Lebanon: The World is Beirut-ing Again!
Lebanon: Inka Piegsa-Quischotte visits Lebanon and enjoys the lively nightlife of Beirut, the marvels of the Jeita Grotto and the historic ruins of Byblos and Baalbeck.
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West Bengal: Sundarbans after the Cyclone
India: Dr. Swati Dasgupta visits Bali Island in the Sundarbans, a coastal mangrove jungle in West Bengal and Bangladesh.
Metro Detroit: Bullet Proof Vest Not Required
Lisa Singh visits the down-and-out City of Detroit, where she says there’s a growing sense of optimism, she visits Polonia and Henry Ford Museum.
Padua: A Northern Italian University Town
By Cathie Arquilla There is nothing like a university town to make you feel inspired. Being “on campus” feels great. The pursuit of knowledge is intoxicating. You feel a cocktail of emotions; one part expansive, two parts rejuvenated, a dash of nostalgia, a jigger of optimism. University towns are often…
Croatia: The Roman’s Favorite Summer Getaway
Croatia, land of the real Roman Holiday, this is where the ancients came to play. Jean Miller Spoljaric visits the ruins, eats the food and meets some long lost relatives.
Athens: Worth All the Marbles
Athens: Worth All the Marbles By Kent E St John Senior Travel Editor I have to admit, the last time I went to Athens I blew through. Boy was that a mistake. I recently made a return visit to the city for a preview of the new Acropolis Museum and…
Moscow: Warming Up After the Cold War
By Bill Pfeffer With a Tony Soprano meets Boris Yeltsin reputation, we were not sure what to expect after arriving in this legendary capital. With six-dollar Big Macs, midnight sunsets, a hundred brands of vodka in your local convenience store, muscled pistol-packing bodyguards, pin striped businessmen, all night dance clubs,…
Visiting New Zealand: Off to My Favorite Land, Far, Far Away
By Max Hartshorne Selections from his blog Readuponit We are off to Auckland and then Wellington, New Zealand. It has been a day of packing and trying to remember everything, and accepting that things won’t get done but will upon our return. One of the things on the itinerary that…
Papua New Guinea, A World Away – Part One
Kent St. John visits Papua New Guinea where he finds great diving and snorkeling, hot volcanic rivers, cozy bungalows and a paradise of biological diversity.
Queretaro, Mexico: Living, Breathing History
Querétaro, Mexico, for a walking tour of the historic city, and to a newly-discovered archaeological zone and riding an ATV to an ecotourism campground.
The Rock of Gibraltar: Beaches, Bunkers and Birding
GoNOMAD Destination Mini Guide: Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar: Beaches, Bunkers and Birding By Tristan Cano Located at the southern extreme of the Iberian Peninsular, the Rock of Gibraltar, famed gatekeeper of the Mediterranean, is one of the legendary Pillars of Hercules which, in AD 711, was the stepping-stone for…
Kipling’s Bundi: Peacocks and Palaces in Rajasthan
Bindi: Where the Mowgli Writer Stayed By Mridula Dwivedi When my nephew Sunil and I visited the Sukh Mahal (Palace of Comfort would be the rough translation) at Bundi, the caretaker who opened the room filled with paintings told me (in Hindi), “This is where the Mowgli writer stayed.” I…