The Ghan: A journey commemorating ANZAC and the bombing of Darwin By Marie Barbieri Claps of thunder followed lightning strikes that shattered the storm clouds preying over Darwin. It’s as if they knew it was 70 years since WWII bombs rained down onto this multicultural metropolis in Australia’s far north. On 19th February 1942, 242…
Air service is now available to Kamchatchka, Russia! Here’s their latest news… Russia’s S7 Airlines (Siberian Airlines) is the newest member of our Russian Far East travel alliance. The airline has launched service between Tokyo (Narita) and the Russian Far East cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk with A320 aircraft. Service is twice weekly to each…
Some Famous Writers Who Also Loved to Travel In this article, we present some of the finest travel writers in history. From Charles Dickens chatting with a Choctaw chieftain aboard a steamboat on the Ohio River, to Isabella Bird riding her pony through remoted snowbound passages in the Colorado Rockies. If you have a favorite…
By Ron Mitchell Most visitors to Alaska do not go to Nome…big mistake. This westernmost city on the North American continent offers more than a finish line for the Iditarod – the 1150-mile dogsled race that begins in Anchorage. A window exists in the short summer season to book a daily flight, rent a car,…
GoNOMAD’s own Mariel Kennison traveled to Taiwan during one of the busiest, most exciting times of the year; the Chinese New Year. Read her account of her nine-day experience exploring this incredibly vibrant country! As much as I was excited for my trip to Taiwan, I was also pretty nervous. Not only was it my…
National Plan A Vacation Week features New Zealand vacations where visitors will find pristine beauty, deeply carved ravines and trek paths encircling the glorious Milford Sound. Marvel at the same unspoiled inlets as Captain Cook did when he sailed past these captivating fjords in 1774. Today travelers to New Zealand will find well-trained guides, bungee…
Animal Care in Egypt: Working for Working Animals in Luxor Egypt, ACE is a UK-based charity that runs a large clinic and shelter for abused large animals.
Missouri Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show For an unforgettable display of orchids, the Missouri Botanical Garden offers 7,500 individual orchid plants. This year’s Mayan theme pays homage to the Long Count calendar, which some say predicts the world’s end in 2012. Moss-covered mannequins wearing imposing headpieces made of dried botanicals, a serpent fountain and replicas of Mayan…
Margie Goldsmith travels to Sri Lanka for a week of Ayurvedic treatments, which include massage, herbs, medicines, meditation and a healthy diet.
Australia’s Great Ocean Walk Across Victoria By Max Hartshorne I flew to Australia in February to take a walk–a very long walk. My hike was on a trail that could easily be called the finest stretch of track in the southern hemisphere. It’s called the Great Ocean Walk, and it winds its way along the…
David Rich visits Sinnam, Korea, where local fisherman have erected pointy sculptures to propitiate a finicky virgin.
For those traveler who find themselves too shy to kick-off a conversation in a language that they’re not fluent in, or for those that are outgoing enough to wear their native tongue on their sleeve (quite literally), Let-s-talk has taken a nifty concept and fashioned it into reality. By wearing the phrase “Do you speak…
