The Tranquilo Traveler
The Tranquilo Traveler is a celebration of voluntourism, slow travel, and other interesting ways to see the world. Travel writer and award- winning Moon Handbooks author Joshua Berman created The Tranquilo Travel as a resource for world trippers and international volunteers, a window to the author’s travels in Nicaragua, Belize, and beyond, and an update of his books and articles.
New Moon Boutique Storefront on Amazon
By Joshua | 
No Comments » Browse the new Amazon.com Moon Handbook storefront, featuring pretty book covers and a fun collection of colorful photo essays and Q&As with a handful of authors, including yours truly for... [Read this entry]
Guardian Article on Nicaragua’s Lingering Sandalistas
By Joshua | No Comments » After the Frente Sandinista ousted the dictator Somoza in 1979, they began one of the most important socialist experiments of the century. Leftie internacionalistas arrived from around the world to... [Read this entry]
Nicaragua and Baseball, Part 2
By Joshua | No Comments » A couple months ago, I posted some pictures from Masaya, including these baseball shots of the San Fernando home team taking on the challengers from Leon. This morning I noticed... [Read this entry]
New Nicaragua Podcast on the Amateur Traveler
By Joshua | No Comments » I just recorded a podcast on Chris Christensen’s Amateur Travel, which is now live. If you’d like to listen to me talk about Nicaragua for about 25 minutes, download the... [Read this entry]
Nicaragua’s Parallel Patriots Nation Universe
By Joshua | 1 Comment » The New York Post reports:
“The Giants may be America’s Super Bowl champs, but there will still be one place in the world where the Patriots’ sorry dreams of a... [Read this entry]
Tranquilo Traveler Quoted in Money Magazine
By Joshua | No Comments » I am quoted in the current (January, 2008) issue of Money Magazine in a short piece called “4 Hot Vacations at Cool Prices,” which is ironic, since Morgan’s Rock, the... [Read this entry]
Volcán Concepción poses with our book
By Joshua | 1 Comment » Thank you to tranquilo traveler John Gronberg for sending this shot from Finca Magdalena—he even gets the exact cloud formations and blooming flowers to cooperate in his little life-imitates-art adventure... [Read this entry]
Phenomenal Photo Stream from Nicaragua
By Joshua | No Comments » I love these images from Empowerment International Director (and friend) Kathy Adams and her Nica protégées. Kathy, other volunteers, and Nicaraguan community leaders provide numerous education programs to children in... [Read this entry]
Give Fair Trade Coffee and More: Alternative Gift Ideas from Building New Hope
By Joshua | 1 Comment » Unless you are going totally non-consumer and supporting Buy-Nothing-Christmas this year, then you may as well put your gift dollars where they will continue giving: Check out these shopping suggestions... [Read this entry]
One Day in Masaya
By Joshua | 3 Comments » “Masaya!Masaya!Masaya!” This old city between two volcanoes is famous for many things: hammocks, artesenÃa, lively crafts markets, unique cultural dances, and of course, their baseball team: San Fernando. I finally... [Read this entry]
Joshua Berman is an award-winning author for Avalon Travel Publishing's Moon series. He is a writer, editor, and trip leader, based in Central America and Boulder, Colorado. Learn more about Joshua or contact him here.- 0. Volunteering Abroad
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Hi, Surely, Hunza has a magic. Anyone who has vis ... [read more] - masood on The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
dear all, i would like to express my sent ... [read more] - Ken on Lonely Planet “scandal” passes; guidebooks left in the debris
Once again the old adage comes to life: you can't ... [read more] - kARLA on Back in Nicaragua: La Trinidad, EstelÃ
I LOVE LA TRINIDAD ....SURE! IS MY beatifull TOWN - India Holidays on The Ten Most Tranquilo Temples in the World
I really want to see the top ten most tranquilo te ... [read more] - Claire Walter on Learn a language online for free: Travel tips from Brave New Traveler
Gracias. Grazie, Merci. Danke. She-she. Arigato. E ... [read more] - New hunza generation on The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
The so called Mir Ghazanfar will be burried soon a ... [read more] - Karim on Himalaya, Mountain Mama: The Hunza Valley
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