Here's a great website. This young man has traveled all over. For some entertainment, click on either his 2005 or 2006 "dancing" video.

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/dancing.html

His FAQ section is funny too.

Just saw him dance all over the world. Actually, well done. Surprised he doesn't have a dance in an airplane... he has certainly has travelled enough in them.

How utterly unexpected and fabulous! My thoughts ranged through "bless, gotta love his dancing style and smiley face" to "gosh hasn't he been to lots of places in one year" to "wow, is he a millionaire" to "bloomin' heck it's still going"!

Loved it! Will save the 2005 one for another day!

Thanks for sharing!

Hi Kavey:

I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. I had emailed this link to a lot of friends who travel and they too got a kick out of the videos.

Yeah I've passed it on to and likewise!

That really was an unexpectedly great video - I especially loved the reactions of the bemused bystanders (including the animals).

I wouldn't mind some company sponsoring a similar trip so I can dance all over the world. I don't dance as well as Matt, though.

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I want to marry Matt! That was awesome.

That was so much fun!(But someone needs to teach that poor boy how to dance!Did you ever see Elaine dance on Seinfeld?They'd be great partners.)

Isn't the internet great?

Wow!

The Norway dancing made my stomach queasy.

Definitely one to pass onto friends. Thanks!

laartista - lol!

Gosh! I wish I had Matt's job!
Thanks for sharing.

Just terrific! This was posted a while back but it looks like that thread may have been deleted - at least I can't locate it.

Maybe the title didn't use the "hockey sticks"??

JanisJ: I must have missed it the first time around.

I just loved it. I mean, how can you view these and not feel good? I had to go back to watch them again. The music is hypnotic. It grabbed me right from the first image at "Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia". I googled Salar de Uyuni to learn more.

Kopp: I get nervous just thinking about the Norway shot.

Massagediva: "Did you ever see Elaine dance on Seinfeld? They'd be great partners."

Ha Ha! Great idea. I'd like to see those two in front of the Louvre or the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Me too - the first time I watched it (linking from the thread) I was smiling and humming along and when he ended up in front of the Seattle Troll I sprayed Iced tea all over the monitor

Glad I finally decided to open this thread. Absolutely delightful! Thanks Pilates

Great video! Did you see his packing list? It could be a model of solo traveling of a certain type.

Love the sudoku book! I can't go anywhere without one now (one in the car, on in each purse, each room . . .)

kswl: I did see his packing list. The thing that caught my eye was the vacuum bag for his clothes. Those are the bags that when used with a vacuum, sucks all of the air out of the bag and leaves you with at least double the amount of space. Interesting idea. Although with most of the locations he's been to, I would think that vacuum's may not be ubiquitous.

You don't need a vacumn for the bags to work! You just put the clothes in, seal the ziploc, then start at one end and roll the bag so that all the air is pushed out of a one-way valve. Voila--a flat pack of clothing.

We use the vacumnn bags, too. They are great for dirty laundry.

kswl: so what is the difference between say, a really large zip lock bag and a vacuum bag? Can you push more air out of the vacuum bag leaving you more room in your suitcase?

Yes, the vacumn bag has a valve that lets air out and not in, that functions when the bag is otherwise sealed. You are able to squeeze virtually all the air out, which is not really possible with the ziploc. You should get a package of these and try it. There are several brands.

The vacumn bags also come in larger sizes than do ziplocs, which makes them more useful for dirty laundry. I know people who pack separate outfits in those large 2-gal. ziplocs (everything, pants, top, socks, underwear, for one day in a single bag). That wouldn't work for me because I try to wear different slacks with more than one shirt. The large size bags will hold about 3 pair of pants (jeans, corduroys, etc.) and the medium size usually holds all the underclothing I take on any trip.

As many posters have mentioned on other threads, though, you have to be careful about the weight factor. The clothing still has the same weight even after you've reduced the volume considerably. That sounds obvious, I know, but while it looks like "nothing," several of those tightly packed vacumn bags can make your luggage overweight and/or heavy to lift.