April 2017 Member Newsletter

GoNOMAD's Travels: Denver Colorado and the Ski Train!

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GoNOMAD's travels took us to the mile high city, Denver, Colorado. It's an exciting place with a booming economy, more live music than Austin, and there's even a train that goes directly from the city to Winter Park ski resort! Listen to the sound clip  8 mins

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GoNOMAD Travel last month... 

Tenerife's Wild Carnival

A visit to the wild carnival in Tenerife, Canary Islands, where the sardine is buried, but before that, wild costumes and street revelry are in store. READ MORE

Sudan: It Will Change Your Life

Combining the cultures of tribal, black Africa with the Muslim world, Sudan is a place like no other. I love it and I am sure you will too. READ MORE

Bonwi.com: Buy Hotel Rooms, Earn Rewards Faster

Bonwi is a new website that has simplified and flattened out the arcane and mind-numbingly complicated world of hotel and airline points.  If you, like many of us, aren’t interested in ‘mileage runs,’ or signing up for credit cards to get bonus rewards, this might be for you. READ MORE

St John, US Virgin Islands: A Snorkeler's Paradise

With undeveloped beaches with postcard views in every direction, hiking trails for every fitness level, historic ruins, and laid back vibe or party atmosphere; there is something for everyone in St John READ MORE

Travel Photography Unlocked: Tips on shooting like a pro

You’re not a tourist – so why take the same cliche travel photos as everyone else?Here are some tips for unlocking your travel photographer and photographing like a traveler, rather than a tourist. READ MORE

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro Belize

It was September, and this was my first solo trip abroad.  I decided to take a chance on this small Central American country wedged between Mexico and Guatemala that I knew little about. READ MORE

Denver: Where Everyone Wants to Live

With a train that takes skiers from the city center's Union Station to the slopes of Winter Park, to more live music venues than Austin Texas, a booming economy and a top notch food and craft beer scene--it's Denver's time. READ MORE

Zhejiang Province, China: Jingxing Rock Has Surprises​

When it was time to leave, that is, descend the mountain, there was another surprise.  We were taken to a low, smooth, concrete chute that clung to and dipped along the mountainside.  No elevator for us, we would now slide down the mountain back to the parking lot where our cars waited.  READ MORE

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Max Hartshorne

Editor