GoNOMAD Travel Writers

Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

Santa Rosa de Copán offers an agreeable change from tourist traps and scorching cities in a mountain setting, it’s one of the nicest cities in Honduras.

The relaxing eco-resort of Las Lagunas in Flores, Guatemala

Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala

Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Guatemala, where to go, what to see. This Mayan town doesn’t cater to tourists and holds a drunken fiesta horse race every year.

Budget Beaches of Sayulita, Mexico

Sayulita: A guide to the budget beaches of Sayulita, Mexico – Sayulita camping, lodging, kayaking, horseback riding, and much more.

The Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, a Spanish colonial fort that sits at the entrance to eastern Guatemala's Lake Izabal. Photo courtesy of Enjoy Guatemala

El Mirador, Guatemala: La Gran Aventura

A guide to the El Mirador, the Mayan ruins, and treasures of this historic site in the jungles of Guatemala. How to get there, where to stay, what you’ll see.

The enthusiastic rowers celebrate a victory at Bon Om Touk.

Cambodia’s Joyful Bon Om Touk Festival

The Bon Om Touk, Water and Moon Festival is one of Cambodia’s Biggest Event of the Year By Dagmar Busshoff Fluttering flags embroider the waterfront during Bon Om Touk. Laughing workmen carry hundreds of strings of white mini-lights to drape every imaginable surface along the quay. The atmosphere is as…

Holly enjoying a dust bath at the Elephant Conservation and Care Center Mathura

Take a Load Off: Adopt an Elephant

How to adopt an elephant in Thailand to help preserve their habitat with World Wildlife Federation, a symbolic gesture that helps fund elephant research.

The Tidewater House in Easton is a fine refuge from city life.

Vacation Home Exchanges

Vacation Home Exchanges: A guide to exchanging your home with another so that you can enjoy an inexpensive vacation in a remote part of the world.

Retreats: A Guide to being Alone

Solitude Retreats: There are thousands of peaceful retreat places around the world designed for helping people get away from it all – inexpensive retreats

Staying Safe With A Traveler’s Insurance Kit

How to travel safely by selecting a travel insurance policy before you go, and other ways to prepare for travel make a travel insurance kit with everything you need.

The cargo ship docked in Busan at 11 am and departed at 6 pm, just long enough to load and unload containers.

Freighter Travel Costs and Questions

Travel by freighter ship or cargo ship. A guide to freighter travel, where to find ships, who to contact, how long freighter trips are, where you can go on a freighter ship.