{"id":12848,"date":"2012-09-18T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=12848"},"modified":"2016-01-18T10:26:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T18:26:02","slug":"mat-the-travel-bug-that-teaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/mat-the-travel-bug-that-teaches\/","title":{"rendered":"MAT – the Travel Bug\u00ae that Teaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MAT enjoying the view in New Zealand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"<\/a>Trackable<\/dfn> Week<\/dfn> highlights<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> new<\/dfn> story<\/dfn> Monday<\/dfn> through<\/dfn> Sunday<\/dfn> this<\/dfn> week<\/dfn> about<\/dfn> creative<\/dfn> ways<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> experience<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn>. Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> allow<\/dfn> people<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> tag<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> track<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> item<\/dfn> from<\/dfn> location<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> location<\/dfn>. Trackables<\/dfn> typically<\/dfn> come<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> three<\/dfn> varieties<\/dfn>, Geocoins<\/dfn>, Travel<\/dfn> Bugs\u00ae<\/dfn> or<\/dfn> Promotional<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> like<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> “Find<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> Gecko<\/dfn>,” Geico<\/dfn> campaign<\/dfn>. (Watch<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> video<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn><\/a>)<\/p>\n

See<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> bottom<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> this<\/dfn> article<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> place<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> share<\/dfn> your<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn> stories<\/dfn>, links<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> other<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn> stories<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> limited<\/dfn> time<\/dfn> special<\/dfn> offer<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> 10<\/dfn>% or<\/dfn> more<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> individual<\/dfn> orders<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> through<\/dfn> Shop<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> our<\/dfn> International<\/dfn> Retailers<\/dfn><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Die<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>–Woche<\/dfn> pr\u00e4sentiert<\/dfn> eine<\/dfn> neue<\/dfn> Geschichte<\/dfn> jeweils<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Montag<\/dfn> bis<\/dfn> Sonntag<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> dieser<\/dfn> Woche<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> mehr<\/dfn> \u00fcber<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> erfahren<\/dfn>. Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> erlauben<\/dfn> Leuten<\/dfn>, einen<\/dfn> Gegenstand<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> markieren<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> diesen<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Ort<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> Ort<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> verfolgen<\/dfn>. Trackables<\/dfn> kommen<\/dfn> typischerweise<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> drei<\/dfn> Varianten<\/dfn> daher<\/dfn>, Geocoins<\/dfn>, Travel<\/dfn> Bugs\u00ae<\/dfn> oder<\/dfn> Werbe<\/dfn>–Trackables<\/dfn> wie<\/dfn> beispielsweise<\/dfn> “Find<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> Gecko<\/dfn>“, einer<\/dfn> Kampagne<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Geico<\/dfn>. (Schau<\/dfn> Dir<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> Video<\/dfn> \u00fcber<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn><\/a> an<\/dfn>)<\/p>\n

Am<\/dfn> Ende<\/dfn> dieses<\/dfn> Artikels<\/dfn> findest<\/dfn> Du<\/dfn> Platz<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> Deine<\/dfn> eigenen<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>–Geschichten<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> teilen<\/dfn>, Links<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> anderen<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>–Storys<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> setzen<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> Du<\/dfn> findest<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> Sonderangebot<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> begrenzten<\/dfn> Zeitraum<\/dfn>. Spare<\/dfn> 10<\/dfn>% oder<\/dfn> mehr<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> deine<\/dfn> Bestellung<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Shop<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> bei<\/dfn> unseren<\/dfn> internationalen<\/dfn> Einzelh\u00e4ndlern<\/dfn><\/a>.<\/p>\n

MAT the Travel Bug\u00ae that Teaches<\/h1>\n
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MAT – Where do you want to go today?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"<\/a>Travel Bugs are released into the world every day. Many of them have a common goal, but they all have a different story to tell.<\/p>\n

So, who and where in the world is MAT<\/a> the Travel Bug\u00ae?<\/p>\n

MAT was the creation of a father whose two girls, ages six and nine, love to travel. The Travel Bug, accompanied by a Playmobil soldier was set free in November of 2011 in\u00a0\u00cele-de-France to discover the world, cache by cache, and gather as many pictures and memories as possible for the two young French girls.<\/p>\n

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MAT at the Sydney Opera House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pierre, a.k.a. DeloDelo<\/a>, MAT’s owner, says, “MAT is young and brave. I wanted to create a medium to initiate some geographic dialog with his travels. He [MAT] promised my girls that he’d go around the globe and discover people and places. He gave his word.”<\/p>\n

That is exactly what MAT has done since he was released into the world a year ago. He has traveled almost 19,000 miles (30,000 km) and seen some incredible places. MAT’s\u00a0image gallery<\/a>\u00a0is not only a collection of the places he visited, but a collection of adventures.<\/p>\n

Pierre explains, “Fortunately, MAT was discovered by MAS0N<\/a>\u00a0as he and his wife were traveling around Europe. He [MAS0N] is a fantastic guy and extremely gentle. He took MAT with him around his trip and then back to Australia, even sending some special messages to the girls. The morning we discovered MAT and MAS0N doing that 134-meter base jump was just astonishing!”<\/p>\n

