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Barcelona, the French Riviera, and “The Walking Dead” – All in One Blog Post

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, Europe

If you’ve read some of my previous blog posts, you know that I was a big fan of The Walking Dead television show. Although the series ended a few years ago, there have been various spin-offs and though none of them have quite measured up to the original, I think The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has been the most interesting of the bunch. For those of you who don’t know anything about the Walking Dead universe, it’s set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse where humans must fight off cannibalistic zombies – and one another – to survive in a brutal, post-apocalyptic world. Most of the original series’ action took place in Georgia and Virgina, though more recent spin-offs have ventured to Los Angeles, Mexico, Texas, New York City, and the Pacific Northwest.

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A Merry “Litli” Christmas Eve: Iceland, November 2025

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, Europe, Iceland

Back in November of 2024 I visited Iceland and one of my planned stops was the town of Geysir, home to a whole slew of the phenomena we know as geysers. To call it a “town” would actually be an exaggeration; other than the field of geysers themselves, there is only a Visitor’s Center that attracts dozens of buses coming up from Reykjavik on a day trip, and two hotels, the mammoth Hotel Geysir and its neighbor, Litli Geysir. The difference in price between the two is considerable, with the big hotel being more than double the price of its smaller neighbor. When I learned that those staying at Litli Geysir are sent to the big hotel for the complimentary breakfast, I decided to save my money and stay at the smaller property.

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Berry Picking In Southern New England

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, New England, Travel Recommendations, USA

In a recent segment of WJAR TV 10’s Studio 10 program, I recommended some local places to pick your own berries this summer. I will post a link to the interview in a couple of days, but here are some of the places I mentioned in the segment. But hurry, strawberry season is short-lived and as soon as the summer heat sets in, it will be over! Click on the link above to watch the segment.)

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Please Come to Boston

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, New England, New England, U.S.A., United States, USA

I grew up an hour south of Boston, and though my mom would bravely venture into the city to take me to the Science Museum or the Aquarium once in awhile, most of my family and the people I grew up with viewed Boston as a dangerous place, filled with traffic, aggressive drivers, and an indecipherable pattern of narrow, one-way streets. If someone were foolish enough to venture in, they were considered lucky to have found their way out alive and unscathed.

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Some Dining Recommendations for Southern New England

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, New England, Travel Recommendations, USA

On the latest segment of WJAR TV Providence’s “Studio 10” program I discussed some of my favorite local places for great food. Below is more information about some of these spots and a few more I didn’t have time to get to! Enjoy! (Click on the highlighted link to view the TV segment)

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The Virtual American Road Trip

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, U.S.A., USA Roadtrips, USA Roadtrips

As many of you already know, during my 35 years or so living in California, I made over 40 round-trip drives across the USA to visit friends and relatives in Massachusetts, Virginia, Tennessee, and Florida. One of the most freeing experiences for me is to be out on the open road, listening to my music and stopping wherever I choose to sample the local cuisine, take a hike or a swim, or visit some local attractions.

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Fall in New England: Suggestions to Enhance Your Leaf-Peeping Experience

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, New England, Travel Recommendations, U.S.A.

With Labor Day Weekend now behind us, the smell of pumpkin latte will soon be wafting through the crisp autumn air. On the September 3rd episode of WJAR-TV’s Studio 10 program in Providence, Rhode Island I talked about suggestions for fall getaways in New England and you can watch it here with this link to the episode: For those who got to view the episode – and those who didn’t – I thought I’d summarize some of those suggestions here. Hopefully they’ll help those of you fortunate enough to do some leaf peeping in the northeast this season to make the most of your visit!

Studio 10, with host Christina Erne
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My TV Interview

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs

Hello all,

I was just interviewed about my book and my love of travel on the afternoon magazine program, “Studio 10” on WJAR TV in Providence, Rhode Island. Thought I’d share the link to the interview here for those of you who are interested. I guess they liked me, as I’ve been asked to come back for a segment next month to talk about travel tips, so “stay tuned” so to speak!

If you’ve already purchased and read the book, I can’t thank you enough and would be so grateful if you could please leave a review on either the Amazon or Barnes and Noble websites – the book is now for sale in both places. And if you haven’t read it yet, I think it makes a nice, light summer read.

As always, thanks for following my travels and visiting my online home!

Matt

Bison, Bears, and Bighorn Sheep: A Wildlife Safari at Yellowstone National Park

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Blogs, USA Roadtrips

After a peaceful drive filled with countless vistas of snowcapped mountains, I arrived in Salt Lake City by late afternoon; the surrounding mountains looked like they’d had powdered sugar dumped all over them. I couldn’t believe it was actually early May and all I could see was snow.

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