Makin Moves with Matt Podcast

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 3 is in full swing and we got an awesome Episode 2 for you. Today, Ben aka Ben Books the World hails from Vermont, USA, and has been traveling full-time for 3 years now. Ben's mom is from Germany so he grew up visiting Europe from a young age expo...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! We are finally on the 3rd season and who better to start it with than my travel partner- Perlie! As mentioned in previous episodes, Perlie and I are currently in the midst of a backpacking trip where we spend a month in a different country. This is the 3rd e...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 29 features fellow Marylander, Jon, who takes us on his adventurous journey from the East Coast to the vibrant streets of Latin America. After earning his master’s degree in New York City and spending a few years immersed in the fast-paced l...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! We got a special one for you today with not ONE but TWO guests who happen to have the same last name as the host? Are you serious? No coincidence here...just a good ole SIBLINGS TAKEOVER. My 2 younger sisters, Caroline and Stephanie, grace the pod with funny...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Ep. 27 features Anna from Sheffield, England. She is also known as Anna’s Adventures - the clue is in the name. Anna discovered her love for travel aged 18 when she spent a month around Europe, since then she’s had a wanderlust that has taken her al...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Ep. 26 features the most frequented guest on this podcast- the one and only PERLIE YANG! That's right, Perlie is back gracing my podcast for the 4th time! Since last September, Perlie and I have embarked on quite a mission around the world as we...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Ep. 25 features Coralee: a 24 year old French-American born and raised in the USA in the sunny state of Florida. Coralee's mom is French and dad is American but she's actually half-South Korean by blood because her mom was adopted to France...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Ep. 24 features the most frequented guest on this podcast- the one and only PERLIE YANG! That's right, Perlie is back gracing my podcast for the 3rd time! Since last September, Perlie and I have embarked on quite a mission around the world as we...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 23 features Kishori Turner and Karishma Cordero, your favorite cousin duo from CBS's The Amazing Race 36 . For those unfamiliar with the show, The Amazing Race is a high-octane, globe-trotting competition where teams of two race around t...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 22 features Sophie- from Buckinghamshire, England, who travels full time working as a freelance travel writer. Sophie grew up going abroad with her parents but she truly caught the travel bug when she went on a charity trip to Tanzania at 17...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Episode 21 features Kat- Born in Ecuador, raised in Canada and currently living in Japan, Kat seems to have been born with an obsession for travel. Her earliest travel memories were trips back to her home country, Ecuador, to visit her family. Having always...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 20 features Cole- originally from Michigan's Upper Peninsula and now has lived in Colorado for over 20 years. Cole is a Mortgage Lender (NMLS 681575) and a travel agent on the side (Did you know you can get paid for your own travel?) An...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 19 features Rhyia, hailing from Cambridge, England. Rhyia’s first big backpacking trip was to China, where she camped overnight on The Great Wall, did the world’s highest bungee jump and learnt kung fu in Shaolin. Falling in love with a cult...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 18 features Pearl- a 20 year old girl from a coastal town in England who took a 10 month break to travel South east Asia and India! Pearl came out of college not knowing what she wanted to do…all she did know is that she had to leave her hom...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Episode 17 features Beth- a 28 year old who grew up in Tamworth, England. Beth left home at 18 to move to university and graduated with a degree in Art. After feeling so burnout and less creative, Beth needed a new spark in her life. This led to Beth moving...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 16 features Jake. Hailing from the outskirts of London, UK, Jake’s first taste of backpacking came when inter-railing around Europe in 2014 and from then on he was hooked. Straight after finishing his studies at Oxford University, Jake spent...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 15 features Noah- An avid traveler and passionate explorer, Noah has journeyed through 16 countries, predominantly in Asia, cultivating a deep appreciation for diverse cultures and landscapes. His love affair with travel ignited during a tra...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. After a few weeks hiatus, we back babyyyy with more travel stories and adventures to grace your ears. Season 2 Episode 14 features Taylor from my home county, Carroll County, in rural Maryland- REPRESENT. While in college, Taylor had an incredible study abroad experience on the beautiful island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. After years wo...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Welcome to Lucky or Unlucky Season 2 Episode 13, you decide! This time we have the one and only Anthony. Originally hailing from the heart of the Midwest, Anthony’s story began with a suitcase and a dream, leading him to the bustling streets of the Big Apple...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 12 features Celi- a travel-loving educator and avid adventurer from the small island of Puerto Rico. In high school, she traded the sun-soaked shores for the bustling streets of the USA, and after earning a degree in elementary education, em...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 11 features Kylie aka KYLIE ABROAD. Kylie’s a backpacker from Hawai’i who’s spent most of her journey around Southeast Asia and Australia! Having added 3 new countries to her passport, her latest journey uncovers work exchanges, the beauty i...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 10 features Allyson Kim- just an average midwestern girl on the outside but on the inside she dreamed of living a global life. That led her to leave the comfort of her family and friends and travel around the world. Her journey started when...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 9 features Brittany who grew up in a small town in small Vermont (yes, it’s a state 😜) to a big move to Florida for college. Got a big-girl environmental government job directly post graduation and decided she wasn’t quite ready to settle d...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Season 2 Episode 8 features Miguel- a Kentucky native who decided to see the world and live on his own terms. Miguel has traveled to 22 countries, lived in 4 Cambodia, Turkey, Croatia, and France. Cambodia was such an amazing and life changing experience. Ca...

Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it! Episode 7 features Nicole who was born and raised in Baltimore and is happily still living in Charm City. She loves living close to family and friends and paying affordable rent so she can travel more! Nicole works in software sales (from home) and has two d...