Nomadic Matt's Travel Tuesday

{NAME}, Greetings from Austin! It’s a busy week here. [Tonight, we are hosting a meet-up]( and, on Friday, I head off to Oaxaca for our first group tour of the year! I’ll be taking 11 community members to my favorite places in the city. I’m especially excited for when we go to my friend’s restaurant and eat his mom’s mole (mole is a traditional sauce/marinade and she makes it especially for us). I’ve missed that mole. It’s so good! After four months at home, I'm excited to be on the road again. It's my longest break from international travel...since I started traveling! (And, as a quick aside, [my latest blog talks about why travel is key to being a functional adult]().) This trip to Oaxaca actually begins a string of travel. Next month, I’ll be leading another group to Mexico City and then, in April, a group around [Central Europe](=) and [Italy](=). Most of the tours are close to sold out and, this week, we'll be closing Central Europe and Italy to new attendees so this is your last chance to join. As a last-minute discount, you'll get $300 off when you sign up too! Our tours are based on my years of travel and utilize my industry and local connections to get you off the beaten path and have experiences you wouldn’t be able to do on your own — or with other tours! ​[So, come travel with me](. Let’s travel together, make some memories, and walk away with some new friends. ​ UPCOMING EVENTS​ ​We have lots of virtual events coming up over the next few weeks: - ​[Family Travel Tips & Strategies]() (2/21) - ​[25 Ways to Make Your Website Work Smarter—Not Harder]( (3/2) - ​[The Power of Networking in the Travel Industry]( (3/7) - ​[Become an English Teaching Assistant in Spain](=) (3/9) - ​[Ways to Save & Earn Money Booking Flights]( (3/14) - ​[How to Prepare for Any Emergency While Traveling](=) (3/16) UPCOMING IN-PERSON EVENTS: Toronto (2/22), NYC (2/22), Cincinnati (2/23), San Francisco (2/28), New Orleans (2/28), Dublin (2/28), Raleigh (3/1), and Boston (4/11). [Click here to sign up to attend!](=)​ ​ LATEST COMMUNITY UPDATES​ ​1. WOMEN'S TRAVEL FEST IS HERE! This annual conference for women travelers is next week from March 3rd-5th in NYC. [You can get 15% off with the code NOMADICMATT](. Our own events director, Erica, will be speaking there! 2. WANT TO SAVE MONEY ON BOOKING FLIGHTS? We're doing a webinar with the folks from WayAway on how to find the best cheap flights and how to get cash back for each flight you book. [Join us to learn more on March 14th!](​ 3. JOIN OUR TRAVEL TALK WITH ROLF POTTS! On March 1st, we'll be joined by best-selling author Rolf Potts to talk about The Vagabond's Way. We'll discuss the book, what we’re getting out of it, and how the practice of meditating daily on travel is allowing us to open our minds to new perspectives. [Join the discussion on March 1st!](=)​ 4. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE YOU TRAVEL? You know I'm a big proponent of travel insurance. [Join us and Medjet on Thursday, March 16th](=) to learn more about how to prepare for emergencies and stay safe on the road! ​ 2023 TOUR UPDATE [Nomadic Matt with a group tour in Oaxaca, Mexico]()​ Besides the tours I mentioned above, we've got a few more happening this spring. Here's what we still have spots available on: - ​[Costa Rica]() - April 9-20 (2 spots left) - ​[Hidden Mexico (Yucatan)]( - April 15-23 (6 spots left) - ​[Morocco]( - April 22-May 4 (4 spots left) - ​[Turkey]() - May 9-19 (4 spots left) For a complete list of all our tours, you can [check out the full list here]( (we'll be adding more later this year too!) ​ COOL STORIES FROM AROUND THE WEB 1. [Varanasi: India's Holy 'City of Death']( - An eye-opening look at one of India's most iconic cities by travel legend Pico Iyer. 2. [A Tiny Spanish Capital has Renowned Food and Wine — Without the Crowds]( - A look at one of Spain's underrated cities by our travel writing course's teacher David Farley. ​ NEW BLOG POSTS ​[A Quick Thought on the Nature of Travel]()​ [Nomadic Matt on the coast of Hawaii, USA]()​ I share some thoughts on how travel makes us like children — and why that is crucial to making us well-rounded human beings. ​ ​[Where to Stay in Singapore]()​ [The towering skyline of sunny Singapore]()​ Wondering where to stay in Singapore? Here's an overview of the best neighborhoods in the city as well as my suggested accommodation! ​ QUOTE OF THE WEEK​ ​“The border means more than a customs house, a passport officer, a man with a gun. Over there everything is going to be different; life is never going to be quite the same again after your passport has been stamped.” - Graham Greene *** As always, if you have any questions, reply to this email. I'll be happy to help. ​ Sincerely, ​ Nomadic Matt [Unsubscribe]( | [Update your profile]( | 407 W University Ave, Georgetown, Texas 78626