Hello!
Matt Kirouac-York (He/Him)
Earliest travel memory: Meeting Chip ‘n’ Dale at Disney’s Fort Wilderness campground.
Favorite travel experience: My first trip to the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota.
Dream home: A cozy castle in the Scottish Highlands, no big deal.
Dream trip: A murder mystery party on a Nile River cruise.
Queer hero (Queero): Our next president, Pete Buttigieg
A transplant to Oklahoma City after two and a half years of RV living, Matt is a travel, culture, and food writer with a passion for sharing queer stories. After growing up in New England, Matt moved to Chicago to attend culinary school and establish his writing career, authoring two books and contributing to brands like Plate Magazine, Zagat, and Daily Candy. While traveling in an RV, he began writing for outlets such as Travel & Leisure, Thrillist, Condé Nast Traveler, and InsideHook, and he hosted a travel podcast with iHeartRadio, Parklandia, which became the most downloaded travel podcast in the country shortly after its debut. Upon settling in OKC, he was the first openly gay writer to have a story on the front page of The Oklahoman, and in 2023, he was given a Hometown Hero Award from Visit OKC for his cultural contributions in the community and travel space. Matt lives with his husband, Nathan, and their dachshund, Finn, and enjoys frequent trips to Disney World, national parks, and any pool where he can dangle his feet in from the side.
Nathan Kirouac-York (He/Him)
Earliest travel memory: Riding the train in Durango, Colo., through the mountains.
Favorite travel experience: Tour via train through the Swiss Alps to Lake Como.
Dream home: A California hilltop modern house on the coastal highway, perfect for a sunrise drive.
Dream trip: Three-month exhaustive tour of Europe in a classic convertible.
Queer hero (Queero): Sir Ian McKellen
A lifelong resident of Oklahoma, Nathan gained degrees in history and public relations, before evolving his passion for classic cars into a thriving sales and auction business headquartered in OKC. Already an avid traveler, keen to explore the world and learn about other cultures, he began joining Matt on work trips near and far, and honing his skills with video editing along the way. The consummate Instagram Husband, this led to a collaboration aimed at taking Matt’s work as a travel writer, emphasizing queer culture, to the next level, while also sharing stories of his own via original articles and videos. He and Matt live in OKC, but spend time in places close to their hearts, like New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Northern California. Nathan enjoys driving his classic sports cars on tours or just sunny days along Route 66, and he still has trouble not buying every interesting old car he sees.
