Festivals around the world and what cultures are all about are explored in these GoNOMAD Travel articles.
In Nagaland, between India and Myanmar, the author visits a remote tribe of former headhunters. 30-year-old men bearing the tattoos they got from kills.
Tejo is Colombia’s own special fascinating game. Tejos, small spheres of iron, are thrown at clay triangles filled with gunpowder that explode.
Tour of Tuscany ends with a fantastic concert by Andrea Bocelli in a dry lake bed near Lajatico, his hometown
Tanzania. The author spends a few days and nights with a tribe of hunter gatherers in the forests of Tanzania with his children and learns how to hunt.
Oakland, California. The city has had a lot of hard times and a bad rap. But a new Forbes survey and lots of new building and parks is changing things up.
In Damariscotta Maine, a small coastal town, our culinary expert writer travels to an oyster competition pitting chefs from Canada and US in competition.
Michael Franti, musician and yogi, talks about his tour and a retreat he hosts in Bali. The singer is known for doing yoga before his concerts with fans.
Frendly Gathering is one of the Northeast’s most popular festivals, and its sustainability efforts and community focus make it a great time for everyone in Vermont.
On Nyepi, a day of silence is honored on the island of Bali, and everyone must adhere to closed businesses and a day of reverence that honors the new year with Ogah Ogah, statues that are paraded as effigies around the villages.
In Miles City Montana, the third weekend in May is the famous Bucking Horse Sale, where horses that buck are pitted against cowboys, and festivities ensue.
In Bavaria, despite a successful high-tech economy, farmers still do as they have since ancient times. William Krakow describes the annual Viehscheid, a ritual of bringing the cows back down from the mountains to town.
Montelago Celtic Festival in Italy’s Apennine Mountains is a combination of a druid gathering, a music fest, and the Highland games–with camping, world music, and lots of beer and fun.
Il Palio is a 95-second horse race around the Piazza del Campo in Siena’s center. Throngs of cheering locals and visitors make this a breathtaking event, once made famous as the beginning of a James Bond movie.
Ellen Besso’s story about finally visiting India after being preoccupied with the country for her whole life. With her partner Don, she visits Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj.