Golfing and Exploring Wales: Beautiful Castles and Courses By Kent E. St. John GoNOMAD Senior Travel Editor Nigel the van driver summed up Wales pretty much the way many Welsh did, “God apprenticed making England, but he perfected building Wales.” There is a great sense of Welsh pride on the rise and with great reason. […]
Omni Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire is the grand dame of great country hotels with luxury, skiing and the 100-foot verandah with mountain views.
Teahouses, baths and Baroque By Kent E. St. John Senior Travel Editor Sultry Budapest is filled with secrets. While it is beautiful to the eye, it is the unexpected that captures the heart. Unmarked doors lead down into busy bars filled with music. Dilapidated buildings hold elegant turn of the century coffeehouses. Nothing in Budapest […]
By Kent E. St. John As we head from the airport in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem our guide, Olry Amir, asks, “How many people warned you not to come?” We all admit–everyone. The city of Jerusalem is a time machine, at least the walled-in old city is. Orthodox Jews pass by on narrow winding alleys […]
In the Shadow of Don Quixote, another of Mexico’s wonderful small cities awaits the curious traveler By Kent E. St. John GoNOMAD Senior Travel Editor I cannot help but get jealous when I read about writers that actually live in foreign lands. It’s been building steadily since reading about Peter Mayle’s adventures in A Year […]
Taos…A town of 5,000 with LOTS of choices By Kent E. St. John GoNOMAD Senior Travel Editor It’s bound to happen to a nomad sooner or later; a return trip to a favorite destination and things have changed. Chain hotels have sprung up like dandelions. Close your eyes and you still can name the fast […]
New England offers a closer look at agriculture By Kent St. John When the early morning sun flowed through the window into my room at the Hull-O Family Farm in upstate New York, I slipped on my newly purchased overalls. Milking waits for no man…especially a city slicker. On my way to the barn, the […]
