GoNOMAD Travel articles about Asia.
Adjusting to the stares, attention, and the endless fascination with exotic Western Women By Charlotte Turner If you are looking for a unique way to live and breathe an alternative culture, let me tell you now; teaching English as a second language is one way to do it. I taught…
The author takes a tour of the geisha district in Tokyo and explores the world of geisha including their expensive kimonos, how much they earn etc.
Visiting DMZ: South Korea’s Most Popular Tourist Attraction. Advice on seeing this famous historical place between the two Koreas.
Indian Sadhus have said goodbye to both their possessions and their families, and now lead a life of celibacy, ascetic yoga, and search for enlightenment.
Steve Tauschke describes historic Buddhist sites in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
The Shaman of Siberut Getting down to business By Gary Long People bed down early on Pulau Siberut, the largest of the Mentawai islands that lie 120km off the West Coast of Sumatra, and for good reason. Early morning wake up calls arrive, not by prior arrangement but automatically, courtesy…
Take a tour of the Singapore Zoological Gardens and visit other sites, such as Raffles. You can also go golfing.
Teach English in Japan: The JET program, and a guide to the pitfalls and what you need to know to get a TEFL certificate and set out to live in another country teaching English.
China’s Funny Pointy Hills in Yangshou are a famous tourist destination…but the fun part is watching the tourists watch the hills, and the river cruise.
Lauryn Axelrod: A guide to traveling in Mongolia, where to stay, where to visit, what not to miss and the best deals.
Papua New Guinea, The Last Frontier. Exploring this mythical ‘last place on earth,’ including the capital, Port Moresby, and the wilderness.
By Graham Simmons A fish frying in boiling oil might not be the stuff of gripping story material. But when the fish is no ordinary fish, the oil is a secret concoction that would put Colonel Sanders to shame, and the restaurant has given its name to a whole street,…
