GoNOMAD Editor Travels to Iran: Recorder Article Jan. 2009
Gonomad Editor Max Hartshorne travels to Iran: Recorder article Jan, 2009 sharing the trip to a mostly forbidden nation.
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Animal Care in Egypt: Working for Working Animals
Animal Care in Egypt: Working for Working Animals in Luxor Egypt, ACE is a UK-based charity that runs a large clinic and shelter for abused large animals.
Legendary Skiing in the Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains are the home of Ukraine’s first ski resort, Bukovel. Roman Skaskiw explores this resort and all of it’s many available activities.
Giving Back to Israel
Nicole Sobel writes about a life-changing experience volunteering in two Ethipian-Israeli communities in Israel with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and Hillel.
Sharjah, UAE: a Two-sided Coin
United Arab Emirates: Visiting Sharjah, a neighbor of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where she finds a striking contrast between old and new.
Sir Bani Yas Island: Desert Island Discovery
Sir Bani Yas Island: a safari in Arabia By Andrea Bailey The author escapes to Sir Bani Yas Island leaving behind the desert heat and skyscrapers of Dubai. “We’re not going to make it,” I muttered under my breath as I watched my fuel level dip precariously to almost zero….
Bodrum, Turkey: Barracudas and Belly Dancers
A Visit to Bodrum, Turkey: Barracudas and Belly Dancers By Roman Skaskiw I’d heard rave reviews of Bodrum’s Karia Princess Hotel from a friend who’d attended a conference there last year. “You’ll be treated like royalty,” he’d said. So I was momentarily surprised by its modest (though certainly nice) exterior….
Jordan: Lessons From the Other Holy Land
Janis Turk visits the Kingdom of Jordan, where many of the events in the Bible took place, and learns some valuable lessons.
Jordan: Lessons From the Other Holy Land
Jordan: Lessons From the Other Holy Land By Janis Turk But tell a real traveler, and he’ll say, “I’m jealous.” Just before dawn, the dark streets of Amman feel more cool than dusty, like the way clay feels cold in your hands. The windows of my hotel room are cranked…
A Woman’s Life in Jordan: Joys and Hassles
Living in Jordan as a woman: Sophia Jones shares a box of chocolates with a Jordanian woman on a park Bench in Amman, and reflects on the lives of women in the Middle East.
GoNOMAD’s Top Ten Family Vacation Destinations
By Stephen Hartshorne GoNOMAD Associate Editor What makes the perfect family vacation? It depends on the family, of course — the ages of the kids and the kind of activities they like. Relaxation is important, but so is exploration and discovery. And what if kids and parents have different interests?…
Siwa Oasis, Egypt: Visiting an Ancient Oracle
Following the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Robin Graham drives across the Sahara Desert to Siwa, Egypt, where he visits the ancient temple of the Oracle of Amon.