South African Chacma Baboons In Danger of Extinction
South Africa: Lorna Thomas describes efforts to save the Chacma baboons of South Africa which are endangered due to habitat loss. Walking with Baboons tour.
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.
South Africa: Lorna Thomas describes efforts to save the Chacma baboons of South Africa which are endangered due to habitat loss. Walking with Baboons tour.
Wade Hughes describes scuba diving with sperm whales on Pico Island, in the Azores a favorite spot for the immense migrating mammals.
By Antonio Graceffo Trekking up a steep knife-edged ridge, covered in late-season grass, the slope gently dropped off on either side. To my right, the green rolling hills were expansive, filling the horizon with a never-ending panorama of undisturbed nature. To my left, an easy bluff eventually gave way to…
Mark Helyar describes community villages that give street kids a chance to get an education and learn vocational skills.
By Allen Cox In summer, the people of Álamos, Mexico confine errands to the morning hours. I quickly learn why: The summer heat is relentless. I set out for the market early, which is already bustling. Carne asada grills send tantalizing aromas into the air. Butchers are slapping cuts of…
Volunteering in Vietnam By Megan Tady It wasn’t the response she had in mind when she asked the class if there were any questions. But then again, Vietnam had been full of surprises for the new teacher. One more wouldn’t hurt. After a short silence from the students, a girl…
Northwest Vietnam’s Genuine Hospitality By Siobhan McGeady Vietnam is a beautiful country that evokes strong images for many people who have never been there. The reasons behind this lie in a vision of Vietnam that is indelibly linked to war, and one which suffers in the West from a legacy…
By Ryan Cole Once long ago there was a Shinto god and goddess, Izanagi and Izanami. They were bored. There was nothing around. So they did what any self-respecting nature deities would do in their situation; they made love, and lots of it. The sex was voracious, lasted days, weeks,…
Building Trails, or Trying To, In Baikal, Siberia Story and Photos by Joshua K. Hartshorne The first trail at Lake Baikal in Siberia was built by inmates of Stalin’s GULAG prison system. Despite the best efforts of local bureaucrats, my experience in June of 2004 compared favorably – despite the…
Earthwatch Institute, an international nonprofit volunteer organization, engages people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. by Mary Luz Mejia Ever find yourself in some remote corner of the world, basking in golden sunlight, sipping a cocktail, only to…
Living Nude in the California Desert. A nudist colony where nudist living is practiced and enjoyed, including nude dancing, nude hiking and living nude.
A visit to a California resort where people enjoy living as nudists, page 2. American Nudist outside of San Diego, California.