Adventure Center: Travelers-in-Residence

In 2011-2012, Adventure Center sent eight MatadorU students and alumni on epic trips. As part of Matador’s “Traveler in Residence” program — in which our handpicked journalists spent an extended amount of time in their destination — they wrote for Matador, their personal blogs, and for other outlets.

Series Articles

Outdoor

5 Outdoorsy Things To Do in Cappadocia After a Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride

Mar 4, 2022 Noelle Alejandra Salmi
Outdoor

The Galápagos Is No Place for a Fear of the Ocean

May 23, 2013 Zak Erving

Aquatic Wildlife of the Galápagos

Nov 29, 2012 Zak Erving
Travel

The Delicate Dynamics of a Galápagos Tour Group

Nov 7, 2012 Zak Erving
Travel

The End of My Equestrian Fantasies in Trinidad, Cuba

Oct 31, 2012 Jules Torti

Wildlife Photography in the Galápagos

Oct 30, 2012 Zak Erving

Free Sex Changes and Other Surprises I Encountered in Cuba

Oct 23, 2012 Jules Torti
Travel

How Group Tours Are Like Blind Dates

Oct 11, 2012 Jules Torti
Trip Planning

How To Spend 16 Hours in Havana, Cuba

Oct 8, 2012 Jules Torti
Travel

Guide To Drinking in Cuba

Oct 1, 2012 Jules Torti
Travel

Your Top 20 Bucket List Trips

Jul 20, 2012 Joshywashington
Outdoor

Photo Essay: What I Found on Costa Rica's and Panama's Beaches

Jul 17, 2012 Coen Wubbels

Portraits of San Jose, Costa Rica

May 29, 2012 Coen Wubbels

Carrying on Nubian Culture Through Music

May 26, 2012 Karen Dion
Travel

Why You Should Travel To Egypt Right Now

May 1, 2012 Karen Dion
Travel

Hot Air Ballooning in Luxor, Egypt

Apr 18, 2012 Karen Dion
Outdoor

Getting Drunk With My Nepalese Porters

Jan 9, 2012 Kyle Ellison
Trip Planning

5 Weeks in Turkey

Dec 9, 2011 Keph Senett
Travel

How To Survive Your Tour Group

Nov 30, 2011 Keph Senett
Travel

Essential Packing List for Trekking the Annapurna Sanctuary

Nov 12, 2011 Kyle Ellison
Culture

In Turkey I Became a Traveling Dervish

Nov 9, 2011 Keph Senett
Travel

What's in Your Backpack, Keph Senett, Traveler-in-Residence?

Oct 3, 2011 Keph Senett
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