About Matador

Matador Travel

Matador Travel is the hub of our network, where thousands of travelers and locals worldwide add their blogs, exchange info and ideas on our forums, and get expert guides and recommendations through our destination pages.

URL: www.matadortravel.com

Matador Trips

Matador Trips was created to take travelers straight to the honey holes, off the tourist trail and beyond the pages of the guidebook. This is what you’ll find in our destination spotlights.

Whether you’re looking for 10 Things to Do in Amsterdam BESIDES Smoking Pot, are curious about the Best Nude Beaches in the World, or want the lowdown on 10 Places to Catch Insane City Views, Matador Trips should be your first stop.

URL: www.matadortrips.com

Matador Abroad

Matador Abroad: Whether you’re headed abroad to study, to teach, to work, or simply to jolt yourself into seeing the world with giddy, wide-eyed novelty, you most likely share our desire to decipher the mysteries of life overseas:

Where and how can I learn the language? How can I get closer, learn more, get connected? How do I put this experience in context? How can I see and be seen in a different place?

From the big puzzles, thrills, and needs to the small – but critical! – questions, Matador Abroad is all about exploring life overseas.

URL: www.matadorabroad.com

Matador Change

Matador Change features people and projects around the world committed to social justice, environmental sustainability, community building, and positive changes in general.

URL: www.matadorchange.com

Matador Life

Everyone comes home from their travels eventually, and the way we return can be the most important part of all.

Matador Life is about people in their hometowns, how they represent where they’re from, and what we can learn from each of the unique places we inhabit.

Here you’ll find articles ranging from financial advice and tips on being more productive at work to portraits of people’s hometowns and profiles of individuals strongly rooted in their communities.

URL: www.matadorlife.com

Matador Goods

It’s never about the gear. It’s always the place itself and the people your are with. And yet, most of us can come up with a few key pieces we’ve had over the years–select boards, tents, packs, boots–pieces that ended up with names, stories and which, in their own way, helped shape the experiences we remember.

Matador Goods is all about finding those kinds of pieces–the ones that stand out. We test and review gear only from within our own Community, never given to us from sponsors, so the recommendations you get here are straight-up.

URL: www.matadorgoods.com

Matador Nights

With Matador Nights, you’ll never have to ask anyone in a foreign city, “Where should we go tonight?”

From mega-festivals in Barcelona to underground wine bars in NYC, you’ll get the heads up on: *the coolest bars and clubs worldwide *the best restaurants all over the globe *when great tours are about to roll through your city *tips on going out no matter where you are.

URL: www.matadornights.com

Brave New Traveler

Brave New Traveler publishes thoughtful and entertaining articles exploring travel in the 21st century.

Incorporating mostly original content from staff writers and guest authors, BNT avoids “destination-specific” narratives and instead focuses on topics like philosophy, health, politics and culture.

URL: www.bravenewtraveler.com

Matador Sports

Matador Sports shares people’s passion for sport and adventure around the planet.

Sports is a celebration of the way people play. We’ll be focusing on the innovators, the individual athletes as well as crews and teams that inspire us whether they be in adventure or traditional sports.

URL: www.matadorsports.com

The Traveler's Notebook

The Traveler’s Notebook is an online magazine at the intersection of writing, travel, and place.

Like the registers found in shelters along the Appalachian Trail–notebooks filled with the thoughts and recommendations of passing hikers–The Traveler’s Notebook gives writers, travelers, photographers, and filmmakers a place to share ideas and experience.

URL: www.thetravelersnotebook.com

Matador TV

MatadorTV features the best in travel video content around the web.

URL: www.matadortv.com

Welcome to Matador, the world’s first fully interactive travel magazine.

Matador is both an online travel magazine and a thriving social network. Or, more simply put, it’s a community.

Communities are created out of need. In our case, the need was to create a way for passionate travelers to communicate.

Through Matador we publish stories, photography, and video; we ask questions and share ideas and information in a way that isn’t bounded by geography, age, or culture but which moves from one traveler to another worldwide. Over time, these connections, dialogues, and relationships are effecting positive change and creating new opportunities in the real world.

Becoming a Travel Writer or Travel Photographer

In addition to the community and the magazine, Matador has developed 12 week courses in travel writing and photography, both offered through our online school, MatadorU.

Our Contributors

Matador has built a small army of talented, freelance travel writers, podcasters, filmmakers, and destination experts who craft passionate stories about the places they know and love.

Interested in becoming a contributor?

Read our contributor guidelines and submit your draft!

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