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Matador Meets the New York Times & The Sunday Telegraph
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Matador Nights co-editor, Tom Gates, is one of three Matador writers mentioned by big media this week. More »
Meet a Matador Editor: Carlo Alcos
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Meet Carlo Alcos, co-editor of Matador Trips. More »
Anna Brones Launches a Social Media Start-Up
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Sure, the economy is (still) in the tank. But that's not about to stop Anna Brones and her business partner, Emily Nuchols. More »
Matador U to Offer Travel Photography Course in 2010
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Good news for aspiring travel photographers: the next course offering at Matador U is designed especially for you! More »
Michelle Schusterman Promoted to Associate Editor
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After six months working as a Matador intern, Michelle comes on board as an associate editor. More »
Now Showing: MatadorTV
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Matador's media are diversified with the launch of MatadorTV. More »
Matador Announces Two New Associate Editors
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Two Matador U students join the editorial team. More »
Matadorians’ Halloween Finery Caught on Film!
You sent in photos from Germany, Canada, and points in between.
Here are three of our favorites:
Matador Nights co-editor Tom Gates on Halloween in B More »
JoAnna Haugen Co-Founds Fund for Machu Picchu Porters
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The porters lead travelers back and forth along the Machu Picchu path, but have never seen this wonder of the world themselves. More »
Matador Member Launches Yoga & Meditation Social Network
Kungaroo is especially for travelers. More »
David Page Wins Lowell Thomas Award
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Why did David Page win a Lowell Thomas Award? Because he started research early... really early. More »
Matador’s Editorial Team Welcomes Leigh Shulman
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Leigh takes the helm of Matador Life. More »
Winner of Matador’s Twitter Contest for Free Tuition Introduces Herself
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Susan Marjanovic is totally living the Matador vision...so her win seems like perfect synchronicity. More »
Matador Launches Its Flickr Photo Pool
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Add your photography to the Matador community's portfolio! More »
Matador U Students Share Their Success Stories
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Just 4 weeks into the travel writing school, several students have landed travel blogging gigs. More »
Austin Chu’s “The Recess Ends” Premieres in San Francisco
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From Matador co-founder Ross Borden: "I showed up early and still had to sneak in because the place was completely jammed...people pouring out into th More »
From the Editor: It’s Time to Take Our Pulse
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Looking for a fare deal? You won't find it here. More »
Matador Member Wins International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association Scholarship
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Congratulations to JoAnna Haugen! More »
Matador Members Reach Semi-Final in Trazzler’s NYCGO Writing Contest
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And they'd love it if you'd consider voting for them! More »
Matador Featured in WordPress Showcase
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On why it's featured in the Showcase: "Matador is made up of a number WordPress blogs that work together to provide content on a variety of travel-rel More »
BREAKING NEWS: Matador Contributor Detained in Iran
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A Matador contributor is arrested in Iran. More »
Middle Eastern Women Redefining Politics and Public Space
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From Tehran to Cairo, Arabic women are redefining politics and society. More »
Roads Scholarship Winners Announced!
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The applicants were so strong that the Digital Vagabond couldn't choose just one. More »
Nomadic Matt releases travel ebook about SEO and monetizing blogs
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"This book is designed to help those with blogs make an even bigger and better blog and make some money off of it." More »
A New Way of Looking at the News
As the Matador Network gets a face lift, we'll continue to bring you news about travel--and we're not talking about fare deals or new airline routes. More »
Congrats to Matador’s Solas Awards Winners!
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The winners of the third annual Solas Awards, honoring the best travel stories of the year, have been announced — and a few Matador members are More »
Editors’ Roundup: Matador 2008 Year in Review
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Earlier this month we asked everyone on the editorial staff what their picks were for the best of 2008, both personally and at Matador. As expected it More »
7 Memorable Matador Stories that Went Popular on Digg in 2008
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44 Matador articles graced the Front Page of Digg in 2008. Here's a look back at 7 of our favorites. More »
Aspiring Travel Writer Alert: Win a Trip to India!
