Philadelphia: Touring the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Habeeb Salloum visits the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site where he views exhibits about Poe’s troubled life and recalls memorized verses.
Lavender: This Natural Perfume Charms Visitors in Quebec
By Habeeb Salloum Standing atop a 300 m (984 ft) high hill Domain Blue Lavender Farm (Bleu Lavande), just minutes from the charming town of Magog, edging the picturesque village of Fitch Bay in the Eastern Townships in Quebec, I breathed in the lavender-filled breezes. Like myself, here, in the…
Climbing Yellow Mountain in Huangshan China
Huangshan, China: Habeeb Salloum, 86, ascends China’s Yellow Mountain the right way, touring Huangshan riding the mountain cable lift.
New France Festival: An Extravaganza in Quebec City
Experiencing the New France Festival of Quebec By Habeeb Salloum I had visited Quebec City, the cradle of French civilization in North America, a number of times but this was the first time I had come to take part in the SAQ New France Festival — for 13 years an…
Taxco: Mexico’s Silver Capital Beckons
Taxco Has Been Mexico’s Silver Central Since 1524! By Habeeb Salloum I couldn’t believe it! It was stop then go! Stop then go! But mostly stop as we made our way from Mexico City to Taxco, the country’s renowned silver capital. It was a two-hour drive through the nerve-wracking traffic…
Tehuacalco, Mexico: Yope Giants Lived Here
Habeeb Salloum visits the pyramids and palaces of the Tehuacalco Archaeological Zone near Acapulco, a center of the Yope Civilization which reached its peak a thousand years ago.
Saskatchewan: Stunning Grasslands National Park
GoNOMAD Travel Writer Habeeb Salloum visits the town in Saskatchewan where he grew up and finds that it has been restored to its original state as part of Grasslands National Park.
Syria Unveiled: A Country of Hidden Treasures
The Beauty that Was Syria Before the Terrible Civil War By Annika Dash [Editor’s Note: This story was published 10 years before the current civil war in Syria, that has reduced once-beautiful Aleppo to ruins.] A walk through the souqs (bazaars) in Aleppo will make you feel as if you…
Spain’s Balearic Islands: Exploring Beautiful Mallorca
GoNOMAD DESTINATION GUIDE: MALLORCA, SPAIN By Habeeb Salloum Her words put us in an upbeat mood for our meandering in northwestern Mallorca – the Balearic Islands’ largest island and one of Spain’s most appealing tourist havens. Leaving prosperous Palma, a city of some 375,000 and Mallorca and the Balearic Islands’…
Dubai: Sailing the Arab Dhow in a World of Fantasy
Dubai: Sailing the Arab Dhow in a World of Fantasy. The author meets a local captain in Dubai and joins a sailing expedition in the Arabian Gulf on a dhow.
Xochimilco’s Spectacular Floating Gardens in Mexico City
Habeeb Sallooum visits Xochimilco’s Floating Gardens in Mexico City and offers suggestions for taking the whole family, with some sites you should be sure to see.
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