograp More »
The Cure for Jet Lag
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If you’ve ever crossed time zones, no doubt you’ve probably experienced these decades old symptoms of jet lag at some point:
Fatigue, ir More »
10 Sets of Sheets to Get Between on Valentine’s Day
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Who says romance is dead? Check out these modern day tales of love. More »
Book Review: Wanderlust and Lipstick for Women Traveling to India
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Matador Pulse Editor Eva Holland reviews this popular niche travel book. More »
Armchair Travel: Sampling City Life
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Getting off the backroads less traveled this week, we’re once again spotlighting some of the world’s favorite cities.
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Armchair Travel: Traveling Minds
Messages about the importance of travel have been cropping up all week.
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5 Writers Who Affirm the Importance of Travel by Olivia More »
10 Photography Books You’ll Never Get Tired Of
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Every one of these amazing and diverse photography books belongs on the coffee tables of photographers and photo lovers alike. More »
Killing Yourself To Live by Chuck Klosterman
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Today’s travel book recommendation comes from Matador community member Chad Barnes.
Chuck Klosterman doesn’t travel to the ends of the More »
Guidebook Review: Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City
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I don’t know; maybe I’m getting old, but when I cracked the spine of Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City and read :
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The Wrong Way Home by Peter Moore
Today’s travel book recommendation comes from Matador community member Samuel.
London to Sydney the Hard Way…This was one of the first More »
Armchair Travel: Focus on the Middle East
What do you really know about the Middle East?
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That’s the question we’ve posed to Matador readers this week. In What Eve More »
In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
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Today’s travel book recommendation comes from Matador community member Sarah Menkedick
My favorite travel book of all time would have to be B More »
Essential Cookbooks for the Culinary Traveler
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The fastest way into the heart of a culture might very well be through its local cuisine. More »
What Every American Should Know About the Middle East
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Today’s recommendation comes from Matador Video Editor joshywashington, who recently sat down with Melissa Rossi, a special correspondent for Ne More »
In Siberia by Colin Thubron
Today’s book recommendation comes from Matador Travel community member, lukenye.
All of British travel writer Colin Thubron’s books are well More »
Armchair Travel: Protect Thyself
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Even the most intrepid of travelers always has safety and wellness on the back of their mind at all times.
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No one I know (beside More »
Book Review: First Stop in the New World
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Mexico City, The Capital of the 21st Century. More »
Three Essential Medical Books for Travelers
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Fill up on handy medical information to help you while traveling with these books. More »
Book Review: Walking to Guantanamo
There’s no shortage of travelogues penned by restless travelers on journeys they hope will help them resolve a midlife crisis.
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Armchair Travel: Spotlight Asia
You’ve started jotting down possible travel locations for 2009. No doubt you’ve consulted our 12 Resolutions for Travelers in 2009 guide.
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What is Mumbai Reading?
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The top 10 most popular books on nightstands in Mumbai, India.
Here in India, students and professionals alike can almost always be spotted with a boo More »
10 Gift Ideas Under $40
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The thought is what counts most. Nothing is truer when faced with the Christmas gift-giving season. More »
Book Review: Where Am I Wearing? by Kelsey Timmerman
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Bias declared: Kelsey Timmerman is a Matador community member.
So of course we’re thrilled to see his first book, Where Am I Wearing?, hit book More »
Armchair Travel: Rwanda
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Rwandans can breathe a little sigh of relief this week.
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In Rwandan Genocide “Masterminds” Convicted, Sentenced, Matador Pulse edi More »
10 Spiritual and Philosophical Books to Take Traveling
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Fuel your inspiration and spiritual core with these books while on the road. More »
5 Classic James Michener Novels
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Theodore Scott introduces you to an iconic American author. More »
Guidebook Review: Lonely Planet Mexico City
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Matador member Hal Amen reviews the latest guide to Mexico City from Lonely Planet. More »
The Devil’s Cup By Stewart Lee Allen
Today’s travel book suggestion comes from Matador community member, J.Moreland Travels.
