Maui: A Great Place for Paddleboarding
Maui is the perfect place to learn stand-up paddleboarding on Hawaii. A round-up about where to rent SUP boards, get lessons and enjoy this popular exercise.
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Indonesia’s Remote West Papua
Not many visitors seek out Fak-Fak, in West Papua Indonesia. Michael Britton meets and locals and explores the region.
Vancouver British Columbia: As Good as It Gets!
Biking or walking in Stanley Park and sushi everywhere! By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor Tell anyone on the East Coast your next destination is British Columbia, and they’ll sigh, then pause before looking up wistfully summoning gauzy fond memories. It seems that everyone I told I was going to BC had their own very favorable…
Burma: Impressions of the Golden Land
Burmese Light: Impressions of the Golden Land. A photographic look at Burma/Myanmar by two esteemed journalists.
Baguio City in the Philippine Mountains
Baguio City, Philippines: Going to the far north of the country to the Cordillera central mountains to a favorite vacation spot for locals.
England’s Most Famous Pebbles in Brighton
An Insider’s Guide to Brighton and Hove, England By Lucy Grewcock Fifty miles south of London, as the seagull flies, sits a small seaside city with lots of energy. Brighton has been a favorite holiday destination since the 18th century when George IV first built his elaborate party palace, The Royal Pavilion, and Brighton hasn’t…
Champagne France: Perching in the Faux
Drinking in Wide Open Champagne By Max Hartshorne Champagne was named after the hills south of Rome, Compania by the Romans. It’s an ancient stomping ground for Romans and English and Spanish conquerors. Today it’s a wonderfully wide open part of the north of France that lets you breath easy, nothing feels crowded in these…
GoNOMAD – World Music
Just as Dizzy Gillespie used to get asked “What IS jazz?” I am often asked about this rather new musical genre called World Music. The term “World Music” is an invented label. It was created in 1987 by some sales executives in London in order to help in the marketing of recordings that didn’t fit…
Cambodia: China Diaries and Other Tales from the Road
Cambodia: Exploring Seim Reap, Phnom Penh and Banteay Srei ruins, in this impoverished yet beautiful country.
Spooky Colorado: Where the Spirits Go to Party!
Stephen Hartshorne visits the most haunted places in Colorado, including the Hotel Stanley in Estes Park, made famous by Stephen King’s novel, The Shining.
Lithuania, Past, Present and Future
Stephen Hartshorne visits Lithuania, taking in the magnificent architecture of its capital Vilnius, as well as a medieval castle and a year-round ski area.
Arzak: A Friendly Visit to a Michelin 3-star
San Sebastian, Spain: Old and new Basque worlds meet at a treasured restaurant By Mark Bieter It’s just a restaurant, I thought, nothing to be afraid of. And yet standing across the street from it, I was a little afraid. That’s because it wasn’t just any restaurant. It was Arzak, a place that experts consistently…