GoNOMAD Reader Newsletter November 2017

GoNOMAD's Travels: Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way

Traveling from Killarney to Westport, Achill Island, Blacksod and Erris Head, seeing stunning beauty along the rugged coast, meeting the friendliest people, and living life the Irish Way...with gusto and fun! Click images to read more.

GoNOMAD's Ireland Adventure: From left: Erris Head, western Ireland, oyster slurping in Killarney, hiking at Ballycroy National Park near Blacksod.

Ibiza: More Than Just A Party Island

Despite its over-the-top party reputation, the island of Ibiza has plenty more to offer than just its rakish nightlife. With over 200 kilometers of coastline, there is nature and history waiting to be explored around every corner. There are incredible UNESCO World Heritage sites, beautiful beaches, and a whole lot more...oh, and there are wild clubs too! READ MORE

Italy: Learning to Cook Slowly in Umbria

Once the car is parked and my camera gear is removed, we are led into the kitchen of their beautifully restored, historic homestead. There we find Giovanni’s sister, Alina, ready to introduce us to the adventure of the day, her Slow Cooking Experience. READ MORE

Kentucky: Exploring the Sparse, Pure Lives of the Shakers

The guide told us that the music was particularly boisterous to shake sin out of the transgressors. A display of a cradle stood next to a sign that read: “1805 cradle used by Shakers to rock adults to shake out their sins.”

We were at Shakerville, Kentucky outside Lexington and we had come to experience Shaker Life. READ MORE

Albania’s Remote Northern Mountain Region

Small, ramshackle, houses lined the dusty road leading up to the castle, and every so often a child would come riding down the hill on a bike, sometimes barefoot.

Across the street, a horse, unbridled, wandered between an overgrown front yard and a neighboring gas station. Well, here I am, I thought as I walked along the main thoroughfare leading into the city of Shkodër. This is Albania. READ MORE

Come meet Editor Max Hartshorne and Photographer Paul Shoul, who will be speaking on Travel Writing and photography on Saturday, January 27, at the New York Times Travel Show, NYC.

A great place to be for anyone who loves travel! READ MORE ABOUT THE SHOW

Parma Italy: Ham, Cheese, and Speed

Passion for food and cars runs deep in the Parma region of Italy.

Here you can find the finest hand crafted cheese (and Parma ham) in the vicinity of the factories that hand craft Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis.

Besides food and cars, Parma has a good mix of historic sites, a small art museum with the renaissance masters and a lively street scene of pubs, restaurants, shops. READ MORE

Portugal’s Algarve Deserves its Reputation: Stunning!

By the time we reached the sunset that envelopes the small beach town of Salema, Portugal every evening, it was clear that this small, undistinguished place had been a perfect choice.

Our inexpensive accommodations, perched like an eagle’s nest on a bluff, overlooked the Atlantic and the fine sandy beach has dramatic ochre cliffs rising up behind them. READ MORE