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World’s Craziest Festival
Haven’t made any summer travel plans yet? How about making your way to the world’s craziest festival? Phuket Vegetarian Festival, Sept. 28 [...]
Quebec City Festival: Starts Tomorrow!
Editor’s Note: Quebec City’s Fêtes de la Nouvelle France Festival starts tomorrow and runs through August 10. Matador member Linda Handia [...]
Minimum Wage on the Rise
A wage increase goes into effect today for American workers who get paid the hourly minimum. Up 70 cents to $6.55, the two percent of Americans who [...]
Hello, Dolly!: Latest Hurricane News
Hurricane Dolly made landfall earlier today in the coastal region of Texas and northern Mexico. While locals brace for gale-force rains and winds, a [...]
All Roads Lead to… All Roads!
The dates for National Geographic’s 2008 All Roads Film Festival have just been announced, and in keeping with National Geographic’s mis [...]
If You Can’t Make It & Shake It…
Last week, we announced Matador’s upcoming party, which is less than a month away. We hope you’ll be able to make it, but if not, pleas [...]
Calling All Party People!
The Matador Team is throwing a party and you’re invited! When: Saturday, August 16th 9 PM to 2 AM Where: 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, Ca [...]
Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela!
Photo by dmax3270 (Creative Commons) Well, not quite. South Africa’s first post-apartheid president - and, to my mind, one of the most inspir [...]
Megabus or Megabust?
If you’re a budget traveler, I’ll bet you’re already hip to the cheap tickets for the so-called Chinese buses that run between Chi [...]
Couchsurfing Hits the Open Ocean
Sailing. WWOOFing. Biking. Blogging. Oh, and saving the world one epic sustainable voyage at a time. Do those sound like your kind of extracurricul [...]
Dollars & Nonsense: The Cost of War
### Iraq War Cost That’s how much war costs. Outraged? You’ll be even more so when you read the BBC’s allegations that $23 billion [...]
SOBRO, Represent!
SOBRO, in case you didn’t know, is the hip new name for the South Bronx (or, if you prefer ‘Da South Bronx). Imagine my surprise upon fin [...]
Runnin’ on the Road
Eva’s recent Picks of the Week post highlighted some of Matador’s fitness conscious content for travelers who want to work out on the roa [...]
Gitmo, PA
A few months back, I applied for a press pass to visit the U.S. military’s Guantanamo Bay outpost in Cuba. Though the application has yet to be [...]
Museum Update: Toronto
Off-season visitors to Toronto are in luck: the excellent Art Gallery of Ontario, which has been closed for an extensive Frank Gehry-designed renovat [...]
Hobo Film Festival: Rolling to a Depot Near You
Trains may not be Americans’ preferred mode of transportation, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their devoted fans. Arlo Guth [...]
Responsible Tourism Awards: Nominations Needed!
Matador members! The Responsible Tourism Awards 2008 needs your expertise! Nominations are now open for this year’s awards, and organizers are [...]
The (Fine) Art of War
Regardless of your feelings about The War, you can’t help but be affected by a series of fine arts photographs taken by enlisted combat photogr [...]
Calling All Travel Writers and Photographers!
Photo by uzvards (Creative Commons) Heading to the Bay Area this summer, and keen to learn more about travel writing and photography? The excellent [...]
Celebrating Slow Travel: National Train Day
Photo by SlapBcn As U.S. airlines seem to get worse and worse (when was the last time you had a meal on a plane?) and increasing awareness of the en [...]
