Matthew S Gibson
Award-winning adventure travel blogger and CEO of UpThink
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Matt Gibson is the former President of the Professional Travel Bloggers Association, an award-winning adventure travel writer and photographer at XpatMatt.com, and CEO of UpThink, a digital agency specializing in growth hacking, analytics, automation, and influencer marketing.
Matt regularly gives seminars and moderates panels about blogging, social media, and inbound marketing for organizations such as ITB Berlin, ITB Asia, Arabian Travel Mart, HSMAI, and others. UpThink has been featured by publications like Business Insider and Yahoo and Matt's writings on blogging and social media marketing have been published by the Adventure Travel Trade Association, Arabian Travel Market, and the Singapore Straits Times.
Matt's travel writing and photography have been seen in publications such as AFAR, En Voyage, Action Asia, and The Huffington Post, and many more.
It is possible to plan your entire trip right from your phone, allowing you to then focus on packing and getting ready for the adventure that is to come. You will find attractions to see along the way, plan the restaurants that you will want to eat at, and be able to bookmark important landmarks that you must see along the way. It will then assemble a packing list that you can easily follow and get everything ready for your trip in no time at all. If will offer suggestions to you during and after the flight to help you quickly adjust your body clock to the new time zone that you are in.
It’s the only five-star hotel along the island’s southern coast, yet it’s just minutes from some of the island’s best diving, volcano exploration, surfing, and other adventures. Cofete Beach is the most famous untouched beach on the island, and exploring this 12-kilometer-long beach will leave you in awe that such a pristine stretch of sand could remain undeveloped. The largest resort town of Corralejo is busier than El Cotillo, but it offers a number of additional opportunities for indulgence on this island of adventure and luxury. Fortunately, this island is known for its ability to mesh the most pristine beaches and sumptuous accommodation options with hair-raising adventure.
The deal is made even sweeter by the fact that the ‘springs’ in Pagosa Springs refers to the natural hot springs in the town, which means that you don’t need an expensive hotel room with a hot tub to find a good spot to have a hot soak and beer after a long day swimming in Wolf Creek’s snorkel-deep pow. The most accessible surf spots in Taiwan are just a few hours drive from Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, but you’d barely realize you’re in the same country. The 180km coastline is scenic, desolate, and rich with surf breaks all the way to the famous beach town of Kenting, though the most popular surf breaks tend to be clustered around the main population centers at Fulong, Hualien, Taitung, and Jialeshuei. Visitors move through the park using various modes of transport like snow cats (basically big snow tractors) cross-country skis, snow coaches, and snowshoes.
I recommend you start exploring Gujarat’s largest city with a trip to the Sabarmati Ashram, the humble abode of the man who gave a direction to India’s freedom movement: The Ashram, today, houses the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahralaya, a museum dedicated to preserving and promulgating Gandhi’s life and teachings. For those with interest in textiles, a visit to one of India’s premier textile museums, Calico Museum of Textiles, is a must. After a long and tiring day, satiate your hunger pangs by paying a visit to the Manek Chowk, the oldest quarter of the city, and treat yourself to delicious street food.