Volunteering in India at the Sikh Temple
Thousands of people are fed for free at the huge Sikh Temple in New Delhi, India. This author volunteered to help cook the big meal.
Alternative Travel
What is alternative travel, anyway? To us, it means zigging instead of zagging, traveling to the less visited, less known about, less familiar. GoNOMAD explores the places that are forgotten, and not as on the radar. Here is where some of the best stories happen. Enjoy reading about working abroad, living abroad as an expat, teaching, and volunteering. All alternatives to the typical trip, and all richly rewarding.
Logging in the Congo
A description of logging in the Congo River Basin, a government concession of 50 square kms. Congolese pygmys lead the loggers to the right species of trees
Copper Mountain Resort: Oxygen with Black Diamonds?
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
College towns around the world for an inexpensive retirement. These seven college towns like Bologna Italy, Cuenca Ecuador and more are where dollars go farther.
Morocco Holds Remarkable Women’s Off-Road Rally
Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles Du Maroc is an all-woman road rally in the Morocco desert that pits woman against woman in high speed road rally racing.
Iracambi, Brazil: Conservation Instead of Destruction
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
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
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
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.
Servas: The Original Couchsurfing
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, Rock & Roll With Michael Franti
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.
Disabled Travel: Advice From An Expert
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.