Vacation packages for family

Introducing the “Passport to People Series” where I’ll take you around the globe, via inspiring, creative souls I’ve met while on my travels! Meet Solen Yucel, the energetic food-travel blogger from ‘ Eatravels .’ I first met Solen one fateful night in Agra, shivering on our hostel balcony since Northern India was experiencing an unusual bout of cold weather at the time (it had hailed earlier that day!) We chatted away both being  bloggers and passionate eaters. A week later as I walked into a cooking class in Udaipur, I saw her beautiful face beaming a smile at me from across the room. Five hours of cooking under the watchful eye of a fierce Indian matron cemented our bonds for life. We capped a day of indulgent feasting on a rooftop watching the sun melt into Lake Pichola as we shared stories over multiple cups of chai. A few months later, I saw her again in Vietnam as she’s on a tour around the world with no end in sight! This woman is li...

Posted : 04/28/15 | April 28th, 2015 When I was teaching English in Bangkok, a friend gave me a copy of The 4-Hour Workweek by some guy named Tim Ferriss. Apparently, it was a best-selling book. At the time, I was trying to figure out how to extend my travels, and my friend thought the book would be helpful. I read it and immediately wrote down ideas. It was filled with helpful tips on work-life balance, starting your own business, and living a time-rich life. The book had a profound impact on my thoughts about living life. I understood immediately why the book was (and still is) so successful. Many of you probably have heard of Tim and his work. His books have been #1 best-sellers multiple times over, and he’s often considered the original lifestyle designer and life-hacker. Since reading his book in 2007, I have continued to read Tim’s work, was featured on his website, and got to meet him on a few occasions (I tried very hard not to “fanboy out” the first...

Updated : 12/05/19 | December 5th, 2019 Years ago, my friend Zach backpacked from Cape Town to Egypt. It was him, a small backpack, and nothing else. He hitchhiked, rode in the back of buses and trucks, slept in ultra-cheap accommodation, and ate only local food. I was fascinated by the stories he told me of his adventure. Africa is always seen as a scary place to travel alone, with danger and theft lurking around every corner for the unsuspecting traveler. But there are a lot of people who travel the continent alone, people like Helen. Helen is a 33-year-old English woman who spent months volunteering and traveling around Africa on her own. Today, she shares how she did it and how you can do it too. Nomadic Matt: Tell everyone about yourself. Helen: My name is Helen, I’m 33 and originally from Liverpool in the UK. In 2009 I made a life-changing decision to backpack around the world, starting in Africa. It was one of the best years of my life, and since then some fantastic oppor...