South Australia Kangaroo Island should be on your Australian outdoor itinerarymatadornetwork.com - Morwenna Jones Adventure lovers could be tempted to stay on the Australian mainland without venturing further afield. With nearly three million square miles of …
travel news A fanny pack to match every adventurematadornetwork.com - Allison Young Fanny packs used to be cool, sort of. In the 1980s, back when you’d regularly see hotshot skiers flying down the slopes in bright fluorescents, you’d …
Culture Why everyone should go see a rodeo once in their livesmatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Most of us are familiar with rodeos, but our experience might not extend very far beyond Wild West movies. Therefore, it can be easy to think they’re …
Bratislava 7 border cities that’ll give travelers a double dose of European culturematadornetwork.com - Alex Bresler The idea of seeing several major cities like New York City and Los Angeles in a week’s vacation is unimaginable to North Americans, but it’s not …
Culture The ‘world’s longest food festival’ celebrates Irish cuisinematadornetwork.com - Elisabeth Sherman Italy, France, China: When you think impeccable cuisine, these are probably the countries that come to mind. Ireland, on the other hand, might not …
Nestlé Nestlé Japan is dumping plastic KitKat packaging for origami papermatadornetwork.com - Elisabeth Sherman Nestlé is embracing sustainability in a surprisingly creative way: The Japanese arm of the company, which produces KitKat bars famous for flavors …
Culture This immersive art exhibit is a beautiful call for environmental actionmatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin “Arcadia Earth” is an exhibit for the Instagram generation — it’s colorful, immersive, and just playful enough for phone-clad millennials to throw …
Culture Turkey to flood 12,000-year-old settlement for dam projectmatadornetwork.com - Alex Bresler A dam project in Turkey is stirring controversy with its plans to flood the ancient village of Hasankeyf, one of the world’s oldest continuously …
England The Queen of England is looking for a live-in housekeepermatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin The Queen of England has been a busy boss lately, hiring a chef and social media manager in 2019 alone. Now, she needs a housekeeper at Buckingham …
Monasteries 7 amazing monasteries to check out in Ladakh, Indiamatadornetwork.com - Elisha Donkin In the far northern reaches of India is a high-altitude desertic region known as Ladakh. The area was part of the former Tibetan Kingdom until the …
Culture How the 20 biggest US cities got their namesmatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin However familiar a name might be, if you repeat it enough times it will start to sound a little ridiculous. That’s usually because we don’t know …
Culture What you can and can’t wear in the Arab world as travelersmatadornetwork.com - Baxter Jackson Because of seemingly overwhelming cultural differences, the prospect of traveling to the Middle East is often not considered a viable travel option …
Culture Ireland’s upcoming water sports and music festival will be insanematadornetwork.com - Grace Austin From September 27 to September 29, on a tiny, breathtaking island off the northwest coast of Ireland, the world’s top kitesurfers will join together …
Iranian Australian couple lands in Iranian prison after using dronematadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Two years ago, Jolie King and Mark Firkin embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. They dropped the daily grind, hopped in their Toyota truck, and …
Australia Massive seal helps bust international drug op in Australiamatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Of all the ways you might expect to bust a drug smuggling operation, the assistance of a large seal probably wouldn’t crack your top 10, yet that’s …
Skydiving US fighter jets narrowly missed skydiversmatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Skydiving is nerve-wracking enough without having to worry about getting hit by low-flying planes, but that’s exactly what happened to two skydivers …
Culture Air New Zealand’s attempt to trademark indigenous greeting angers Māori peoplematadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Much like LeBron James’ recent pursuit to trademark the phrase “Taco Tuesday,” this attempted trademark isn’t going over so well. Air New Zealand is …
food news An inside look at the world’s newest entirely plant-based food hallmatadornetwork.com - Matthew Meltzer It feels a little strange eating a vegan pepperoni pizza in an old strip club. In a place where smoke and strippers once ruled, I’m face deep in a …
Language 10 surprising ways to make your baecation the most romantic yetmatadornetwork.com - Georgina Guthrie There’s more to a couple’s trip than turning up and hoping for the best. Squeezing the absolute most out of your vacation together takes creativity …
Harvest Moon A rare Harvest Micro Moon will appear on Friday the 13thmatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Nights when the moon appears especially large are typically marked by lunar enthusiasts on their calendars, but this is one of those rare occasions …
Belize The art of the five-day weekendmatadornetwork.com - Kimberly Groninga A hardy work ethic has always been at the center of the American self-identity. If you’re curious how this manifests in our daily lives, consider …
Miami Beach Surfside, Florida, is a swank, sleepy escape a stone’s throw from Miamimatadornetwork.com - Angela Orlando On the sliver of land across Biscayne Bay from Miami, Florida, lie the towns of Miami Beach and Bal Harbor. In between the two of them is tiny …
National Parks Why you need to include a park in your Philly itinerarymatadornetwork.com - Carolyn Frith When outsiders think of Philadelphia, Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, or maybe even the steps from Rocky may come to mind. They picture a big …
Italy This region in Italy will pay you over $25,000 to move therematadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin An extended vacation to Europe will usually set you back a couple of thousand dollars, but in this case, you’ll actually make money for spending time …
Storage Ideas Americans panic as White Claw disappears from shelvesmatadornetwork.com - Elisabeth Sherman Well, America, are you happy? Your summer shenanigans on the boat, or the beach, or your own backyard, have depleted stocks of White Claw hard …
Culture Dutch museum faces criticism over Nazi design exhibitionmatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Sometimes art can be incredibly controversial, and not just because people disagree on its aesthetic or meaning. The Design Museum in Den Bosch, in …
Niagara River Niagara wine country is the perfect region for winery hopping by bikematadornetwork.com - Jennifer Prince When you hear “Niagara Falls,” you probably immediately think of a waterfall. If you’re unfamiliar with Niagara, you might consider heading into the …
Oceans Explorer becomes the first person to dive to the oceans’ deepest spotsmatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin Visiting the deepest spot in the ocean (the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean) is challenging enough, let alone all five deepest spots. No …
Culture The 5 creepiest ghost towns in Asiamatadornetwork.com - Eben Diskin If you’re a traveler keen on thrills and spine-tingling attractions, a little trip to one of the 50 or so nations in Asia should be top of your …
Amtrak 7 things to know before riding Amtrak across the countrymatadornetwork.com - Tiffany Verbeck When our train chugged out of Union Station in Washington, DC, our month-long planning process was in motion. My then-boyfriend, now-husband Joe and …
