Past Articles

Jacylyn Stevenson’s article about GoNOMAD just came out in the well respected, newly bi-weekly BusinessWest magazine, that covers all aspects of business in Western Mass. It was nice to visit with her a few weeks ago and to share our enthusiasm for travel. We hope that Jackie herself will soon […]

Friday’s Wall Street Journal had a front page piece on how radio is coping with the twin assault of ipods and satellite radio, causing revenue losses for giants like Viacom and Clear Channel. The secret weapon? Engineering “train wrecks,” that mimic the ipod’s eclectic mix of totally different songs playing […]

In interest of journalism, and since a story we posted on GoNOMAD.com about the Top Ten Bare Beaches consistently ranks #1 in our readership, I have decided to further explore the fascinating realm of American nudism. I have arranged a trip to D’Anza Springs Clothing Optional resort, near San Diego, […]

The Boston Phoenix ran a profile of an unusual magazine, one that is geared to a very special type of er, reader. “THERE ARE THREE questions people ask Rick Cusick when they learn he’s an editor at High Times magazine. “How did you get your job at High Times?” “Can […]

I read today on Drudge that Vincente Fox is against building walls on our southern border. “No country that is proud of itself should build walls … it doesn’t make any sense,” Fox told a Mexico City news conference. “We are convinced that walls don’t work.” He said it was […]

So many fascinating books are sent to GoNOMAD for review. We don’t review, but we do publish excerpts, to give our readers a taste of what’s inside. Glenn Alan Cheney is an American, an apiarist (bee keeper) who walked a famous road through the heartland of Brazil. He comes across […]

From a new article published on GoNOMAD.com, about logging in the Congo, by Will Sparks. “The 40-ton machine drove straight through anything less than about 10cm in diameter, and maneuvered around larger trees to reach the target log. Workers attached a steel winch cable to the log and the operator […]

Gerry McGovern is a wise web guy who provided good ideas for getting people to come to your website. Here is part of today’s column, he explains that people’s reaction to what they see is as important as how quickly they can find you: I was recently thinking of renting […]

This is my daughter Kate who is expecting a boy in May with fiance Francisco, in Miami. 

Vanity Fair consistently wins the award for ‘magazine that is actually worth paying $4.50 at the supermarket’ for. April’s issue included a profile of uber-connected Washington columnist and TV host Robert Novak, by David Margolick. Below he recounts an encounter with an man who was outraged that Novak outed CIA […]

this is the pathetic google translation of an email from italy. why putting a computer translator on your website is lame: Good day beloved editor, not there are problems, she will be the welcome. We are still in phase of completion we let us work of restructure (we will realize […]

Found this item on travelmole, a cool site that provides travel tidbits. The many dangers facing visitors to Australia have been well documented, but tourists would normally feel safe in one of the country’s many swimming pools. At least, they should until now, after a saltwater crocodile was found in […]

I heard about this new movie from a column by Frank Rich in today’s New York Times. Here is what they wrote about this film, directed by Penn Gillette, in the Sundance Film Blog. “When the Aristocrats platform moves from obscene to racist the audience is challenged for the second […]

Web Pro News always has the handle on the cutting edge. Here are some salient points about blogs, please remind me if I do this. How To Destroy Your Blog By Wayne Hurlbert There are several ways that you can destroy your own blog. It might be a slow and […]

Tina Brown writes in the Washington Post on Jocko, and describes Martin Bashir thusly..Why on earth did Jackson and the Princess of Wales both choose to open up their entire lives to this brooding, charm-free figure? He looks about as well-intentioned as the interrogator you meet when you are rendered […]

Andre Agassi and Roger Federer enjoy a game atop the dizzying heights of Dubai’s famous seashell-shaped hotel. The watched 211 balls fly over the edge.  

News from Focsany, Romania came in recently about an unfortunate cheater. Man Loses Wife & Mistress Over Gifts A Romanian man lost his wife and mistress in one night after buying both a personalized gold necklace then mixing up the gifts. Petru Cioaba, from Focsany, bought identical necklaces for his […]

I was a guest speaker at a class at UMass yesterday. Old pal BJ Roche, who I have known for decades, invited me to speak to her feature writing class. The students were mostly interested in writing for magazines, none said they wanted to be travel writers. I showed them […]