Taking off Travel blog

One of the travel sites that I have been enjoying is GoNomad.com. Interestingly, GoNomad defines itself first by what it is not - and that’s a travel agency. Instead it’s a ‘resource center, designed to provide independent and alternative travelers with all the inspiration they need to plan their travels’. That’s a big claim, and I set out to see what the site had to offer.

Design And Content

While I am not over-impressed with the design, it does provide space to highlight the different sections of the site. The world map on the home page is a great way to navigate to different areas of the globe and find out what the site has to offer. I decided to test it first by exploring the Caribbean. There was an impressive array of articles there, and I thought the find your trip’ menu that appeared at the top of the page was a nice touch. This took you to trips from well known adventure travel provider Iexplore.

Using The Site

I decided to give it another try by looking at the UK. There was even more information here, contained within the European section, and I enjoyed the article on London titled Looking For Two Queens. Some of the articles include information on where to stay and what to do. These make a good starting point for any trip.

Travel Writing

GoNomad includes some great travel writing, both on the main site and on the blog. There’s also a newsletter, which is attractive and interesting. To round out the offerings, there are practical travel tips on the travel desk, as well as links for booking flights, hotels and more.

It’s hard to do justice to this site in a short review, but whether you want to plan a trip or simply read about exciting destinations, you will find something of value on GoNomad.

Tags: gonomad, travel, Travel Blogs, travel writing

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