Our friends over at World Nomads just announced the opening of their 2009 contest for aspiring travel writers.
If you include yourself among the le More »
Matador Wins Consumer Award at Travel-Rants.com!
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Pardon the shameless self-promotion, but we’re thrilled to announce that over at Travel-Rants.com the Matador Network has just received the Cons More »
Matador Participates in Passports with Purpose & YOU Can Win!
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If you’re at all connected in the travel blogging community, it’s likely that you already know about Passports with Purpose.
Just in ca More »
Trespassers Welcome!
Matador members are always rolling out cool projects at home and abroad.
Today, long-time Matador member Olivia Hambrett launches the online magazin More »
Wise Words from Working Writers
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Matador’s own Tim Patterson popped up in an interview on Written Road this week — you can read it here — and the discussion (with a More »
C’mon & take a free ride… to Indonesia!
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Matador members are incredible people.
They travel not just to see the world, but to take in what More »
Matador Endorses Barack Obama For President
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In our official endorsement of Barack Obama, we define the values of our community, and explain how Barack Obama’s policies align with our visi More »
Picks of the Week: New Orleans
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Photo by Eva Holland
I’ve just arrived back in New Orleans for a second visit, after catching a serious case of the smittens for the city when More »
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 More »
What’s your favorite travel gadget?
A Matador member’s home in Baja
Do you have a favorite travel gadget or must-have piece of travel gear?
Maybe it’s a perfect pack or a t More »
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 More »
Matador Community Spotlight: Members on the Web, Part 2
In the first part of our occasional series spotlighting the interests and projects of Matador members, we introduced you to 7 people living, travelin More »
Ingrid Betancourt: LIBRE!!
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I couldn’t have been happier to come home last night to the news from journalist and Colombia-based Matador member Richard McColl that Ingrid Be More »
So You Think You’re Well-Traveled?
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Matador member Lola Akinmade–herself a carrier of a well-inked passport leafed with multiple visas–sent in a tip about the website Most More »
Bye-bye backpacker, hello flashpacker?
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Guest Editorial by Matador member Matt Kepnes
Somewhere before my bus broke down in Australia, I was called a flashpacker. Despite being on the road More »
Freebie of the Week: The Snake Charmer
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Back when they were in college, my parents’ idea of a cool Saturday night date was hunting for snakes in the Florida swampland.
Perhaps that’s More »
Community Spotlight: Matador Members Online
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Another one of the perks of the Pulse editing job is surfing through the Matador network and meeting really interesting travelers who aren’t s More »
Member Spotlight: Not Your Average Summer Vacation
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Ahh… June. Time for the annual family vacation! The average experience of spending quality time with the family is generally equal parts fun and f More »
Visual Guidebook: Triporia.com
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I recently posted an entry about TripFilms, which I dubbed the traveler’s version of YouTube.
Afterwards, I received an e-mail from Matador mem More »
“Ya’ll come see us now, ya hear?”
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The South: It ain’t all ’bout beer ‘n’ guns.
Pulse co-editor Eva Holland recently returned from a month-long road trip aroun More »
What We Hate About Travel… & Love to Complain About
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Matador members love travel, and because they’re on the road, in the skies, and on the seas so much, they have a lot to say about how the trave More »
Pulse Picks of the Week: Know Your Host(elier)
The Matador community is full of people with interesting businesses, and it’s not surprising that a handful of members are travel industry entr More »
Cameras for Community Change
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Many people carry cameras to capture images of the people and places they encounter while traveling, but what happens when the people who are usually More »
Picks of the Week: Cheap Europe Round-Up!
Photo by Eva Holland
Ahhh, Europe.
Sometimes I think I could spend the rest of my life lounging on a bench in a Venetian campo, or wandering the co More »
Top 10 Ways to Use Matador
The Matador Team brings you our 10 favorite ways to use Matador every day. Warning: you might get addicted. More »


















