Spring in Charlottesville

Flowers on a spring day at a winery outside Charlottesville, Virginia

Author's note: After a long hibernation this site is back. It has been a very very busy year of travel, including a trip to California, many trips to Florida, and a visit to Amsterdam and Paris. More content and photos are coming soon! I promise!!

Last May, I took a long weekend trip out to Charlottesville, Virginia. This city in central Virginia is the home of the University of Virginia and all things Thomas Jefferson, including his self-designed home, Monticello. It is also in the heart of the Virginia Wine Country, which makes it a tasty place to visit as well. The wine was great, but the view was also amazing. Below are some of the photos I took during our winery tour as well as in and around Charlottesville.

Hiking Across Spain

So while I'm planning my next big trip to the Patagonia, I figured I should also put together a post about my last big adventure: Hiking across Northwestern Spain on the Camiño Francés de Santiago. 

My hiking route through Spain, created using the geolocation of photos I took.

In June of 2012, I and a good friend hiked approximately 220 kilometers from Pontferreda to Santiago de Compostela.  During our hike on this ancient pilgrimage route we walked through ancient towns, scenic countryside, and mountain valleys (and over some too), on our way to Santiago de Compostela, an city located in Galicia, Spain. Pilgrims of many kinds (religious or otherwise) have walked this route since the 9th Century to the tomb of Saint James, located in the city's Cathedral.  Hands down, its one of the best things I've ever done.  While I could write lots and lots about this trip, my photos tell much more of the story than my worlds ever could.  In the past I've put my photos in a variety of places, but this website provides a great new way to share with them with a whole new audience. So, for the first time ever, the best of my photos from my trip to Spain!

I have many photos for you to view.

So as I've been building out this website I've added several galleries of photos from my travels since 2007. So far I've added photos from trips to Hong Kong, Scandinavia, the UK, France, Belgium and a few other places around the world. I've also added a gallery of photos I've taken while in flight; this includes pictures of clouds as well as various cities and towns from above, including some great shots of Washington, DC.

You can find these photo galleries under the Matt's Photos tab on the top of this page. Enjoy!