What is the Meaning of Life? So goes the world’s most hackneyed, cliched question. Even so, Matador Life editors attempt to find an answer. It was no surprise when we did a search for the word “Life” on Flickr we found ourselves buried deep in a mass of imagery. As w...

Feature photo by Ken@Okinawa. Photo above by Ed Yourdon Travel can be a mind-blowing, life-altering, consciousness-expanding experience, but for serious musicians, it can also be a minor pain in the ass. Why? Creating music while traveling is fraught with annoyances and difficulties...

Your trip is over and now you’re back at home and ready to finally do all the writing that you could not get to while traveling. Better hope you took good notes! Photo Austin Kleon WITHOUT NOTES taken in the moment it can be hard to find the inspired words to describe your journey. ...

Photo: atomicshark Of all the reasons to leave America, Thanksgiving dinner wouldn’t be one of them. For those expatriates longing for a traditional turkey dinner and a nap that’s sure to follow, here is a small list of restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner outside the USA. ...

Here’s some weekend wanderlust inspiration for you. Get out and explore. Photo: Anna Brones T...

Photo by barbara.keyworth. It doesn’t matter if you’re morbidly obese, a nudist, or a gorilla: there’s a 5K for you out there. 1. Bare...

British designer Kyle Bean’s latest creation shows the evolution of mobile phones, matryoshka style. class I vaguely remember my parents having a gray version of the second phone from the left in our minivan, and my first cell phone looked remarkably like the third from the right. ...

The three C’s to goggle selection: Clarity, Clean, and Comfortable. Photo: Oakley There is nothing more important than wearing the correct goggles when you’re on the slope. The Oakley Polarized A Frames is the standard in goggles: Clean, unsurpassed clarity, and lusciously comfortable. S...

If you want to feel small, stand next to a redwood trunk. 1. Coast redwoods don’t get as wide as their cousins the giant sequoia, but 26-foot diameters can hardly be considered second rate. Photo: M. D. Vaden of Oregon ...

Photo mark sebastian Sometimes it seems impossible to muster a creative keystroke. That is when I fall back on my 3 ingredients; Music, Exercise & Nature. Most of my ideas for stories, videos, articles and projects-yet-to-be come when I am either on my bike or running...

Feature photo bymatzukawa1971. Above photo by mandiberg Oxford University Press’ new Word of the Year: 2009 sparks for me adventure and excitement. Yeah, I’m a wordgeek. What of it? I’m a total wordophile. Love...

As part of the Matador Twitter contest, we will be spotlighting cool gear we’ll be giving away to lucky readers. This cozy machine washable blanket from Westin (yes, the hotel chain) is great for those who need those creature comforts while traveling. ...

A new addition at Hotel Costa Verde Jumbo jets, train cars, covered wagons, and the ocean floor — would you sleep here? People seem to have an innate fascination with conceptualizing wacky hotels, as well as paying hard-earned money to sleep in them. ...

Photo: Diegosaurius Rex Matador’s destination expert on Chile lays out the country’s avoidable attractions…and what you should do instead. 1. Don’...