About Matt Long
Who am I? I am a typical Gen-Xer and recovering cubicle-dweller who has a passion for all things travel. My site brings a unique perspective that is hard to find online. I am not a backpacker, nor am I...
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Visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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20 Things Every Smart Traveler Should Know
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Five Foods You Must Eat in Europe
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Five Reasons to Stop Dreaming and Travel Now
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42 Things I Love About Dublin
Posted on March 12, 2013 | 3 Comments1. Guinness 2. Enjoying the rich music scene in town 3. Eating a giant scone at Keogh Cafe 4. Crossing Ha’penny Bridge, for free nowadays 5. Strolling around beautiful Merrion Square 6. Being surprised by the beauty of City Hall 7. Pub crawl! 8. Learning... -
Green Isn’t Only For The Irish – Travel Photo Series
Posted on March 15, 2012 | 4 CommentsTomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day (Erin Go Bragh!) and fittingly, the #FriFotos theme is GREEN. I have thousands of photos that could have fit this theme, but I managed to narrow it down to just a few of my favorite green photos. Let me know... -
Experiencing REAL Irish Music in Dublin
Posted on September 1, 2011 | No CommentsEveryone kept telling us that it wasn’t usually freezing in Dublin in November, yet the temperatures kept dropping on our last minute trip to Ireland. The trip was completely unplanned and last minute thanks to finding some great Dublin airfares, but was also short. We... -
Interactive Travel Guide – What to do in Dublin
Posted on March 15, 2011 | 13 CommentsI recently I started a new series on LandLopers, the Interactive Travel Guide. The idea is to highlight one city or country every week and then get the best recommendations from you all. By the end of the week, we hopefully will have created the... -
Global Appeal of Irish Pubs – World Invasion One Pint at a Time
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 7 CommentsEveryone seems to lament the fact that there are few places in the world where a McDonalds or Starbucks doesn’t exist. I was particularly surprised to find a Starbucks in Vienna, heart of the European coffee culture. But you don’t often hear people talk about... -
Malahide Castle: Country Estate Close to Dublin
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 6 CommentsOur first trip to Ireland was a frenetic long weekend in Dublin where we proceeded to run about the city in order to see and do as much as possible. We weren’t able to explore the Irish countryside like we had wanted, so we planned... -
Thankful Travel
Posted on November 25, 2010 | 1 CommentAs I sit here on Thanksgiving eve, watching loved ones snooze on the couch in front of a roaring fire, I find myself waxing poetic and thinking back on the past year. Thanksgiving is a great holiday not only for the opportunity to commune with... -
Irish Thanksgiving Debacle
Posted on November 24, 2010 | 5 CommentsIt was an impetuous decision made just ten days before the Thanksgiving holiday. I was sitting at the kitchen table, dinette really, having my cereal and checking my email when Scott said out of nowhere: “Let’s go to Dublin for Thanksgiving.” It doesn’t take much... -
Inspiring Design
Posted on June 20, 2010 | 7 CommentsWhenever I travel, I always pay particular attention to architectural and design detail. I have no background in either graphic arts or architecture and I usually don’t know what I’m looking at, but for some reason I am drawn by them. Whether it be using... -
Dublin Photo Tour
Posted on May 3, 2010 | 5 CommentsLast fall we took advantage of a four day weekend and booked a very last minute trip to Dublin. Since we only had a couple of days, we had to be extremely efficient in order to make the most out of this whirlwind trip. Dublin... -
Westin Dublin – Irish Manor in the Heart of the City
Posted on April 7, 2010 | 1 CommentWestin Dublin We barely made it to Dublin. On our final approach, the captain came on to say that the Dublin airport was experiencing extreme winds and that almost all of the flights that morning had been diverted. Not withstanding the fact that the flight... -
Travel Photo – Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland
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Culinary Travel in Thailand and Dublin – A Tale of Two Curries
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsWhenever we travel, we always try to eat at a local Indian restaurant at least once. It’s a perfect choice when we’re tired of whatever the local specialty is, but aren’t prepared to order a Big Mac either. Sometimes this culinary tradition has been... -
You Belong in Gaol if You Miss This Dublin Landmark
Posted on March 16, 2010 | 3 CommentsKilmainham Gaol Our first, and to date only, visit to Dublin took place over a long weekend when we found an unbeatable deal. Given the brief time in the city and the fact we hadn’t been there before, we had a very hectic and compressed... -
Great Start to the Day in Dublin – Elephant and Castle
Posted on March 16, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Elephant & Castle in Dublin does it all. They are open from 8:30 in the morning until almost midnight and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s a Celtic-ized version of a Jersey diner. Located in the popular and convenient Temple Bar area, we found...
