Al Mossassa: Badajoz and Marvao–Spain’s Arab Roots
Al Mossassa: Celebrating the Arabic origins of Badajoz in Spain and Marvao in Portugal. With souks and rituals dating back to times when Arabs ruled Spain.
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Coimbra and Viseu, Central Portugal: Small Cities Full of History and Beauty
By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor Portugal is bigger than it looks on a map, next to the big expanse of Spain and below the much larger landmass of France. Exploring central Portugal brings activities and memories that are different from the more popular parts of this small country. Despite its diminutive size, as I hiked…
Which America Will Foreigners See? Not My Massachusetts
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be sitting down to dinner in Lisbon with a general manager of a hotel in Portugal, and a local tourism official. Both had never been to the US, and so they asked me a question—what is your favorite destination in your big old US of A?…
SATA Airlines to Offer Daily Flights to Portugal from Boston
This summer, for the first time ever, SATA Airlines will offer daily flights from Boston to Portugal. This new schedule will allow SATA passengers to connect from other U.S. destinations in Boston. From June until September, SATA Airlines will expand its weekly service to the Azores to a seven times a week flight from Boston Logan…
Lewiston, Maine: Exciting Pine Tree State
Lewiston, Maine: A revitalized city full of optimists and vast mills.
Vila Nova de Milfontes: The Real Portugal
A Seaside Charmer on the Coast of Portugal By Luke Gribble Atlantic waves smash into rugged coastline and cliffs, wind thrashes trees back and forth, and the sun beats down on you as it all unfolds. Not unfamiliar weather for Portugal’s west coast, although standing at the tip of the Vila Nova de Milfontes headland,…
South Africa: Top Ten Day Trips From Nelspruit
South Africa: Top Ten Day Trips From Nelspruit By Petro Kotzé Discover the region’s championship moves from bobotie and Bosch pottery to buffalo safaris. If Cape Town had a Jimmy Choo-heeled foot to stand on as best South African tourist destination, Nelspruit would wear a Caterpillar boot. As football fever hit South Africa, this town…
Fogo Means Fire: A Cape Verdean Road Trip
Fogo Means Fire: A Cape Verdean Road Trip By Anna Etmanska The truck was loaded with bags of rice, beans and rusty fuel drums. Fernandinho, the grumpy driver, busied himself with the dirty blue tarp cover, while casting more than just sideway glances at Ria’s braless chest. Ria, a German pre-op transsexual, and our traveling…
Why You Should Travel When You’re Over Fifty
Why You Should Travel When You’re Over Fifty: the benefits of travel at a mature age versus when you’re young and how hostels can help
The Azore Islands of Portugal: Steaming volcanic islands
By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor A March trip to the Azores gave us a glimpse of a very young place. Created by volcanic eruptions a mere 250,000 years ago, parts of these nine islands are among the youngest land masses on the earth. Just 3000 meters below the earth, the cauldron bubbles, so in many…
Madeira Island Airfare and Hotel Package
Many forget that Madeira Island offers much more than its wine. Madeira has a warm and clear temperature of 70 degrees in the winter. The island is surrounded by volcanic cliffs that rise dramatically from the sea. Azores Express/SATA wants to reintroduce Americans to this island with newly reduced prices on their air and hotel…