Alternative Travel

Resident Physician Elsie Haynes of the Copper Mountain clinic provided me with a number of tests including x-rays to help diagnosis my condition.

Copper Mountain Resort: A Bottle of Oxygen with your Black Diamond?

Sonja Stark Alternative Travel, Colorado, Outdoor Adventure, United States 0

Copper Mountain offers some of the best high altitude skiing in the US. But when the base lodge is at over 9000 feet and the mountain 12K, sickness happens.

College Towns Around the World for Retirement

GoNomad Alternative Travel 0

College towns around the world for an inexpensive retirement. These seven college towns like Bologna Italy, Cuenca Ecuador and more are where dollars go far

Women from over 30 countries have taken part in the yearly rally since 1990. Photos taken form rallyeaichadesgazelles.

Morocco’s Women-Only Off Road Rally, The Rally of Gazelles

Maria Myers Africa, Alternative Travel, Morocco, Transports, Womens Travel 0

Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles Du Maroc is an all-woman road rally in the desert of Morocco that pits woman against woman in high speed road rally racing.

The view from the Mineralogy Museum of Ouro Preto, overlooking the Tiradentes Plaza. Maria Myers photos.

Brazil: Making Conservation More Attractive Than Destruction

Maria Myers Brazil, Volunteering 0

At Iracambi, a conservation NGO, volunteers can live in the jungles of Minas Gerais, Brazil and work with villagers who try to save the rainforest.

Tanzania: A Different Kind of Safari

GoNomad Africa, Alternative Travel, Cultures & Festivals, Specialties, Tanzania 0

Tanzania. The author spends a few days and nights with a tribe of hunter gatherers in the forests of Tanzania with his children and learns how to hunt.

Aruba: Rescuing Street Animals

GoNomad Animals, Aruba, Caribbean, Specialties, Volunteering 1

Aruba: The author goes on vacation to a beach resort and meets the people who run Sgt Pepper’s Friends…and winds up adopting a cat to bring home.

Italy: Helping with the Harvest in Piemonte

GoNomad Alternative Travel, Europe, Italy 0

Dogliani, Italy. In Italy’s Piemonte region, the author helps out with the grape harvest with WWOOF and enjoys a wine walk through the vineyards.

Relishing Belize: Ruins, Rainforest and Reef

GoNomad Alternative Travel, Belize, Central America, Destinations, Family Travel, Hiking, Historic Travel, North America, Outdoor Adventure, Specialties, Transports 0

The author describes different attractions, lodging, eats/food, Reefs, Rainforest and much more for the perfect vacation in Belize.

Servas: The Original Couchsurfing

GoNomad Alternative Travel, Lodging 1

Servas, founded nearly 70 years ago, was the original ‘Couchsurfing,’ but instead of couches, people stay in each other’s homes in beds.

Yoga, Soul, and Rock & Roll With Michael Franti

Brian Gage Alternative Travel, Cultures & Festivals, Specialties Bali 0

Michael Franti, musician and yogi, talks about his tour and a retreat he hosts in Bali. The singer is known for doing yoga before his concerts with fans.

Advice From An Expert: Disabled Travel

Brian Gage Alternative Travel, Europe, Italy 1

Traveling the world in a wheelchair can seem challenging, however, companies like Sage Traveling are doing their best to help the disabled see the world.