Sailboats on White Beach, on Boracay, Philippines. Caryl Estrosas photos.

The Visayas: Philippine Adventure

By Mike Smith I had been to the Philippines before but had yet to visit the Visayas. I was tempted after hearing friends say that they had stayed at one of the world’s best beaches, seen the world’s smallest primate, eaten the world’s sweetest mangoes and dived with thresher sharks….

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Burkina Faso: From Holy Catfish to Percusso Picassos

The Sacred Catfish By David Rich Typical Burkina Faso tourist conversation: Gotta get three chickens. Why? You miss KFC? Nope. Gotta feed the Sacred Catfish. So we were off from Bobo-Dioulasso, pilgrims crammed into a chartered mini-van the size of a phone booth, chickens hung off the back, squawking as…

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Acapulco: A Fabled Resort Reconsidered

By Mandana Marsh The glamour of this coastal Pacific resort is perhaps as distant in memory as the stars who once strolled its beaches and soaked up its nightlife. This is a city of 1.5 million people, all living snug to the sea that is Acapulco’s attraction. They occupy tin-and-tarpaper…

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Boise, Idaho: An Air of Optimism

By Paul Shoul, GoNOMAD Photographer Sitting in the patio of Grape Escape, on the corner of 8th and West Idaho in downtown Boise, the lovely wine goddess Yasmine arrives with a glass of Hell’s Canyon wine and a beautiful micro green salad topped with grilled salmon. It’s a glorious day….

La Casa Azul in Mexico City is a popular tourist attraction for fans of the popular artist.

Mexico: So Much More Than Cancun!

By Tim Leffel Next time you’re with a few people who don’t travel very much, ask them to name a city in Mexico. Odds are most, if not all of them will spit out Cancun before anything else. But there is far more to the Yucatan Peninsula than this hedonistic,…

Some of the stoniest soils produce the best wines in France.

France: Burgundy Lives Up to Its Reputation

Screw the Freedom Fries: France Was Right! By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor An April trip to France’s Burgundy region made it clear why more people want to visit France than any other destination in the world. Quite simply, France has been luring visitors from around the world for centuries because…

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