Avery Sumner was raised on a small farm just over the Georgia state line in Jefferson County, Florida.  As a child she spent many solitary hours in the stillness of nature and credits these early experiences for directing her to the life she currently leads as a writer and yoga instructor. Avery presently lives in [...]

Stephen Bugno has been writing about travel ever since his mother made him keep a travel journal at the age of 9 on a family vacation to the southwestern United States. Since then his travels have taken him to four continents and his writing has been published in more than ten online and print publications [...]

Emolyn Liden has been volunteering, working, and traveling her way around the globe for almost a decade. When she’s not traveling she’s at home in the mountains of western North Carolina. She’s a writer, knitwear designer and avid fiddler. Read her knitting blog at Emolyn Knits She blogs for GoMad Nomad at Emolyn’s Travel Snapshots Emolyn’s recent posts [...]

Gomad Nomad’s European correspondent Gilbert Carlson has crossed the continent countless times, usually with his thumb up. From Syria to Norway to Morocco and all the places in between, he blogs on Gomad Nomad’s Follow Gilbert and resides in Paris when not on the road. Follow Gilbert Travel Blog Gilbert’s posts on Gomad Nomad: The [...]

Jett Thomason was a TEFL volunteer in Uzbekistan from 2002- 2004 in the United States Peace Corps. Since then, he’s worked in Afghanistan and Iraq and traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and the countries of the Former Soviet Union. He is currently pursuing a masters degree in public policy from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. [...]