Travel Tips
7 Tips For Travel In Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is probably the best place in the world for your first extended backpacking trip. The food is delicious, the locals friendly, the beaches extraordinary, the accommodations well-established and the sites varied and unforgettable. You’re likely to return home with plenty of fond memories and incredible photos of Southeast Asia. If you’re considering setting […]
Visiting The Best Libraries In The World
It’s obvious that you, avid reader of The Expeditioner, are not the type of traveler that withers away their time on the road taking part in such pedestrian travel activities such as lying around on the beach, hanging out at beach bars or taking leisurely walks down city paths. Instead, you are satiating your literary […]
5 Tips On How To Save Money Flying With Low-Cost Airlines
I mean, you gotta hand it to him. There are only a few men who could stand in front of the world’s press and say he is seriously considering the possibility of removing seating as an option from his airline, or charging people for going for a pee while on one of his flights. Meet Micheal […]
Tips For Train Travel In Mumbai (Personal Space Not Included)
The instant I start to get annoyed at fellow passengers while on the New York City subway, I remind myself, “Matt, things could be much worse. If you think this is crowded, picture what it’s like in Tokyo, Moscow or Mumbai right now.” Then my heart rate slows, I jab an elbow into the ribs […]
10 Things I Pack When Traveling (And 10 Things I Leave At Home)
1) Extra ATM Card with $100 I was this close to being stuck in a sleepy town in Cambodia with little more than a pair of shoes and a passport to my name. The ATM machine ate my bank card, and with the upcoming bank holiday on Monday, I could’ve been stuck for three days, […]
3 Ways To Improve Your Travel Writing
Being a professional travel writer is probably up there with astronaut and food taster as dream jobs that are highly difficult to obtain. Yet, I stress the word “difficult” — not impossible. In the small world that is the travel writing community, I’ve met more than a few people who’ve managed to pull this off, […]
How To Piss Off Others Around The World Using Only Your Hands
One gesture travelers become very used to when traveling in Southeast Asia is the rotate-the-open-hand-side-to-side that, back at home, would say, “I wasn’t that much of a fan of his new girlfriend,” or “That sushi joint I used my Groupon coupon at was not very good.” However, in Southeast Asia, the gesture means, “No thank […]
My Problem With Hotel Ratings And How To Use Them Effectively
I came home last week to see my wife ripping through some reviews of hotels in New York City. That’s something I just don’t do, spending an evening scouring reviews, I don’t put that much stock in them. I think we’re all aware of the rating system rumors: Hotels employing specialists to spend hours scouring […]
5 Best Places To Scuba Dive In The World That Have Nothing To Do With Fish
It’s hard to imagine that someone would get bored limiting their diving experiences to coral reefs, but for those looking for a little variety in their underwater adventures, why not try exploring some of the world’s best places to dive that have absolutely nothing to do with animals that could populate a Disney movie? For […]
Exploring The San Francisco Of “Vertigo”
Vertigo would have to be my favorite Hitchcock film that doesn’t involve crossdressers or nazis. Despite the film starring two Hollywood powerhouses at the times — Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak — the real star of the flick is arguable the city it’s set in, San Francisco. Has any movie played so crucial a role […]