GoNOMAD Travel articles about Asia.
Sitting, Walking and Living Like a Monk in Isan, Thailand Bill Reyland writes about his book Sons of Isan While this story took place in Thailand, it is not just a book about Thailand. It is a book about adventure, transformation and the renewal of spirit. It’s about intentionally ripping…
Ed Burleigh travels to Xinjiang, China, to watch a total eclipse of the sun in Koktokay National Park.
Tibet and Nepal: Cycling to the Everest Base Camp in Tibet and riding the Friendship Highway to Nepal, down the longest downhill road in the world.
Turkmenistan: Tinhorn Tyranny in Ashgabat By David Rich [I suggest money not be wasted going to Turkmenistan, though the country is an admitted hoot. With the mandatory guide any visit is expensive, requiring private transportation over the boring desert, and nothing of interest to see; it’s easier and less expensive,…
Trekking the Himalayas from McLeod Ganj to Triund India. Chai and friendship and meditation.
A visit to Taj’s Safari Lodge, Banjaar Tola, India, to explore jungle wildlife in Kanha National Park.
Victoria Cho describes her visit to an orphanage near Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s most famous temple complex, the experience giving English lessons in Cambodia
Luang Prabang Laos: Paige Stringer visits and finds a town at peace with itself, a compassionate community that exemplifies the principles of Buddhism.
By Janis Turk It’s midnight in Macau, and a stout little Chinese woman is standing on my back. “Whoa! This is unexpected!” I think as my chest caves into itself on the tall, hard massage table of the Wong Chio On Mo Chong Sam salon. It’s only 120 Hong Kong…
Mui Ne, Vietnam, a sleepy fishermen’s Village turned tourist resort By Kelly Westhoff Vietnam had thrown lots of surprises our way. Three and a half weeks in the country had taught us that it was better to go with the flow than to fight for an itinerary we’d mapped before…
With its semi-desert plains and thickly forested hills, gorgeous coastline, and polluted slums, Baku does make you feel like you are within reach of a dozen different places.
Lucknow, India: Mridula Dwivedi revisits Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh and takes a whirlwind tour of the city’s architectural marvels.
