GoNOMAD's Travels:The Azores and the Algarve, Portugal

Have you been to Portugal recently?It's the coolest place in Europe, and among the least expensive! We walked down inside a lava tunnel on Pico Island and took a fishermen's food tour in Faro, Algarve. Portugal is truly a great find, combining the old and the new and would be a great choice for your next European vacation!

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Taos, New Mexico- The Land Of Enchantment, Sage And Chile Peppers

When most people think about New Mexico they think of desert- cactus, sand, hot sun, White Sands, Los Alamos. But there is this mystical area that has attracted artists, writers, historians, and ski bums for decades. READ MORE

Tromso: The Northernmost City In The World

The city’s ribbon of shoreline is scribbled with walkable paths and stories of Viking Sagas. The streets, hugged by two and three story, wooden buildings dating to 1789, bring visitors back to Tromso’s rustic outpost past. READ MORE

New York's Haunted History Trail…Are You Up For The Challenge?

The 400-mile haunted trail is filled with deep-rooted history that allows for a true experience of the ghastly paranormal world in New York State, with 65 different haunted locations across the state.

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Ubud, Bali: Ceremonies 210 Days A Year, And Then Some

A dot in the Indonesian nation-archipelago of around 17,000 islands, Bali is a Hindu enclave in a predominantly Muslim country. For more than a millennium Ubud had been the religious heart of this island, practicing its undiluted religion. Offerings to the gods are made every day without fail.

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Champing: Spending the Night in a Church in England

The increasingly trendy trend of champing was started by The Churches Conservation Trust as a new use for beautiful ancient churches across the country, from the wilderness in Orkney, down to the Somerset coast and various points in between. READ MORE