Eight Important Things to know before you go By Ed Hewitt The Independent Traveler After a recent flight to the United States, a British airline employee had this to say: “None of these people have travel insurance – nutters!” When an airline employee, who in the event of trouble can…
American housewife Isadora Tattlin created her own genre of a non-fiction, sharing each astonishing day for four school years in Cuba.
Why so Many travelers are discovering this “Black Sheep of Central America” By Joshua Berman and Randy Wood Nicaragua, the black sheep of Central America, is sorely misunderstood in the world. Since disappearing from the headlines in the early 1990s, life in Nicaragua has moved steadily forward, leaving behind…
It’s Not How You Go, but Where! An Excerpt from The World’s Cheapest Destinations:21 Countries where your dollars are worth a fortune, world’s cheapest tourist destinations
First, You Shave Your Head Geri Larkin’s spiritual pilgrimage through Korea’s Buddhist Mountain Monasteries following the Buddhist traditions.
Globetrotter Dogma. Visiting 135 countries in 20 years, Bruce Northam has gathered hard-won nuggets of travel wisdom into 100 enlightening recommendations.
Immersion 101: Learning A Language Overseas By Kent St. John GoNOMAD Senior Travel Editor There’s no better way to learn a language than to be completely immersed in it: eat, sleep and breathe it. In other words, you need to live in the country where the language is spoken, if…
Get ready for your next Extended Trip By Marie Javins Going Nomad for longer than two months? Leaving your job and home for adventure in the great unknown? The leap from a stable home and routine employment to full-time explorer can be jarring. Here is a useful guide to planning…
Lauryn Axelrod reviews books about living on islands including works by Paul Theroux, Michael Ondaatje, Caryl Phillips, and Pico Iyer.
Know your rights: Airline passenger rights. What to do if your plane is overbooked, someone tries to offer you a bumping fee, and other questions.
Getting revenge on Montezuma: tips for avoiding and curing gringo stomach ailments in Mexico and Central America, how to avoid getting sick in Mexico.
How to travel safely by selecting a travel insurance policy before you go, and other ways to prepare for travel make a travel insurance kit with everything you need.