With MAS0N’s help, MAT has visited the UK, Italy, New Zealand, and Australia, and that’s just the beginning.\u00a0Currently MAT is in the hands of Koowee<\/a>, a truck driver, visiting various caches across Australia and collecting pictures for the girls.<\/p>\n

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MAT’s Abenteur im video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To learn more about Travel Bugs or to live vicariously through each Travel Bug\u2019s adventures, visit the\u00a0Latest Travel Bug Reports<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n

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Travel Bugs werden jeden Tag in die weite Welt entsand. Viele von Ihnen haben ein gemeinsames Ziel, aber alle haben eine unterschiedliche Geschichte zu erz\u00e4hlen.<\/p>\n

Also wer und vor allem wo in der Welt ist MAT<\/a> der Travel Bug\u00ae?<\/p>\n

MAT wurde von einem Vater erschaffen, dessen zwei M\u00e4dchen, im Alter von sechs und neun, es lieben zu reisen. Der Travel Bug, begleitet von einem kleinen Playmobil Soldaten, wurde im November 2011 in \u00cele-de-France ausgesetzt um die Welt von Cache zu Cache zu entdecken und so viele Bilder und Erinnerungen wie m\u00f6glich f\u00fcr die beiden jungen franz\u00f6sischen M\u00e4dchen zu sammeln.<\/p>\n

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MAT and MASoN going bungee jumping <\/p>\n

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Pierre, a.k.a. DeloDelo<\/a>, der Besitzer von MAT sagt: “MAT ist jung und mutig. Ich wollte ein Medium schaffen, um einen geografischen Dialog mit seinen Reisen anzustossen. Er [MAT] versprach mein M\u00e4dchen, die Welt zu bereisen und f\u00fcr Sie neue Orte und Leute zu entdecken. Er gab sein Wort.”<\/p>\n

Das ist genau das, was MAT getan hat, seit er vor einem Jahr in die Welt gesandt wurde.\u00a0\u00a0 Er ist schon fast 19.000 Meilen (30.000 km) gereist und hat einige unglaubliche Orte gesehen. MATs Bildergallerie<\/a> ist nicht nur eine Sammlung der von ihm besuchten Orte, sondern auch eine Sammlung von Abenteuern.<\/p>\n

Pierre erkl\u00e4rt: “Gl\u00fccklicherweise wurde MAT von MAS0N<\/a> und seiner Frau entdeckt, w\u00e4hrend diese durch Europa reisten. Er [MAS0N] ist ein fantastischer Typ und besonders liebevoll. Er nahm MAT nicht nur mit auf seine Reise und dann weiter zur\u00fcck nach Australien, sondern er sendete den M\u00e4dchen auch einige spezielle Nachrichten \u00fcber die Aktivit\u00e4ten von MAT. Eines Morgens haben wir entdeckt, da\u00df MAT und MAS0N zusammen einen 134 Meter Base-Jump gemacht haben, einfach erstaunlich!<\/p>\n

Mit Hilfe von MAS0N hat MAT Gro\u00dfbritanien, Italien, Neuseeland und Australien besucht und das ist erst der Anfang. MAT ist zurzeit in den H\u00e4nden von Koowee<\/a>, einem LKW-Fahrer. Er besucht so verschiedene Caches quer durch Australien und sammelt Bilder f\u00fcr die M\u00e4dchen.<\/p>\n

F\u00fcr weitere Informationen zu Travel Bugs oder um weitere Abenteuer anderer Travel Bugs zu erleben, besuche die neuste Travel Bug<\/a>-Berichtsseite.<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL TRACKABLE STORIES:<\/strong><\/dfn><\/h2>\n

Zus\u00e4tzliche<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn> Geschichten<\/dfn>:<\/h3>\n
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Share your Trackable stories for a chance to win the rare and covted Moun10bike coin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Share<\/a> your Trackable stories for a chance to win a rare and coveted \"\"<\/a>Moun10bike Trackable.<\/p>\n

Teile<\/dfn> jetzt<\/dfn> Deine<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>–Geschichten<\/dfn><\/a> mit<\/dfn> anderen<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> habe<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> Chance<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> diesem<\/dfn> seltenen<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> begehrten<\/dfn> Moun10Bike<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

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Finde jetzt Rabatte<\/a> von 10% oder mehr w\u00e4hrend der Trackable-Woche
\n(F\u00fcr Trackables von teilnehmenden Anbietern)<\/p>\n

Learn and share Trackable Etiquette<\/a><\/p>\n

Pr\u00fcfe und schaue Dir die Trackable Etikette<\/a> an\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out<\/a> the Travel Bug that\u2019s traveled far enough to circle the globe 8 times\u2026 and is still moving (and moving, and moving\u2026)<\/p>\n

Schau Dir<\/a> den Travel Bug an, der so weit gereist ist, um den Globus 8 Mal zu umrunden… und er ist immer noch unterwegs (und bewegt sich und bewegt sich…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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MAT – the Travel Bug\u00ae that Teaches<\/a><\/blockquote>