Author Archives: matt

Seattle, Washington Into the West

I’m home. Got eight days to edit the video and sort out the music for the June 21st release. But a few things had to come first.

New York, NY “He’s Still Dancing! He’s Still Dancing!…He Stopped.”

Okay, first off, Vince Vaughn really is about 73 feet tall. He’s both tall and famous simultaneously. It’s unheard of. Wake-up call at 5:15.  Fell back asleep until quarter to. Another half hour and I’m in the car on the … Continue reading

New York, NY And Another Fine Morning to You, America

Just got the confirmation. Good Morning America on ABC, tomorrow between 7:30 and 8:30am, same time on both coasts. The plan, I think/hope, is that I’ll be dancing (badly) live in Times Square beneath their super-humongous TV screen. There will … Continue reading

London, England As Terrifying as it is Unpronounceable

I’m on a transoceanic jump from London to New York; the 75th and penultimate flight of my trip. Virgin. Business class. The flight was provided by my kind benefactors to get me into town a day earlier than originally planned. … Continue reading

Rødby, Denmark Wi-Fishing

I’m on a train on a boat. Apparently they can do that. The train rumbles up onto the ferry, gate closes, and off we go. I feel like a LEGO man. We’re en route from Paris, overnight. Got stuck in … Continue reading

Venice, Italy Strike Two for Europe

Just had my wallet stolen. It was on the overnight train from Vienna to Venice. When we woke up, Matt mentioned that a man had opened the door to our cabin in the night, turned the light on, and asked … Continue reading

Budapest, Hungary “Look at the American Computer Monkey! Dance, Monkey, Dance!”

Done with Greece. The only other notable exploit was visiting the Numismatic Museum. Numismatic, you say? That’s right, numismatic. Meaning "of or relating to coins." If it’s ancient, and you could buy things with it, they’ve got it in a … Continue reading

Athens, Greece Map is Working

A deep, heartfelt thanks to Stephan Pirson for fixing my map page. I’ll try not to screw it up again. Folks in Europe, for the next couple weeks you’ll be able to track my location with a fair degree of … Continue reading

Athens, Greece No Dancing at the Parthenon

So I finally got arrested for dancing. Woke up this morning on a ferry boat to the sound of a guy yelling at me like I was a vagrant. Looked around, saw an old Indian guy blowing snot out of … Continue reading

Istanbul, Turkey Wanted: Charitable Web Geek

As this trip approaches its end, I suddenly realize it’s time I get my house in order. It’s not entirely unlikely that this site’ll see a surge in visitors about 6 weeks from now. This site which is, at best, … Continue reading