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How To Be A Writer in One Fantastically Simple Step

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People often ask me how to become a writer, and over the years it occurs to me the answer is far simpler than most expect. One simple secret that will  More »

Boost Your Happiness & Creativity By Acting Like A Child

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We always say how it's important to appreciate the small things in life, but do we really believe it?   More »

Family vs. Travel: The Regret of the Road Not Taken

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We all make choices when traveling. Often, choosing one path, closes a door on another. How does one keep from feeling the regret of the road not trav  More »

How to Mastermind an Adventure That Makes the Masses Jealous

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Matador member Misty Tosh takes us behind the scenes of her life and explains how she schemes some big dreams.   More »

Are you a Matadorian?

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Here's what some of our nearly 7,500 followers on Twitter answered when we asked: "What does it mean to be a Matadorian?"  More »

How to Get Back to Work After Traveling

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Traveling may not damage your career, but it can have an unwelcome effect on the way you feel about your job. Here's how to get back into a good work   More »

10 Tips for Becoming a Location Independent Professional

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Location independent jobs are becoming more commonplace and they’re opening the doors for web-savvy professionals to trade in that sterile 9-5 offic  More »

Stories from the Recession

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Two brothers cross the United States to document stories from the recession and find more reasons for hope than fear.   More »

7 Steps For Starting a Frozen Banana Business in a Global Recession

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They got to Costa Rica with no money and the dream of employment. When no one wanted to hire them, they started their own business.   More »

Freewheeling: Lynette Chiang’s Two Wheel Journey From Cubicles To Cuba

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All photos courtesy of Lynette Chiang I “met” Lynette Chiang after snagging The Handsomest Man in Cuba from a New York Public Library   More »

7,800 Miles Across the Andes

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Wend Magazine senior editor Anna Brones interviews Gregg Treinish and Deia Schlosberg, two of National Geographic's A  More »

The Eddy Feeling: An Interview with Pro Kayaker and Filmmaker Spencer Cooke

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Spencer Cooke gets paid to kayak, design kayaks, film his friends kayaking, and spread stoke around the globe. Here's how it works.   More »

Stop the Plane: Talking with Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown

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"When I started, I thought travel meant checking things off a list. But I've learned that it's all about connecting with people. . ."  More »

Banksy: Artist, Activist, and Legend

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In response to Banksy's increasing notoriety, he offered a piece to an art auction with the sentence "I can't believe you morons actually buy this shi  More »

How to Break Free from the Recession and Travel the World

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The economy is weak and you want to quit your job? Well. . .yes. You should.   More »

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