By Marie Javins Why Go There? Queenstown, New Zealand, is synonymous with adventure sports — jet boating began here in the 60’s, and commercial bungy jumping was invented here. But Queenstown attracted tourists long before AJ Hackett first bungied from the Eiffel Tower. People have been coming to relax in this idyllic natural setting by…
It’s Not How You Go, but Where! An Excerpt from The World’s Cheapest Destinations:21 Countries where your dollars are worth a fortune, world’s cheapest tourist destinations
Richmond, Virginia is a true city of the South with a vast array of parks, a thriving financial center, and enough history to make a Civil War re-enactor feel at home.
Papua New Guinea, The Last Frontier. Exploring this mythical ‘last place on earth,’ including the capital, Port Moresby, and the wilderness.
Monastery California: A moment of Silence at a Big Sur Monastery, monasteries in California to stay in for a spiritual retreat in silence on California’s coast.
GoNOMAD MINI GUIDE: Teaching English Overseas By Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter The day I taught my first two English classes in Prague, I brought a couple of boxes of candy with me for an opening exercise. I figured that if I bombed completely, at least my students would like the chocolate. If you’ve ever thought about working…
Hanoi, Vietnam: Graham Simmons describes the markets and the restaurants in Hanoi where a certain street is named for the famous Vietnamese fish dish.
The Slow Food Movement encourages all to preserve local culinary traditions and tastes in cultural cuisines, and move away from fast food and processed meals.
Words to the Wise, Learn by Yourself By Kristin Johannsen For independent travelers, the advantages of speaking some of the local language are clear. Besides simplifying daily life, the ability to talk with the people leads to those magical encounters that you remember all your life. But for those of us who are “linguistically-challenged,” learning…
Get ready for your next Extended Trip By Marie Javins Going Nomad for longer than two months? Leaving your job and home for adventure in the great unknown? The leap from a stable home and routine employment to full-time explorer can be jarring. Here is a useful guide to planning for extended travel. It cannot…
In a Desert Land: Namibia By Jono David I knew there was something special about this vast desert land when the immigration officer at the windswept Noordoewer border crossing asked me for a pen. “Sorry, I don’t have one,” I said with surrendering hands, looking to another tourist for help. “Well,” replied the civil…
Northampton is a City for Arts, Music, Liberalism, and Great Dining From TripAdvisor By a “College Student at Smith, in Northampton.” Have lived in NoHo as a college student for two years so far, so I know the eatery selection pretty well! 1. Amanouz Cafe Excellent Moroccan food, very cheap. Nice people, small but cozy…
