Matt Kepnes

Matthew Kepnes runs the award winning budget travel site, Nomadic Matt. After a trip to Thailand in 2005, Matt decided to quit his job, finish his MBA and head off into the world. His original trip was supposed to last a year. Over a decade (and nearly 100 countries) later, he is still out roaming the world. He's scuba dived in Fiji, was a poker player in Amsterdam, taught English in Thailand, got lost in a jungle in Central America, and broke down in the middle of Australia's outback. His writings and advice have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, The Guardian, Budget Travel, BBC, Time, The Wall Street Journal, and countless other publications. He regularly speaks at travel trade and consumer shows and launched a non-profit called FLYTE, which sends students abroad to bring their classroom experience to life. He is also the founder of the travel media school, Superstar Blogging. When not traveling the world, he lives between New York City and Austin.