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Matador's media are diversified with the launch of MatadorTV.  More »

Planning for the Pamplona Bull Run

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If you're going to run with the big boys, you'd better be prepared.   More »

The Global Press Corps Goes Online


Lately it seems everywhere you look -- in print or online -- you'll find someone sermonizing about the death of print and the inexorable, irresistible  More »

Tripfilms Presents the Trippy Awards!


If you’re a traveling film-maker, or just a big fan of travel videos, and you haven’t yet discovered Tripfilms, the travel-focused video   More »

Quebec’s Winter Carnival in 1400 Shutter-Clicks

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Ahh, YouTube. You never fail to turn up creative little homemade gems, and I love you for it. Check out this really unusual “video” —  More »

Have you met Mark & Olly?

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Bubbly Samantha Brown… Brash Anthony Bourdain… Bold eater Andrew Zimmern… Three travel show personalities who have become househo  More »

A Day at Guantanamo Bay: One Guard’s Perspective

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I applied for a press pass to visit the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in February 2008. Seven months later, I was notified I’d been appr  More »

Still Need A Reason To Try Couchsurfing?

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You’ve probably already heard of CouchSurfing.com – but if you’re not quite sold on it yet, this video should help you through those  More »

What Does Global Air Traffic Look Like?

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This trippy video offers a pretty good hint. The way the flights ebb and flow between Western Europe and North America, and around the US, is pretty   More »

Anti-Bush Graffiti: 25 Countries, Six Continents

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/arts_culture/Anti_Bush_Graffiti_From_25_Countries_Six_Continents_PICS'; Barack Obama recently made headlines with his ei  More »

What have you watched on YouTube lately?

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Photo by Shht! (Creative Commons) Thanks to a U.S. district court, media megalith Viacom Inc. could be about to find out. Last week, in the latest r  More »

Make A Movie, Win A Trip To Europe


Photo by DanielaNob Yup, it’s really that simple. The European Travel Commission has launched a movie-making contest, and the prize for the be  More »

Review: Why I Heart Crosswords For The Nintendo DS

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Last year, I professed my love for the Nintendo DS (that’s ‘dual-screen’ for you non geeks). My wife won’t let me have any of  More »

Picks of the Week: Best & Worst Place-Based Films

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The Pulse editors share a love for film. This week, we’re servin’ up a menu of our favorite–and least favorite–films about p  More »

PBS Gets Hip by Roughing It

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Maybe you’re young and hip and think PBS is for old fogies and fans of obscure British comedies, nature shows, and Masterpiece Theatre. But PB  More »

What a Tangled Web?: YOU Evaluate New Travel Websites

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Here at Matador Pulse, Eva and I receive lots of e-mails notifying us of new books, products, events, and websites related to travel. Getting the ins  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 »

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  More »

Tips To Get You Video Blogging


Last week I wrote about Matador’s own Reno-Tahoe video blogger, Erin Granat. Video blogging (sometimes called vblogging, or vlogging) is the ne  More »

I heart Maradona

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Reno-Tahoe: Get Beyond the Casinos with Erin 411!


Photo by Eva Holland Matador’s own Erin Granat has just launched a new season of her successful vblog, Erin 411!, showcasing the best in Reno-  More »

The World’s Most Dangerous Hike?

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Being paralyzingly afraid of heights (well, it’s more the falling that scares me), this fantastic video is as close as I’ll ever get to an  More »

Pangea Day: Film Fest Around the World

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Plan to be in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, or Rio de Janeiro on May 10? (Yes, that’s tomorrow!) If so, be sure to check out Pang  More »

Picks of the Week: Favorite Place-Based Websites


How do you get information about what’s going on around the world? Here are three of the best websites offering dynamic content about countries tha  More »

Tripfilms: YouTube for Travelers


Tripfilms. It’s the YouTube for travelers. Started by a group of friends in New York, Tripfilms currently offers viewers almost 2000 videos s  More »

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