Nomadic Matt Readers Meet UpLast night we attended a meet up organized by Nomadic Matt, aka Matt Kepnes, the author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day, and the owner of nomadicmatt.com. He has been traveling the world since 2006 after he quit his desk job in Boston and completed his MBA. He is a budget traveler who shares lots of useful tips and advice. We were really excited to find out about the readers/fans/aspiring travelers meet up in NYC. We got Matt’s book for Christmas from my sister Gabi and it’s been an inspiration and a great tool in planning our trip. It confirmed our belief that it is possible to travel without spending tons of money. As expected, the book explains that it is not possible to live on $50 per day in every country or continent, but if you are smart about your spending and plan your trip so that it includes cheaper countries (like those in South East Asia for example), then you can achieve that. I know $50 may be a bit unrealistic for us because we do not want to couch-surf, but we hope to keep the cost as reasonable as possible. The meet up was at Solas bar in the East Village and there were about 50+ people. We mingled with few guests and discussed our travel plans and dreams. Matt was in high demand, chatting with small groups of people at a time, so we only got to talk for a few minutes and have him sign our book. I must say, I was a bit star struck! Haha. After all, he is a published author and a pioneer in his field of travel blogging. We also chatted with his lovely assistant Erica who traveled to and lived in some amazing place like Dubai and Africa. It was great to see so many people with similar travel goals and desires. We even exchanged contact info with few future travelers and are already following each other on Instagram. Travelers of the world unite!
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