Your Ashes on Wax: AndVinyly Is Putting the Fun Back in Funeral
NIGHTLIFE: Get your cremains pressed into vinyl. Why be scattered when your family's eardrums could be shattered? More »
5 of Ireland’s Best Beaches
TRIP IDEAS: Robin Graham shatters drab Irish stereotypes and introduces 5 beaches that are among Europe's best. More »
Panhandlers: Where Does Your Spare Change Go?
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CHANGE: When you stop to ask yourself what homeless people spend money on, why not ask yourself how you're spending your own money? More »
10 Reasons I Had to Escape, STAT
SPIRIT: Christine Garvin decides she needs to get out, and she needs to get out now. More »
Letters from Thailand
TV: Capturing the vivacity and camaraderie of time spent working in a Thai orphanage. More »
Photo Essay: A Tribute to Cold-Water Surfing
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SPORTS: A photographic guide to well-known and less-appreciated cold-water surf spots around the world. More »
Photo Essay: Songs of Memory
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CHANGE: Victoria Vorreiter shares the results of five years trekking in SE Asia’s Golden Triangle. More »
Technology And The Way We Interact While Traveling
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GEAR: It’s been over 200 years since Lewis and Clark set out on an expedition through the uncharted American west, thus leaving their mark in history as two of the world’s greatest travelers. More »
Korean Beauty
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ABROAD: John Francis Power learns what it means to be beautiful in South Korea. More »
Volunteer in the Dominican Republic: DREAM Project
CHANGE: Abbie Mood shares an opportunity to volunteer with children in the Dominican Republic with the DREAM Project. More »
Meet a Matador Team Member: Anne Merritt
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NEWS: Anne Merritt is an intern at MatadorLife and frequent contributor to MatadorAbroad. More »
Love In The Time of Matador: Navigating the Waters of an Open Relationship
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LIFE: Matador editor Christine Garvin reflects on an open relationship where she fell in love with a married man. More »
5 Pro Playlists: Athletes' Favorite Pump-Up Music
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SPORTS: Five top athletes share what they're jamming on. More »
Gurus, Gods & Camels: Notes from Inside the Images
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TRAVEL WRITING: This is what makes India like a drug. You swear off it when you're there, but once off it you desire more. More »
5 Reasons Why I Want to Travel to Lebanon Right Now
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TRIP IDEAS: Anne-Sophie Redisch teases out why Lebanon is at the top of her go list. More »
How Climbers Can Help Pakistan Rebuild
SPORTS: A senior official at the Red Cross has said that rebuilding Pakistan could take five years. That's about how long it's been since Katrina hit New Orleans, and most Americans haven't thought about that for ages. More »
Notes from the Trans-Siberian Railroad
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TRAVEL WRITING: Photojournalist Marcus Benigno (mfb) rides the Trans-Siberian Railroad 6000 km across Russia, documenting people's stories and images, and the juxtapositions of local culture along the world's longest railway. More »
Matadorian Camden Luxford opens hostel in Peru
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NEWS: MatadorU student and regular MatadorAbroad contributor, Camden Luxford, opened the Yamanyá Backpackers Hostel in Cusco, Peru. More »
Extreme Binge Drinking on Display: An Interview with Black Out Korea
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NIGHTLIFE: People passed out cold on the train, face down on tables in restaurants, and drunkenly sprawled across the sidewalk are common sights in South Korea. The author of the blog Black Out Korea grants MatadorNights an interview about his controversial blog. More »
