We like to watch You Tube's Davud Akhundzada. He's kind, thoughtful and thorough when he posts a new episode. It's almost like he is sending videos of his adventures back to his family. He's also tireless, so he leaves a legacy of videos that you can rewind and benefit from as the…
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Hardly! Luyuanping (鹿院坪) is a breathtaking, highly secluded canyon village in Enshi, Hubei Province, China. It is famously isolated and completely inaccessible by standard roads or railways, requiring visitors to hike or take a cable car to reach the village floor. We love YouTube's Yan, from Little Chinese Everywhere. If China has been…
If you are planning an adventure into China, Shenzhen is arguably the most logical, low-stress, and utterly fascinating place to start. Just a few decades ago, Shenzhen was a quiet fishing village of 30,000 people. Today, sitting in the Guangdong province directly across the border from Hong Kong, it is a hyper-futuristic metropolis of…
Even the most of us intrepid travelers don't really get the chance to visit the places that we read about, hear about and sometimes dream about. There are reasons as long as your arm which might impeded your longing. That shouldn't stop you, and you still should do your utmost to be the…
Tahiti cruises. Are you already bolting for your credit card and your passport? If not, you'd better get a move on. This kind of fun, location, and modus operandi don't merge together often. We see lots of travel offers and travel fun, but, in this case, we're still feeling like…
Cairo is a city that fully earns its Arabic moniker, Umm al-Dunya (The Mother of the World). Visiting it at least once is essential because it offers an intense, unfiltered journey through millennia of human civilization. Very few places on Earth allow you to stand in the shadow of an ancient world wonder, walk down…
Once you've visited places like Japan, or Korea or Vietnam. you will have found yourself in love, hook, line and sinker. Your mission going forward is to see every single place that you can. It's an admirable quest. But, after climbing those hills, and fording those streams, you will inevitably want more. …
Welcome to another post where history is the focus. And this one is definitely worth a watch. Firstly, the location is remote. And that usually means its empty of noisy and inconsiderate "influencers." You can be pretty certain and you'll have the place to yourself, which is a minor miracle itself…
Life is full of Ambitions and can be a powerful engine for growth, but without boundaries, it easily transforms into a destructive force. These quotes serve as timely warnings to keep your goals grounded, ethical, and aligned with your actual well-being. Marcus Aurelius warns against linking your well-being to external validation. And happiness…
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Banyan Tree Adventures is a family-owned eco-tour company based on Maui's west side in Olowalu, Hawaii, specializing…
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We have been plying our wares here at Matouring for quite a while. Our love of travel is what prods and pushes us to not only plow on, but also to continually find always interesting and always engaging content for our readers. Travel (and the world itself) certainly provides enough subject matter to…
Sit down in your seats! If you're a somewhat nervous flyer, this post may give you the shivers. The rest of you will be jumping up and down asking "when can I go???" "when can I go???"
Bhutan is a landlocked, carbon-negative Himalayan kingdom located between India and China. Famous as the…
Travel is exciting, is it not? And when you have the time, the willpower and the resources, the world is your playground. Especially when you have the cash. However, cash is not always in everyone's wallet, so improvisation is the ticket to get tickets. Happily, our planet is filled with smart…
It's been a while since we've featured Jamyang, the ever present and effervescent host of Tibet Vista on You tube. If there is one person who can gently, gently and gentlemanly host potential visitors to visit one of the most desirable and, at the same time, most inaccessible places on our planet -…
Nothing like making a splash when you show up. Bring the fam. Bring the chums and the pals. It's a big world, there's plenty of space for you. As ever, you can always trust G Adventures, in this case, Northern
Thailand: Hilltribes & Villages. Now's the time to explore northern…
Shouldn't you be, too? From creating the world’s first Premium Economy cabins back in 1992 to thoughtful in-flight dining and best-in-class entertainment, EVA Air is designed with the modern traveler in mind. Premium comfort, seamless service, and elevated attention to detail are part of every journey. As Taiwan’s first privately owned international airline…
Those of us who live to leap off of the sofa and leap into action to find a new adventure that the world has to offer for us will summarily leap even higher when the word Amazon (the river) appears less than a word, but more of a calling. You know what we mean,…
By this time, we would expect that most of our readers here would know about Seoul. How can you not, especially with some of the rather gob-smacking shows that they produce on Netflix? Let's have fun and dig a little deeper into this genuinely wonderful country. While major sites like Gyeongbokgung Palace…
As ever, we here at Matouring are always thankful that we can arise in the morning, stretch our arms and legs, down a big expresso (Lavazza, or course) and plot the day's content for you. We're a humble website, but we love what we do, and we love our modus operandi: sharing what…