Visiting Former Olympic Sites Around the World
Where the world once watched in attention, Olympic venues around the globe are still great places to visit. A tour of some famous past-Olympics locations.
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Now You Can Fly from New Orleans to London on British Air!
Residents of “The Big Easy” will soon find it easier to visit “Big Ben”, thanks to the launch of British Airways flights between New Orleans and London. The four times per week service is scheduled to begin on March 27, 2017, which will make it the only nonstop service to Europe. Tickets are available to…
News Bites from Tokyo
The first flights between New York and Chicago to Haneda Airport in Tokyo are launching October 30, 2016. All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be the first airline to offer these direct flights making it much easier for U.S. travelers to get to the Japanese capital, with flights leaving from both cities daily. Haneda Airport is…
Kamchatka, Russia: Why You’ve Never Been There
A brief trip to a remote part of Russia, Kamchatka, which is a peninsula that dangles down near Siberia, and is full of bears, volcanoes and funny people.
In Seattle, Pike Place Market is The Place to Be
Seattle’s Pike Place Market: “Someone buy a fish so we can throw it!” By Wynne Crombie Buckets of ice chips were thrown over rows of Dungeness crab and King Salmon fillets. The Pike Place Fish Market, an important part of Seattle’s identity, was ready. The airborne salmon sparkled with tiny slivers of ice as Brian,…
Skull, Sculptures, and Skeletons: A Visit to Amherst Museums
Learn about all the Amherst area has to offer through visiting three museums, The Mead, The Emily Dickinson Museum, and the Beneski Museum.
Blue Mountain Coffee from Jamaica: Gold Standard!
Jamaican’s world-renowned Blue Mountain Coffee is a classification of coffee grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica and is one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world, the majority of which is exported to Japan. Known for its mild flavor and lack of bitterness, only coffee that grows at least 2,000 feet…
A Java Jaunt to Volcanoes and Temples
Visiting central Java including the vast Borobudur Buddhist stupa, local batik museum and factory, the city of Solo and Dieng Plateau overlooking fields.
Where to Eat Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts
A guide to restaurants in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, selected by the editor of the local weekly, The Valley Advocate, including a wide range.
Cruising Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska
Cruising Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, viewing Dall Sheep, falcons, passing humpback whales and getting close to nature on a Callisto Voyage cruise.
Venice: Visions of a Beloved City’s Architecture
A lush and rich collection of art photos of the city’s buildings and streets By Richard J. Goy “We all, millions of us, each have our own personal Venice, a kaleidoscope of colors, sounds, smells, memories, reflections—some images fleeting or perhaps just fragmented shards of images…an infinite mosaic as rich and complex as those in…
Readers Use GoNOMAD to Plan Their Trips
Cartagena and Medellin, Colombia: No Fears! Monica wrote to author Bill Karz: Hi! I read your very nice article about Medellin. Thanks! I am originally from Medellin. It was really great to hear the things you have to say. Getting a Taste of Hanoi’s Braised Fish Street A reader from Malaysia emailed this story to…