Holiday Getaways in Austria and Switzerland By Sonja Stark Christmas in Europe is special, it’s the time that most cities set up Christmas markets to provide local hand made goods and foods for sale during the holidays. Traveling by Train from Innsbruck to Zurich Rather than buying several tickets for each country you visit, (Eurail…
Okinawa Japan: Michael Lynch attends the Shinugu Matsuri a little-known festival in Okinawa, Japan, where locals don garlands and pray for a good year.
Robert Baerg’s article on his trip to Tokyo is not only intriguing but educational. I never was too interested in travelling to Tokyo, but now after reading his article it is a top destination spot on my list. From shoping, to shrines, and beer museums. He got his way around all by subway and travelled…
Tourism Australia has announced an open skies agreement between Australia and the United States of America, liberalizing the regulation of air services on the trans-Pacific route. Tourism Australia’s Executive General Manager International, Richard Beere, said the open skies agreement would help Australia to grow tourism from the important US travel market. The new regulations will…
Cruising the coast of Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts aboard a 42-foot yacht and spending the night in Edgartown Harbor, where he spent summers as a child.
Tibet and Nepal: Cycling to the Everest Base Camp in Tibet and riding the Friendship Highway to Nepal, down the longest downhill road in the world.
Esha Samajpati and her husband Pinaki Chakraborty visit New Haven and enjoy Yale and the art.
Richard Frisbie visits Brazil’s emerald coast in the state of Rio de janeiro, and enjoys snorkeling, boating and local cuisine.
Finland: Margie Goldsmith goes to Finnish Lapland where she visits a reindeer farm, takes a sauna, and sees the Northern Lights dancing in the sky.
A Guide to More Than 1,000 Scenic and Interesting Places in California By the Editors of Reader’s Digest For all its popularity as a travel destination, the Golden State still has plenty of wonderful out-of-the-way places to explore. You can still go off the beaten path, even in Southern California! Below is an excerpt from…
Machu Picchu: An Ancient Treasure Threatened by Man and Nature By David Rich The Wow factor of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures puts Machu Picchu near the top, along with Petra in Jordan, Ankgor Wat in Cambodia and Bagan in Myanmar, among others. But when it comes to that most important of factors: location, setting…
A Muddy, Memorable Music Festival in Malaysia By Sonja Stark GoNOMAD Senior Writer Twenty-two hours and several time zones from JFK airport, it’s a Muslim country as well. Being a female traveler I packed conservatively thinking I would experience oppressive inequality if I dared to look different. I intended to wear the long-sleeve shirt, pants…
