The GoNOMAD Family, Amazing Year of Places

For ten years now I have been a part of GoNOMAD and GN has been a big part of my life. It has also given me a second family, people whom I care about. That is always apparent when I drive up to South Deerfield to the offices and catch up with Max and Steve. But is also so apparent when I get an email from Paul Shoul or Sony Stark while in lets say Patagonia, often it comes from some place like Tunisia. Comments on my blog from Kelly Westoff often come at just the right time. While I am frequently out there somewhere, chances are good that one of the GN family is also someplace out there, sometimes several.Often for the last few years we gather at the New York Times Travel Show,we work and spread the word and do a popular panel all about web travel writing.

This year we all did a little piece about the trips we took, we merry band of brothers and sisters. I am often teased because I spend a lot of time out on the road, I wouldn’t have it any other way, and it was my dream. After reading about the many places my GN compatriots went I was amazed, places such as New Zealand, Normandy, Salvador, Papua New Guinea, Tunisia and the Yukon. We all share the need to travel and see the world, better yet we all like to share it. Most of the family all have incredible other obligations such as terrific careers to deal with. I am proud of all of our staff writers and just what they do for us. Thanks to all the kids from Gramps!