Kent St John

Kent St. John was GoNOMAD's Senior Travel Editor since the website was founded in 2000. During that time he circled the globe many times, visiting more than 80 countries. Sadly, he passed away on Thanksgiving Day in 2012. He had an appreciation of subtleties, always finding a way to capture the nuances and essences of a destination, whether he was whale-watching in Nova Scotia, riding the rails in Australia, bungee jumping in China or worshipping the sun on a beach in Brazil.

A horse-drawn carriage in the Old Town in Krakow

Warsaw: A City on the Rise

By Kent E. St. John Senior Travel Editor Ever since communism bowed out of the Eastern European equation, the triangle of Budapest, Vienna, and Prague has attracted visitors in numbers. After a recent visit to Warsaw, Poland I suggest that the triangle be made into a square. Warsaw is gearing…

amboseli park giraffes

Nairobi to Mombasa: Kenya’s Safari Trail

By Kent E. St. John Senior Travel Editor In the security line at Heathrow Airport a couple heard me mention Kenya. They cancelled their trip there this past February, so they were very interested in what I saw. “Was the violence still rampant?” the woman asked. I told her truthfully…

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