Mike Smith went in search of culture and spice in Central Java and found both. By Mike Smith Central Java Central Java has a mystical landscape of active volcanoes, rice fields and sugar cane plantations as well as an abundance of enchanting, ancient temples. It boasts a rich culture with a long history of arts,…
Some Famous Writers Who Also Loved to Travel In this section GoNOMAD presents some of the finest travel writers in history from Charles Dickens chatting with a Choctaw chieftain aboard a steamboat on the Ohio River, to Isabella Bird riding her pony through remoted snowbound passages in the Colorado Rockies. If you have a favorite…
Mike Snow visits the Empire Hotel in the Sultanate of Brunei, said to be one of two seven-star hotels in the world and Empire Hotel Brunei lives up to the hype
By Emily Grund Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World by Seth Stevenson is a nonfiction journey that takes readers around the world without ever taking flight. As he circumnavigates the world with his girlfriend Rebecca, Stevenson describes each leg of each trip in extensive detail. Their decision to travel the world and…
The Titanic Awards: Celebrating the Worst in Travel By Christa Romano Traveling is hard work. An infinite number of disasters potentially await you the minute you book your flight and oftentimes some sort of disaster actually does happen. But despite the inevitable bumps along the road, or turbulence in the air, so many people chose…
Babymoons: A Time For Relaxation and Reconnecting for Expecting Couples By Lisa Linsley In the past few years, Irene Lim has gone on two international trips with her husband. Lim and husband traveled to Tokyo and Hokkaido, Japan, with the main attraction being Tokyo Disney Sea and Tokyo Disneyland. A few years later, Lim and…
Boston: A walking tour of the city’s Waterfront visiting Kennedy Museum and Library the Institute of Contemporary Art, and dining alfresco at the Daily Catch.
Freighter cruises: All about what it’s like to take a freighter voyage – freighter cruise reviews. Details about day to day experiences aboard a freighter ship.
Victoria Cho describes her visit to an orphanage near Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s most famous temple complex, the experience giving English lessons in Cambodia
With its semi-desert plains and thickly forested hills, gorgeous coastline, and polluted slums, Baku does make you feel like you are within reach of a dozen different places.
Wild Creatures like Elephants, in Accessible Environments in Malaysia By Max Hartshorne, GoNOMAD Editor We saw elephants taking baths, a Great Hornbill in a cage, played with monkeys and watched orangutans up close, but never had to hire a jeep, pay a steep fee or enter a big distant game park. That’s because, in Malaysia,…
Max Hartshorne visits the Rainforest Music Festival, where musicians from around the world play in Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.
