/ international entrepreneur + adventure capitalist
Walking up the steps of Kashgar's old city, I came across an older Uyghur gentleman being escorted by what looked to be his daughter. He stared at me intensely as I walked towards him, a faint air of distrust in his eyes. No doubt I was just another … [Read More]
I was recently interviewed on my good friend Natalie Sisson's Suitcase Entrepreneur Podcast. In the episode we get into the how and why of me getting started traveling the world and operating my businesses on the road. I also go into detail on my … [Read More]
Oman had never really been at the top of my must-see list. Having traveled to quite a few countries of Arabic and Islamic influence, I generally know what to expect: friendly people, early morning call-to-prayer wake-ups, and pesky alcohol … [Read More]
One year later--same shirt, same shades, opposite side of the world! For the third year in a row I'd like to recount what I progressed on over the last twelve months, as well as the things I still need to keep working at. The reasons for doing … [Read More]
"Whew! What an adventure. Now that it’s finished, I can honestly say that I’m glad I did it. Would I do it again? Nope. Would I go back? Yes, I would go back to parts of India (and definitely Nepal) again, but just as a tourist, not as a rickshaw … [Read More]
Burning Man. A city in the desert. A culture of possibility. A network of dreamers and doers. An annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance. I had no intentions of going to Burning Man … [Read More]
Six months ago I published a New Year's Resolution-type post about how I had only one goal for this year: get Pamoja Safaris up and running. Now I find that 2014 is halfway finished. Time flies. To be honest, going in I pretty much knew that I … [Read More]
Hola from Colombia! This time around I'm revisiting my post from January of last year to see what I was most proud of accomplishing during 2012, what didn't go quite as planned, and what I have to look forward to over the next twelve … [Read More]
UPDATE 09/10/2015: AdventureMetrics.com is no more, but all of the episodes are still archived here. Hey--where did all of the Adventure Metrics podcast episodes go? Well, I've moved them all over to their new home at AdventureMetrics.com. Matt … [Read More]