Carefree Travel on the Cheap
by Gilbert Carlson Have you ever had the desire to be totally liberated? Wanted to hit the road with only a few things in your backpack, little or no money, and trust completely in the world around...
View ArticleTo Say We had been to Kosovo
We were in Bulgaria when we decided to visit Kosovo. All we knew about Kosovo was what we’d seen on the news about their war with Serbia and their unilaterally-declared independence earlier in the...
View ArticleBordeaux, France
By Stephen Bugno Blog of a Modern Nomad The next day I rode the slow, winding topo train to the French border town, Hendaye, where I caught a short ride out to the on-ramp of the divided highway. After...
View ArticleAsk GoMad Nomad: Little money, still want to travel
Dear GoMad Nomad: I’m low on cash but still want to travel, what should I do? Go into further debt and live life in the moment, or do the prudent thing and save up my money? -Broke In Brooklyn Dear...
View ArticleA Hitchhiker’s Guide to South America
By Sally Kay South America is a huge continent, and a lot of backpackers want to hitchhike through it. But in this vast continent every country is different, so hitchhiking can vary quite a lot. Here...
View ArticleAsk GoMad Nomad: Travel to Iceland
Dear GoMad Nomad, Have you ever been to Iceland, or would ever consider making the trip? My wife listened to the audiobook Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer and ever...
View ArticleInterview with a Female Hitchhiker
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...
View ArticleGoing Jet-free: Alternatives to Flying
I’ve got a full bladder and a thread-thin polyester blanket stretched around me. I can’t reach the valve for the cold flow of air pouring over my seat and I can’t get up to use the bathroom because...
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