A review of the newest products that make life better for travelers in 2012: a tiny rubber megaphone for your iPhone, an iTwin plug and Play double headed USB stick, a Satechi camera holder to steady...
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The Editors of GoNOMAD.com select their top ten travel stories which best embody the travel philosophy of the website; their top choice is a story about having lunch with a Sudanese Chieftain, an...
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Think of the most terrible travel experience you’ve ever had and the feelings of disgust and hatred that came with it. Now imagine repeatedly visiting the most horrible tourist spots consecutively....
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Northampton is a famous dining and arts town in Western Massachusetts. With more than 70 great places to eat, it's hard to decide. The readers of Trip Advisor and GoNOMAD's staff have written up this...
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Though many parents would undoubtedly shake their heads at this notion, Jon and Pamela have successfully pioneered family adventure travel, showing that it can indeed be done. Both are writers,...<br/
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Mridula Divedi explores the Jodhpur-Jaisalmer highway and stays at Rajasthan's beautiful hotel.
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Germany's faces are captured by GoNOMAD Associate editor Stephen Hartshorne when he visited Luther Country in November 2011.
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Thomas Kohnstamm goes to Brazil and is assigned to review 100s of hotels and resorts. How does he possibly do this on his meager Lonely Planet wages? How does any travel writer do this? Find out in...
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Michael Wigge left Germany for 150 days across 25,000 miles without any money. How you can travel for absolutely free too!
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There were so many highlights on our Santa Fe Culinary Tour that I barely know where to begin. Over roughly 4.5 days, we sampled, consumed, imbibed, sipped, drank and toured. We had a magical little group that gelled well and had lots of laughs (and TWO birthdays). We had local tour guides talk about the [...]
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On Saturday, July 21st, we hope you will join WildChina for our latest Where the Wild Things Are event at Capital M to hear Steven Han present “Starting up in China: My journey from Google to Wine.” Han is the founder of TasteV, the first-ever social wine curation club, a start-up based in Beijing. TasteV’s [...]
In pictures: capital views, taxi hotels, Hobbit tours and Canine Games.
Ask the experts: Sophie Butler, consumer correspondent, answers queries on Vienna flights, trains in Wales, luggage to Switzerland and Istanbul.
Photographs of 007 on location, taken from a new exhibition commemorating 50 years of Bond films.
Purchasing foreign currency online can be nearly 10 per cent better value, a new Which? report suggests.
Identify the location of this photograph for the chance to win a suitcase.
Two weeks ago, WildChina tour leader Nancy accompanied a group of high school students from Yew Chung International School of Beijing on a journey to Yunnan. Here are a few reflections from the road: ———- Yunnan, the province in southwest China that we rave about so much, won me over almost as soon as I [...]
If you’ve traveled to China in the last year you may have noticed the country has become more expensive. We’ve taken some time here to explain why: 1. Appreciation of the Chinese yuan. The New York Times has reported that since 2005, the Chinese RMB has appreciated almost 30 percent. Read – Euros and dollars are [...]
Imagine waking up each morning to the comforting smell of sweet Caravan Breakfast coffee, enjoying a buttery scone with a spoonful of flavorful honeysuckle honey while admiring the mystical valleys of Shangri-la, and ending your day with a relaxing bath using some freshly-made rose magnolia soap. This is the daily routine of Alia Malik, co-founder [...]
Summer has just begun but you’re already dreading the end of it. The cure? Go on an adventure. Go somewhere you’ve never gone before. Embrace a change of scene. When you come back, you’ll be the one telling stories to envious relatives at Thanksgiving. Here are WildChina’s three recommendations for the fall: Photo Expedition with [...]
Last week CNNGo featured WildChina in “New parts of Great Wall of China to open to tourists.” For anyone wishing to visit the Great Wall while traveling to Beijing, a day-trip adventure to Mutianyu or Sumatai are perfect–relatively close to the city, but still away from the crowds. However, there are real Great Wall aficionados [...]
Treehouse hotels are the rage- the best ones are the Ariau Amazon Towers, Cedar Creek Treehouse and Hinchinbrook Island Resort in Brazil, Washington and Australia.
I went to the launch of the Beijing based design company Tú Textiles, producers of fine quality, organic fabrics with Chinese patterns. Founders Rebecca and Jill show-cased their range with cushions and they intend to expand their product range with other home décor products. As I entered the apartment in the Upper East area of [...]
If you’re like us the night before a big trip you’re always asking yourself: “Do I have everything I need?” And with bag fees on airlines always on the rise: “What do I have that I don’t need?” We sat down with David Fundingsland, WildChina’s Head of Educational travel, following his return from 7 days [...]
WildChina wanted to share that earlier today we received word that local authorities have begun issuing permits for foreign travelers again. Foreign travelers are now able to secure the necessary visa that will enable them to enter Tibet, and we in fact have clients in Lhasa at the moment. WildChina is very pleased with this [...]
Ask any avid collector of photography about Alfred Eisenstaedt’s V-J Day in Times Square (1945) and he will respond with a big smile and a knowing look. Follow up by asking him about Wang Ningde’s Some Days No.6 (2002) and you will only get puzzled glances. Although Beijing’s up and coming art scene is increasingly [...]
Waterfalls are one of the most popular tourist attractions and the best are Damajaqua Cascades, Huangguoshu Waterfall, Angel Falls & Iguazú Falls.
Backpacking is arguably one of the most adventurous and exciting ways to explore new places and divulge into different cultures. Try it in India, Greece or Brazil.