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Photo by leo.prie.to The other day, a good friend had posted her status on Facebook as: Looking to do a Costa Rican yoga retreat… Any recommendations? What a brilliant idea. But wait. What if I’m not Facebook Savvy? Why not Ask GoMad NoMad? If you “don’t do” Facebook or Twitter, that’s why I’m here. You [...]

The sun sets on 2011 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia   10)  Ask GoMad Nomad: When to Visit Jeju Island, South Korea   9)  The Women Divers of Jeju   8 )  Photo of the Week: Cinque Terre   7)  My life in Baños del Inca, Cajamarca, Peru   6)  5 Spectacular Castles to Visit in Ireland [...]

How to Land a Spot in the Best American Travel Writing Anthology I’m sure Rolf Potts was at best surprised when he opened up the advanced reader’s copy of this year’s The Best American Travel Writing (2011), scanned the Contents page for his name and discovered no mention of himself whatsoever. Also, Seth Stevenson. Ditto, [...]

I first met Matt Tansey in North Carolina in 2009. Since then he’s been touring off and on with other musicians throughout Europe. I’m fascinated with the stories of individuals that travel with some kind of purpose, and what’s cooler than seeing Europe as part of a band? GoMad Nomad: How long have you been [...]

Meet Jonas Studer, a primary school teacher from the small town of Brugg, Switzerland. For the last decade he has been crossing the world in search of the biggest, badest, and most exotic waves. It wasn’t until after years of traveling to surf that he began to “see things” other than waves. I caught up [...]

Dear GoMad Nomad, My friends and I are planning to visit Jeju Island in South Korea in March 2012. But I forgot that it is the end of winter! Is it a bad time? My friends and I love beach hopping, so our main goal is to swim. Is this a bad time? We would [...]

Dear GoMad Nomad, My wife and I have been retired for a few years and have done a bit of traveling in Europe and South America. Our sights have now turned towards Asia and thinking about places where healthy retirees could go far on savings.  My wife has always been interested in India, but from [...]

[The following is a sponsored post] Faced with high medical costs at home, millions of Americans consider the less costly option of traveling abroad for medical treatment. The health care industry calls this ‘medical tourism‘ and expects significant growth over the next decade. Although there is no comprehensive data on medical travel currently available, early [...]

    At GoMad Nomad we are always on the lookout for companies that have high ethical standards; most importantly in ecological sustainability and cultural sensitivity. Responsible Travel appears to be one of those companies. Responsible Travel offers tours which aim to put something back—mainly by reducing environmental impacts and making a positive contribution to [...]

Contributing writer Sally Kay has been traveling through South America for 17 months, from Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of Argentina, all the way to Cartagena in the north of Colombia. She has covered many of those miles by hitchhiking.  I was about to meet her in Colombia but she got temporarily held up in Ecuador after [...]

Dear GoMad Nomad, My fiancé and I are looking into trying to teach English in Asia –our short list at the moment is Japan, China, and Korea. This is a new and exciting idea that just popped up a few days ago, so I don’t know a lot. I know that we would want to leave [...]

A review of Tim Leffel’s Travel Writing 2.0 By Isabel Eva Bohrer Pull up Google and type in an SEO rich phrase: “How to Become a Travel Writer.” A barrage of pages advertising travel writing as a dream career will come your way. “Get Paid to Travel” is the basic message. Stay in luxury hotels [...]

By Stephen Bugno So it’s 1440 and you are King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty. You are a well-respected ruler and a champion for the common person. But you have a little problem. Your population is undereducated and you want to communicate with them.   “My people cannot write characters even though they have hands, [...]

Dear GoMad Nomad, Have you ever been to Iceland, or would ever consider making the trip?  My wife listened to the audio book Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer and ever since has been hooked! How much money do we need to save?  How long would you recommend we take to [...]

Recently I’ve been increasingly interested in those travelers whose intense interest, hobby, or profession take them around the world. Be they surfers, chefs, farmers, artists, or hunters; they go to far off places to see how their specialty is done in that particular place. I met Ben Tobin trekking in the High Sierra of California [...]

Dear GoMad Nomad: Currently I am living in Donostia, Basque Country, with my girlfriend. At the end of the month we are likely to move to Madrid, to hunker down over winter. My problem is that neither of us have more than a tourist visa, which entitles us to only three months in Spain. I remembered that you [...]

Dear GoMad Nomad, I see you were in Mexico for the Bicentennial on Sept 15th. I was thinking about traveling to Mexico for a few weeks, but was concerned about safety since people are calling Mexico the most dangerous country in the world. Is it really that bad? Isn’t most of the danger due to [...]

Dear GoMad Nomad, I have a lot of time but not very much money. I’ve got a reliable car and want to take a road trip in the U.S. Do you have any suggestions to keep my costs low and extend my travel as long as possible? -Ready to Hit the Road Dear Ready to [...]