Matthew Kepnes (Nomadic Matt)

Matthew Kepnes didn’t take his first trip overseas until he was twenty-three, but a trip to Costa Rica got him hooked on traveling. In2005, a trip to Thailand inspired him to come home, quit his job, and backpack around the world for a year. He liked it so much he never stopped. In 2008, he started his website, Nomadic Matt, to help others travel better, cheaper, and longer and has helped millions of people a year realize their own travel dreams.

He can be found at his website as well as on Instagram at @nomadicmatt.

His new book, Howto Travel the World on $75 a Day, is out now.