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No-mad´s chilling out moments on Facebook

For the past four months No-mad has been busy sharing inspirational and thought-provoking images on our Facebook page.  For those of you who have not yet had a chance to visit us on… Read More →

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The day the world did not end – Milford Sound

On the 21st of December 2012, precisely on the day the Mayans predicted the world would end, we walked off our accommodation in Te Anau, Southern New Zealand, at 7 am in the… Read More →

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Our No-mad family made it to the news! – Tightening our belt to cut loose abroad

Yesterday we were in the news. It all came about in a funny roundabout way and without really knowing what I was getting myself into. I blame myself for always meddling into all… Read More →

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To the beautiful people of Tibet – A happy and peaceful 2140

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This week marked the arrival of the year 2140 for the people of Tibet. But Losar this year, as for the past 5 years, is celebrated sadly, quietly in private homes, with major… Read More →

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Yurt fever! Tourism for the ecologically discerning

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It is true that not everyone might be keen to pack and unpack a circular, felt-lined home every now and then and carry it around until a better location presents itself.  If you… Read More →

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The Dodo did not survive but beautiful Mauritius lives on

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Imagine this – 9th of February 1507 (exactly 506 years ago today), a Portuguese naval expedition captained by Tristão da Cunha heading towards the Bay of Bengal, in running into turbulent weather is forced to… Read More →

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The highlands I once knew are fast vanishing – Cameron highlands, Malaysia

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I visited Cameron Highlands several times during my 6 year stay in Malaysia. When you live in congested, smothering Kuala Lumpur escaping to the cooler climate of the highlands helps you regain your… Read More →

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The price of fun and games in Ibiza

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If we were to play a game of associations and I gave you the word ¨Ibiza¨ it´d probably immediately lead you to thinking about words like ¨party¨ and ¨chill out¨. I´d be the… Read More →

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Size does not matter in New Zealand

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No, size did not seem to matter to the lovely New Zealanders we came across in our last visit to this majestic country. Don´t get me wrong, I´m all for getting rid of… Read More →

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Are you a sympathetic tourist?

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Travel is central to most people´s lives these days. We work for 11 months of the year, we save some monies and we go on a holiday to far and exotic places. Some… Read More →

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Snapshot of Shibuya, Tokyo

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A winter day in Shibuya,  one of Tokyo’s most colourful and iconic districts, from Dani Choo’s camera. Shibuya in Winter, a great place to get lost, any time of the year.

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Mid-week No-mad quote

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“Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life” ― Michael Palin

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Catalan Pyrenees – Top rural most searched agritourism destination in 2012

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Ecotourism, agritourism, alternative tourism, rural tourism – we all mean well and want to do the best for our environment, but when all these buzzwords are thrown at us is confusing at best… Read More →

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