We've been running this website for quite a while: since 2018, as a matter of fact. Others come and go, but we try to keep our mantra now as it was when we first started. Matouring stands for mature touring, and we mean it. We're not "influencers or web celebrities: we're…

Spend Wisely
Despite endless warnings and worldwide condemnation, we humans still persist in taking the easy way out when it comes to travel, and of course, the easy way out is the lazy way out. Flying can be one of the biggest culprits, despite heroic efforts by jet manufacturers like Airbus. Going flight-free is…
Big is the thing in this day and age. Loud. Brash. In your face. Influencers. If you're old and in the way like your editor is, that can get a bit tiring. You might feel the same way. So, out of the blue (this pun will come later) we have…
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There’s no getting around getting around. BlaBlaCar makes it happen.
“The best way to behave is to misbehave.” That's what Mae West thought, anyway. But there comes a time when your time is up and someone steps in front of you. Here's an example. Bali, beautiful, relaxing Bali has had it up to their necks with troublemakers, party animals, influencers and social…
The cost of living keeps going up, although death is surprisingly affordable. Stephen Colbert
One hand washes the other. Let’s win together! It Just makes sense.
“Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass out into adventure and sunshine.” — E. M. Forster
How low can you go? Let's be frank: London is "the Dog's Bollocks" but it is also unfeasibly priced sometimes. You can, of course, find deals everywhere we have a few suggestions in this post, but here we focus on the phrase "how low can you go?" London's The Metro paper…
D.H. Lawrence: Described the Amalfi Coast (near Sorrento) as a place where “today’s gods are abandoned and a lost, Mediterranean, anterior self is again discovered”.
I know easyJet is not luxury, but we certainly don’t charge for wheelchairs or take away essentials. You have to make the passengers reasonably comfy for the sake of health. Stelios.
A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.”
Take only memories, leave only footprints,” “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving,” for embracing the journey, all pointing to deeper engagement with the world.
Sleeping in a Train Station! How often to plane enthusiasts sleep in an actual plane? Or a boat or a super car? It's rare, for sure. But it's even more rare when it is genuinely, truly a unique experience. If you're a Japan buff, this is certainly a thrill. …
“We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment” by Margaret Mead, and “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now,”
Ah, Paris. Beau, beautiful, vieux, old, cher, expensive, merveilleux, marvelous, amusant, fun, superbe, wonderful, à la mode, fashionable, bondé, crowded. The words escape us. Yes, Paris is all of that. That's why we always want to return, even though we've been there dozens of times. Most of us tend to…
“In America everything goes and nothing matters, while in Europe nothing goes and everything matters.”
Why worry? OMIO has your Italy adventure all sorted.
Boy. Time flies, doesn't it? You're relatively young, full of vim and vigor, ready to take on the brand new day and - poof: there goes your ankle. We're quite sure that everyone reading our website can identify. Well, as part of that, as we were looking for ideas for posts,…