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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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  1. James Reply

    Did you meet the bears? If so, perhaps you could ask them to be your ESA as Brian Cohen from The Gate did in Canada…..

  2. Docntx Reply

    Love this collection of posts. Minor typo (rifles).
    Enlightening. Looking at getting up there sometime.
    Sometimes city folk don’t get us country folk.
    Firearms in isolated areas are a necessity. NRA or no NRA.
    In urban areas… A lot more complicated. Depends on which side you are.

  3. MeanMeosh Reply

    Ha, that reminds me of the time a friend with connections in the forest department arranged for a night’s stay at a lodge deep inside a tiger reserve in India. We were warned not to walk outside at night because tigers roamed the woods around the lodge. (The lodge overlooked a watering hole where deer, elk, and other tiger prey would congregate.) The tiger wouldn’t have gotten much of a meal out of me, but still…

    This place looks truly fascinating. Thanks for sharing your experience.

  4. YYZFlyer Reply

    Extremely interesting photos. This place must have given you a good glimpse of what life was like in the Soviet Union and the Eastern Block. I am surprised at all the furniture and other stuff that was left behind when it was abandoned. Longyearbyen and Pyramiden are now definitely near the top of my list of places I have to see in my life. Thanks for these fascinating photos.

  5. Li S Reply

    Matt, which company did you do Pyramiden with? I’m desperate to overnight there. Most companies I see do 2 hours…2 Hours!! I have also heard horror stories about trips not happening for varying reasons. I take it you had no probs, what time of year did you go. Cheers mate! Lee

    • Matthew Reply

      I did it on my own. You have to book the hotel yourself then just tell the boat company you are staying overnight and will return the next day.

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