Kessi World

Mindful travel around the Pacific Northwest.

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Welcome — I’m your host, Matthew Kessi — I’m glad you’re here

Matthew Kessi poses above a sandy beach on the OREGON COAST with waves crashing around large rock stacks in the background. He's wearing a grey cap and smiling big.

I am a travel writer, nature photographer, queer naturalist, and mystic with a rich connection to Mother Earth.  I’ve invested a lifetime guiding myself and others through nature and can help you find just the right tools to build your own personal relationship with the salve of the organic world – in ways that will transform your life.  

I would like to acknowledge that much of my inspiration comes from living on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.

Tile of Cedar Bark that is brown and a moldy green color with the word Seattle in White.
Tile of Cedar Bark that is brown and a moldy green color with the word Washington in White.
Tile of Cedar Bark that is brown and a moldy green color with the word Oregon in White.
A tile for the main website that says Nature Experiences and is white lettering atop a close up shot of a western red cedar with seafood green moss attached to the sinewy bark.

Articles about the Pacific Northwest

The best Oregon Coast towns to visit

My list of the best Oregon Coast Towns to visit in each of 10 different categories — beaches, scenery, things to do. Includes an excellent interactive map.