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Matt Karsten

@expertvagabond

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YouTuber & Digital Nomad
Expat living abroad in France 🇫🇷
Founder @escapevr3d

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Goodbye America. It’s been a memorable few years, but now it’s time to leave. 🧳

We moved to Europe this week! Specifically the beautiful lake town of #Annecy in #France. 🇫🇷

We’re going to share our experience with you. Follow me here, on YouTube (ExpertVagabond) and TikTok (ExpertVagabondMatt).

#expat #livingabroad #europe taken in Annecy by @expertvagabond

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2 years ago

ANTARCTIC DREAMS 🧊

Going through some old photos from our trip to #Antarctica & South Georgia. One of my favorite trips of all time!

1. Showing a sense of scale for how massive these Antarctic mountains are.

2. @anna.everywhere and I hunting for icebergs on a zodiac excursion.

3. The lucky Gentoo penguin who escaped a pod of Orcas by jumping into one of our boats!

4. Dirty chinstrap penguins holding an important meeting...

5. Taking photos of the half-million strong penguin colony on South Georgia Island! 🐧

I’m thinking of running a future photography workshop in Antarctica when it’s safe again... would anyone be interested? by @expertvagabond

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Mr. Q is just one of the people I met while trekking over 100 miles through the mountains of Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.

He makes his living as a shepherd, watching over 1000 sheep & 400 yaks. He sells them to traveling merchants from Kabul.

We were invited into his stone shelter for salty yak milk tea (it's an acquired taste...) and flat bread before continuing on our journey. 😃

I'm going to be digging through my archives to share more images from #Afghanistan over the next few weeks.

If you'd like to do something to help Afghan refugees, click the link in my bio.

SUPPORT AFGHAN TRAVEL GUIDES: https://bit.ly/3y4u3dX
SUPPORT AFGHAN REFUGEES: https://www.refugees.org/

#afghanistanpics #afghanculture #prayforafghanistan #afghanistancrisis #afghanistan🇦🇫 taken in Afghanistan by @expertvagabond

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5 years ago

It turns out lemurs are pretty moody…

#madagascar #nosykomba taken in Madagascar by @expertvagabond

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a year ago

Escape to the Swiss Alps with an immersive 8K 3D VR180 travel video hiking the North Face Trail in Mürren, Switzerland.   Enjoy a virtual hiking experience with me as if you’re really there!

Filmed specifically for the Apple Vision Pro & Meta Quest VR headsets, this adventure takes you hiking above the Swiss alpine village of Mürren in the Bernese Oberland. Near the famous Swiss town of Lauterbrunnen.

Stroll past wildflowers while listening to bird song. Cross rivers and enjoy some close encounter with grazing cows, with epic mountain peaks in the distance. A relaxing virtual reality hiking experience.

📍WATCH NOW: EscapeVR.com 📍

You can also watch on YouTube if you don’t have a VR headset. Enjoy!

#escapevr #immersivevideo #vr180 #virtualreality #switzerland #swissalps #visitswitzerland taken in Mürren by @expertvagabond

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Escape to the forests of the French Alps in this immersive VR 180 travel video.

Experience snowshoeing in the mountains of France after a fresh snowstorm!

Crunch through deep snow in the forest, with views of the Alps in the distance. Listen to natural sounds of birds and melting snow in ambisonic audio.

Experience a French Alps hiking travel adventure, all from the comfort of home.

Filmed specifically for the #AppleVisionPro & #MetaQuest VR headsets.

📍WATCH NOW: EscapeVR.com 📍

You can also watch on YouTube if you don’t have a VR headset. Enjoy!

#france #alps #mountains #winter #vr #vrvideos #vr180 taken in Annecy, Rhone-Alpes, France by @expertvagabond

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Escape to the stunning Swiss Alps in this immersive VR 180 travel video.

Walk across the 107 meter long suspension bridge from one mountain peak to another, with the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, and other famous peaks in the distance.

Listen to the wind as you step across the void. Look down 3000 meters below. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Alps while slowly walking through the air, all from the comfort of home.

Filmed specifically for the #AppleVisionPro & #MetaQuest VR headsets, this high-res 8K adventure takes you to one of Switzerland’s coolest viewpoints atop Glacier 3000.

📍WATCH NOW: EscapeVR.com 📍

You can also watch on YouTube if you don’t have a VR headset. Enjoy!

#switzerland #alps #mountains #suspensionbridge #glacier3000 #vr #vrvideos #vr180 taken in Glacier 3000, Switzerland by @expertvagabond

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Escape to the amazing Galápagos Islands in this immersive VR 180 3D travel & animal experience.

Listen to birds singing and giant tortoises munching in 360 degree audio. Sit on white sand beaches with marine iguanas. Get in the water with playful baby sea lions. Enjoy the beauty of Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands from the comfort of home.

Filmed specifically for the #AppleVisionPro & #MetaQuest VR headsets, this high-res 8K adventure explores some of the Galapagos most famous islands & wildlife.

📍WATCH NOW: EscapeVR.com 📍

There are both 8K and 16K options.

You can also watch on YouTube if you don’t have a VR headset. Enjoy!

#galápagos #tortoises #VR #VR180 #ecuador #vrfilmmaking #virtualreality taken in Galápagos Islands by @expertvagabond

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I’m loving the evening commute here in France. 🇫🇷 🚲

#livingabroad #movingabroad #europe #francevsusa #expatlife #digitalnomad #immigration #france #france🇫🇷 #moveabroad #americanabroad #movetoeurope #remotework taken in Annecy, Rhone-Alpes, France by @expertvagabond

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How I Got An EU Passport (and how maybe you can too)!

There are millions of Americans with European grandparents who might qualify, depending on the country.

Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Latvia all have a path to citizenship through ancestry.

But it may not be available forever. Italy has just announced a new law that makes it more difficult. 😞

Comment “IRISH” and I’ll send you details on how I did it! 👍

#livingabroad #movingabroad #europe #expatlife #digitalnomad #immigration #moveabroad #americanabroad #movetoeurope #remotework #citizenship #passport taken in Annecy by @expertvagabond

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Sometimes it sucks to have an elephant memory like me 🐘 😜
In all seriousness, I think most people can’t remember everything from their travels, but they’ll surely remember the most memorable adventures 🧳

#familytravelblog #husbandwifecomedy #travelwithkids #photobook by @expertvagabond

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Lazy Sunday afternoons in #Annecy. 🇫🇷

#livingabroad #movingabroad #europe #francevsusa #expatlife #digitalnomad #immigration #emigration #france #france🇫🇷 #moveabroad #movetoeurope taken in Annecy by @expertvagabond

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