Matt Hayes, Author at International Living Members Area

How to Sail Croatia’s Adriatic Coast for Less

By Matt Hayes July 2018

The island of Vis, off Croatia’s Dalmatian coast, isn’t as well known as it deserves to be.The island’s main seaside town was first settled by Greek colonists from Sicily around 2,300 years ago. Since then, it has seen prominence as a harbor for both the Romans and the Venetians. Its elegant Venetian architecture is frequented...

Age Is No Barrier to Hiking the Himalayas

By Matt Hayes May 2017

In 1976, my father—then 24 years old—embarked on the walk of a lifetime into the heart of Nepal’s Annapurna Mountains, a section of the mighty Himalayas. In 2010, I followed in his footsteps, spending nearly a month traversing the same mountains and revisiting scenes of his youthful adventures. The journey produced some of the happiest days of my life.