The Devil’s Cup is an account of the author’s tr More »
Book Review: Survive! by Les Stroud
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Essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywhere—alive More »
Armchair Travel: Cooking Up A Feast With Gratitude
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You’ve probably stuffed yourselves on turkey or other vegan friendly dishes over the Thanksgiving holiday break.
Maybe you tried one of Chef Fra More »
8 of the Greatest Adventure Stories Ever Told (Fiction)
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Not being in some exotic location doesn't mean you can't travel. More »
8 of the Greatest Adventure Stories Ever Told (Non Fiction)
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The call of adventure has motivated travelers for centuries. More »
Armchair Travel: Study Abroad In… Chile?
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Here are a few books on studying abroad and choosing Chile as a viable option. More »
Come Back Alive by Robert Young Pelton
Today’s book recommendation comes from Matador Travel community member, AdventureDoc
After I had gotten some European travel under my belt, I read t More »
Indie Travel Guides: 30% off Travelling Europe
From the brains behind Indie Travel Podcast (Craig & Linda Martin) comes the latest in comprehensive travel guides.
Their first title, Travelling More »
Book Review: Party Across America!
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101 of the Greatest Festivals, Sporting Events, and Celebrations in the U.S. More »
Armchair Travel: Running with the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
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Ah, the running of the bulls. It's an event that captures the imagination, that draws travelers from around the world. More »
Book Review: Marco Polo Didn’t Go There
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Marco Polo is a travelogue equal parts entertaining and thought-provoking. More »
Moleskine City Notebook
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We’ve already touted the quality and practicality of Moleskine journals here on Matador Goods.
The company has recently taken it up a notch with More »
Princess with a Backpack by Lauren Resnick
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Read if you're a bonafide princess, are about to go backpacking overseas for the first time, and you’re genuinely clueless as to where to start.
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Guidebook Review: Lonely Planet Cambodia
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Matador editor Tim Patterson reviews the newest edition of Lonely Planet’s Cambodia guidebook.
In the past two years I’ve spent seven mont More »
Make Your Own Business Cards
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Today’s travel tip comes from Matador community member, Turner Wright. Check out his blog, Keeping Pace in Japan .
If there is one practical ha More »
10 Indispensable NYC Guidebooks
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A New Yorker who's skeptical of guidebooks applies her critical eye to Amazon's vast selection of NYC guides and chooses the 10 best on the market. More »
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
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Today’s book recommendation and review comes from Matador Travel community member, Charlotte (acb2140)
George Orwell’s account is not only a More »
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
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Today’s book recommendation and review comes from Matador Travel community member, Mojo
From the first paragraph to the last word I couldn’t p More »
West With The Night by Beryl Markham
Today’s book recommendation and review comes from Matador Travel community member, theworldisgettingsmaller.
First published in 1942, this memoir is More »
The World: Life and Travel 1950-2000 by Jan Morris
Today’s book recommendation comes from Matador Pulse editor and community member, Eva Holland.
Jan Morris is quite possibly the greatest travel writ More »
Me No Speak: Asia Series
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At some point during our travels, we’ve all resorted to comical gestures and weird hand motions in fruitless attempts to communicate with a loca More »
Berlitz European Phrase Book
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12 European languages in a pocket-sized phrase book?!
The essential language guide for backpackers traveling around Europe, carrying around a copy of More »
Moleskine Pocket Journal
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Today’s favorite travel item is the Moleskine Pocket Journal, recommended by Ben Polansky, co-founder of Matador. Ben carries one of these arou More »
Abroad: A Travel Organizer and Journal
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I remember walking into Barnes and Noble a couple years back looking for the perfect travel organizer for my first backpacking trip.
Perusing the jour More »
Tales from Nowhere by Don George
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We all love mouthwatering travel anthologies and Tales from Nowhere edited by Don George provides an array of appetizing stories that leave you wantin More »
Amazon Kindle
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The new Amazon Kindle is the iPod of books. Thanks to electronic paper, a revolutionary new display technology, reading Kindle’s screen is as s More »
