November 2016 Member Newsletter

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Tokyo and Hokuriku, Japan

Max Hartshorne shares details and highlights of his trip to Japan--Tokyo, Hokuriku, Japan's Alps, visiting many museums, temples and shrines. Traveling on the high-speed Shinkansen trains. 

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Here are some of the latest travel stories published on GoNOMAD Travel  

Taste Norway: From Cheeese to Cured Moose

There’s a quiet culinary uprising catching on in Norway; a new-found pride and a change in attitude towards food traditions. READ MORE 

Colorado's Hot Springs--a roadtrip to soak them all in
 

Experience Colorado through its hot springs: Ouray, Chaffee County, Steamboat Springs, Pagosa Hot Springs.  READ MORE

Destination: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Cluj-Napoca was the International Youth Capital in 2015, it's the most beautiful city in Romania and one of the best cities in Europe...don't miss seeing it! READ MORE
 

Cave Paintings and Dinosaur Footprints in the Bolivian Wilderness

We were trekking in the countryside, just north west of the Bolivian capital, Sucre. We were looking to cram 2,000 year old cave paintings, mountain craters, and dinosaur footprints into three short days of hiking. READ MORE

Rome: The Island on the Tiber

In June, when the weather casts an enchanting aura over Rome in anticipation of the coming sultry season, an oasis of peace and serenity lies below ground level in the heart of the Eternal City – the Isola Tiberina, the Tiber island. READ MORE

Cambodia: A School that Turned into a Prison, then a Museum
 

Siem Reap steals much of the attention and for good reason too. It is ancient history of the Khmer people to be explored and wondered about. However, in Cambodia there is a shadow that has been cast over its people which still haunts them today and plays a significant role in the conscious of Cambodians.  READ MORE

Japan: A Mix of the Old and the New. Photo Gallery 

Japan deserves its rightful place on any traveler's bucket list. That's because there is simply no other place like it on Earth.  I recently visited Tokyo and then swung north on the famous Shinkansen high speed bullet trains, through dozens of miles of tunnels, to the north of the country's main island. VIEW PHOTOS