Matthew Kepnes

“Inspiration porn” only goes so far.

I am a nomad at heart, designed to travel, a vagabond who’s most happy when roaming unknown lands.

As I made my way up to my friend’s apartment on that initial walk, I couldn’t help but notice the graffiti, and the abandoned buildings everywhere. Half the buildings are broken down with boarded up windows and look as though they would be filled with squatters.

Travel is transformational. It changes who you are to your very core.

Don’t let money get in the way of travel. If you are creative and flexible about what you want to do, you will find work.

Travel is not a contest. It’s not a race to see who can travel cheaper. It’s someone’s personal route around the world. Don’t take that away from someone.

When I was twenty-five, I quit my job to travel the world because I met five travelers in Thailand who changed my views on how I wanted to live my life.

History is filled with amazing adventures who paved the way for future explorers and inspired generations of wanderlust. Here are some of the best.