Greenland: The Greatness of Silence
Greenland: Max Hartshorne visits Greenland where he enjoys the local attractions and the silence of the Arctic reaches visiting Sisimiut, Ilulissat, and Nuuk.
Europe
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Spain’s Balearic Islands: Exploring Beautiful Mallorca
GoNOMAD DESTINATION GUIDE: MALLORCA, SPAIN By Habeeb Salloum Her words put us in an upbeat mood for our meandering in northwestern Mallorca – the Balearic Islands’ largest island and one of Spain’s most appealing tourist havens. Leaving prosperous Palma, a city of some 375,000 and Mallorca and the Balearic Islands’…
Who Flocks to Santiago de Compostela?
A Pilgrimage Begins at Home: Forrest Gump, Quasimodo and the Weary Wanderer By Paul Shoul I realized that the faithful who flocked to Santiago de Compostela were not the first pilgrims that I had met and that my journey did not start in the city of Tui, where my visit…
Entrudo in Lazarim in Portugal
Portugal: Entrudo (or festival) in Lazarim, Portugal, a party fueled by wine and tradition.
Switzerland: Hiking in the Land of Sky
Hiking in the Home of the Famous Rescue Saint-Bernard Dogs in Switzerland By Larry Parnass Our guide, Dom Fumeaux, wasn’t about to leave something this important behind. As we gathered ourselves to leave Delia, a homestyle restaurant near a famous border crossing, Dom spooned up another thick helping of liquid…
Vienna’s Christmas Markets: A Magical Wonderland for All Ages
By Ginger Warder I am what most people would call “a Christmas nut.” I watch Miracle on 34th Street every Thanksgiving, and from that time on, I drive my friends crazy playing Christmas music, decorating, and spreading holiday cheer. I came by it naturally, inheriting the gene from my father,…
Santiago de Compostela: A Pilgrimage to Galicia
Paul Shoul’s non-demoninational pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He visits interesting towns in Galicia and dines on seafood specialties, especially mussels.
France: Cruising on the Canal du Midi
Barging the Canal across France By Kent E. St. John Monsieur Paul Riquet may not be known to many Americans but if you cruise the Canal du Midi once, you will praise him to high heaven. Back in 1666, M. Riquet spent his fortune and left his family in debt…
Kitzbuhel, Austria: Designed for Hikers, Bikers, & Skiers
Taking a long hike in Jochberg, meeting local people at the top of Kitzbuhel mountain in Austria.
A Beautiful Hike by the Mediterranean
Cinque Terre, Italy: Mediterranean Beauty By Eleonora Dell’Aquila WHERE The Cinque Terre are five villages – Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso – that lie in a stretch of eighteen kilometers along the rocky and irregular coast of eastern Liguria. In 1999 this territory and the marine environment have been…
Learning Italian at Florence’s Koine Center
By Denene Brox I managed to avoid my fear of language learning when I was younger because studying a foreign language was never a requirement for me when I was in high school and college. Then the summer before my senior year of college I went on a study abroad…
Greenland: The Beautiful Empty
Greenland: A visit to frozen Greenland and details about life in the main towns of Nuuk, Ilulissat, Sisimiut, and Kangergueseag.