A Valentine's Anti-Tutorial: 8 Horrible Kissers You Don't Want to Be

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NIGHTLIFE:  Porn is teaching the next generation that attempting to high five your partner's tongue and then vibrating it violently while hissing to demonstrate your arousal is appropriate when really, it's something best enjoyed alone with a jar of vaseline.   More »

5 Mistakes Novice Hikers Make (and How to Avoid Them)


SPORTS:  I was exhausted, hungry, cranky, and feeling generally out of shape. But when I had to decide between turning back and going for the top, I elected to keep going.  More »

Spyder Exo Link Ski Glove


GEAR:  Gloves for the ultimate winter enthusiast...  More »

Taking household cleaners to court

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CHANGE:  Hey Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Church and Dwight, and Reckitt-Benckiser! Yeah, you. We're calling you out.  More »

9 Travel Writing Markets Outside the US

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TRAVEL WRITING:  Ever thought about pitching your writing outside the US? The UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand all have travel writing audiences who might consider your home town a travel destination  More »

How to be a Hash House Harrier

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NIGHTLIFE:  Hash House Harriers is a self-professed “Drinking club with a running problem.” Founded before World War II, the Hash has grown into a worldwide phenomenon. Most meetings include some form of running or walking and alcohol, often both at the same time.   More »

Georgie's La La Land ~ Perhentian Kecil Island, Malaysia


TV:  Georgie and Aaron have been traveling and blogging since April '08. Here they vlog from Perhentian Kecil off the coast of Malaysia.  More »

25 Movies To Remind You What's Important In Life

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LIFE:  These are the movies that inspire us and make us think. These are our favorites.  More »

How To Defy The Definition Of Dangerous

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SPIRIT:  Is it possible to re-imagine our understanding of dangerous destinations? Natalie Grant explores how to make the shift, though our understanding of risk and reward.  More »

First Person Dispatch: Why we should bring the "Teach English" phenomenon home

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CHANGE:  Alyssa Martino reflects on the therapeutic effects of teaching English to refugees living in the United States.  More »

Urban Volunteering: Los Angeles


CHANGE:  Want to volunteer in Los Angeles? Eric Mackey gives Matador a list of great organizations to choose from!  More »

Notes on Trespassing as Travel

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TRAVEL WRITING:  "The impasse now separates me from the dispirited couple and who amble back down the trail to find solace in a day at the beach and a dozen pumpkin raviolis."  More »

How To Use Your Spanish To Learn Portuguese

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ABROAD:  Portuguese is a logical next step after learning Spanish. It is different enough from Spanish that you will learn new LA skills, but so similar that you will be fluent extremely fast.   More »

Easy Wilderness Access: A Day Hike from Santiago, Chile


TRIP IDEAS:  Two bucks' worth of transport is all it takes to craft a weekend away in Santiago.  More »

How to Build a Backyard Skating Rink

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SPORTS:  My father always made backyard skating rinks for me. That was when I still enjoyed winter activities, before I complained about shoveling, cars skidding on slippery roads, and five-foot snow drifts blocking the front door.  More »

From the Editor: Matador's so much more than a magazine

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NEWS:  "I always thought of Matador as a virtual campfire...."  More »

Caving in Japan


TV:  Vlogger ericsurf6 takes us on his spelunking adventure in Japan.  More »

Called Out: The World's Ugliest Buildings

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TRIP IDEAS:  Coming together to point out the ugly.  More »

Revolutionary Road: Transforming Pain by Sharing Our Stories

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SPIRIT:  There is a great deal of suffering that occurs at any given moment all around the world. When we have no control over horrible events, what can we do to help transform others' pain?  More »

What People are Listening to in...Argentina

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NIGHTLIFE:  La Mona is known as Argentina’s James Brown with outrageous live shows that include high-energy dance and multiple costume changes. “The Monkey” Jimenez is a wild guy from Cordoba who works the crowd into a frenzy with cuarteto favorites.   More »

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