Matt has already traveled about 30,000 miles spanning four continents on his 10th anniversary Where in the World trip. And he's still got to get back to studio 1A!
Check out his complete journey below:
Day 1: Skeleton Coast, Namibia
Matt left studio 1A Friday night to start his long journey to the Skeleton Coast of Namibia, Africa.
The crew first flew about 3,800 miles to Dakar, Senegal. They carried on another 3,400 miles to Walvis Bay, Namibia. The total flight took 16 hours.
Matt opened the 7 a.m. ET broadcast skiing down a sand dune. The local time was 2 p.m.
Total miles traveled from NYC: 7,195
Total miles traveled so far on trip: 7,195
Read about Matt's adventures in the Skeleton Coast here.
Day 2: Madrid, Spain
Matt took a nine hour, non-stop flight from Namibia to Madrid, Spain. It was about 4,500 miles.
Spain's time zone is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. It was 1 p.m. there when the TODAY broadcast started at 7 a.m. ET.
Weather concerns at the original Day 2 destination scrambled the team's itinerary, sending Matt to Madrid. The flight crew "was really nice," Matt said, joking that "they waived the $50 change fee for us, which saved NBC a fortune."
Total miles traveled from Namibia: 4,536
Total miles traveled so far on trip: 11,731
Read about Matt's adventures in Madrid here.
Day 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Matt jumped in a plane in Madrid and flew 7.5 hours and more than 3,500 miles to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, where they stopped to fuel up.
Matt and the crew flew another 7.5 hours and 3,400 miles to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He landed about 4 hours before the 7 a.m. TODAY broadcast; it was 8 p.m. in Malaysia.
Total miles traveled from Madrid to Kuala Lumpur: 6,950
Total miles traveled so far on trip: 18,681
Read about Matt's adventures in Kuala Lumpur here.
Day 4: Jungfraujoch, Swiss Alps
Matt was originally supposed to arrive in the Jungfraujoch for Day 2 of his trip. But poor weather conditions – a snowstorm that created "whiteout" conditions – shook up the itinerary.
Matt left Kuala Lumpur Wednesday night for a seven hour flight to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where the crew stopped for some fuel. They continued on their way for another seven hour flight to Zurich, Switzerland.
From there, they took a helicopter ride, which took an hour, into the Swiss Alps. They then took a two hour, high-altitude train ride to the top of Jungfraujoch. They arrived just in time for their 7 a.m. ET broadcast, which was 1:30 p.m. local time.
So far, Matt and the Where in the World crew have spent more than 50 hours in planes, trains and helicopters.
Total miles traveled from Kuala Lumpur: 6,489
Total miles traveled so far: 25,170
Read about Matt's adventures in the Swiss Alps here.
Day 5: Barbados
Matt left the "top of Europe" after the show by taking two helicopters -- one down to a valley below Jungfraujoch and another from there to Zurich.
At Zurich, they jumped on a plane and flew about 2,000 miles to Santa Maria, Portugal. After fueling up, the crew flew to Barbados, landing around 1 a.m. The 7 a.m. ET TODAY broadcast is 8 a.m. local time.
Total miles traveled from Madrid to Kuala Lumpur: 4,608
Total miles traveled so far on trip: 29,778
Read about Matt's adventures in Barbados here.
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