Ya gotta go sometime. Why not visit Colma, California?
Unusual
We here at Matouring are all about the adventure, the experience, the memories - and, most of all, the unusual. "Why be normal?" is our motto, and we stand by that. As we say again and again, adventure is found almost anywhere - sometimes when you least expect it.
And, going one step…
This is the road less traveled. Slow down and visit forgotten places.
. . . it's really really where I'm going to.
If you're a gamer, then do we have the holiday for you, and this is a win-win situation, for sure. Firstly, it's based in and centered around Brussels, Belgium, where the history looms large, the beer cannot be beaten, nor can the food.…
Get your motor running. Get out on the highway.
. . . . nowadays, they just love to visit. They're much better behaved than they used to be.
Located along FDR Drive in Manhattan, NYC is Waterside Plaza, built on a spit of artificial land. But what many New Yorkers don't realise is that beneath Waterside Plaza are the remains of a…
Want to show off to your friends? Want to add your name to the Guinness Book of World Records? Want to spend a little spare cash? Here's an odd and humorous topic for all of you high-value air travelers. This may appear to be pure selfishness, courtesy of some Johnny Bigpants, where…
If you're a business, changing the name of your organization can be a bit of a nightmare. For example, in 2015, Google reorganized under a new name, Alphabet. Pop Quiz: how many of you recall Google Alphabet? Not too many, we would wager. Here's another one that will really prove your age:…
Perhaps it should be called Kittilaaahh. With the world ostensibily on fire right now, it is only natural to seek shelter. But where can you go that isn't already overrun with fellow humans thinking the same thing? How about Kittilä? Let's start by setting the setting. Kittilä is a municipality…
You think your train is late? That’s nothing, pal.
Underneath the earth’s crust, there are underground lakes where you can exercise your flippers and your lungs without the crowds, the noise and experience middle earth.
There are 8,045,311,447 people are in the world in 2023. Most are active, busy and content. Others sit in their chairs, waiting to make the next big thing. We applaud both types. One hand washes the other, as they say. In many ways, that makes your editor's job a lot…
A typical French village ,until the Paris Air Show changed everything.
It it occurred to us recently that there is one place in the world that we have missed, and that’s Appalachia.
Can you think of anything more relaxing than drifting off to sleep in a rail car?
Those of you who know where Ulaanbaatar is, raise your hands and congratulations on being a world-aware citizen. For those who don't know, Ulaanbaatar is in Mongolia. When the name Mongolia comes up, what do you think Mongolia might be like? If you picture yaks and onagers, you're partially right. Do…
Like you, we love to travel wherever and whenever we can. And, for the most part, that is both do-able and easy. Some places are - not surprisingly - out of the realm of reality for most of us (the North Pole for example) but out of the 195 countries on the planet,…
How naïve we have been in the past, especially when it comes to government running wild. A little test nuclear explosion in the desert? What's wrong with that? Believe it or not, this is no joke. in the 1960's, the USA had a dilemma. California, in the early 1960s, America…
Luxury flats: low, low prices.
Let’s get normal.