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Thinking of Learning A Language? An Overview Of The World’s Easiest and Most Difficult Languages

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Wondering what language to learn? How much of a challenge do you want?  More »

Instant Inspiration For Travel Bugs [Video]

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A gorgeous video that makes you want to give it all up, now, and take off.  More »

Top 5 Travel Preconceptions

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Debunking the things we take for granted long before we head out the door.   More »

Why You Should Travel During The Global Recession

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Matador Trips editor Carlo Alcos explains why traveling in times of recession is a noble act.   More »

Pico Iyer On “Why We Travel”

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Congrats to Worldhum.com on their 8th anniversary of publishing great travel essays - like this one by Pico Iyer.  More »

Glimpse.org Is Worth A Long Look

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It may not be Matador, but Glimpse.org is a solid website for anyone interested in travel abroad.  More »

Introducing: Spencer Klein

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Meet a Matador member who is fired up on the release of self-image and knows all the best surf breaks in Panama.   More »

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