Sailing the Greek Islands [vid]

A QUICK SHOT of boat life from our friends at The Yacht Week. For more on Greece, check out these Matador titles: What not to do in Santorini, Greece Visit a distillery on a rainy day in Greece Greek guard faces tear gas “like a boss” Sailing the Greek Islands [vid]

Homage to Southern Africa’s Chibuku

Photo: john.duffell We sat on a log doubling as a bench in a friend’s garden in Emerald Hill, Harare. I exuded the detectably false confidence of any underage drinker: that suspicious overeagerness to be cool that manifests itself as an awkward silence flecked with blurts of mistimed, unfunny interjections. In the rest of the circle [...]

How you can help Oklahoma

Photo via darkroom.baltimoresun.com Here are a few places you can donate to, to help the recovery efforts in Moore, Oklahoma. Red Cross: Text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $ 10, or online at http://redcross.org. Use the Safe & Well website or the mobile version to check on friends and family. Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma: [...]

From Tsitsikamma to Tatouine: [q&a]

Photo: Tsitsikamma to TataouineExpedition Behind many of the most outrageous travel projects, like rock climbing in the Chadian desert or similarly going way off the proverbial grid, is usually some heavy corporate funding and logistics assistance. While it makes some impressive projects possible, it helps to remember that sometimes you just need to take the [...]

Matador hosting parties at TBEX

Matador welcomes writers, photographers, travelers, journalists, and anyone in Toronto for TBEX to Travel Mix and Rock, from 1-6 PM on Friday, May 31st. TRAVEL MIX AND ROCK is a sweet opportunity to begin mingling with fellow travelers, bloggers, editors, and filmmakers as soon as you get to Toronto for TBEX. Expect a stoked crowd [...]