Welcome to Nomadic Niko! This is a brief introduction to my website and suggestions on how to navigate it.
Introduction
I’ve been running this site since July 2013. I live in Colombia with my wife, Marisol. We own a boutique travel company called Paisadventure, offering affordable private tailor-made tours for small groups and families. We specialize in Colombia and offer tours in several other countries such as Greece, Turkey, the United States, Spain, and more. In addition, we organize large open-group tours as well as Holy Land pilgrimages.
My Goal
I’m not a professional blogger. I’m definitely not trying to win any creative writing awards or sell books on how to travel the world for $50 a day. With Nomadic Niko, my goal is to inspire you to explore a little more and to dig a little deeper into your travel destination. No matter where I travel, I try to read and learn as much as possible about the destination’s history, culture, food, and more. This has greatly enhanced my travel experience and I want to encourage you to do the same.
What I Write
On this site, I provide sometimes basic and sometimes detailed information for the places I’ve visited on my travels. I often chip in with my opinions and tips as well as a few cultural stories and unique personal experiences. Some of the places I write about are popular destinations while others are way off the beaten path.
All the information I’ve gathered on my pages to pass along to you is taken from a variety of different sources. This includes interpretive panels and brochures directly from the site, official (and unofficial) websites from attractions and destinations, oral histories and information directly from local guides, books, and more. In each entry, I include personally made maps, photos I’ve taken at each destination, and links to provide more information.
Finally, I update several select pages on the website on a monthly basis to provide timely information. This includes admission costs, public transportation fares, and if anything has closed permanently.
Navigating this Website
To get started, please select a post from the home page or a country from the menu above. You can also use the search bar if you’re looking for specific content.
Each country and city page acts as an anchor. They include links to my posts about different areas and attractions to explore as well as general info.
I’ve tried to make the site as easy as possible to navigate. For example, on longer posts you’ll find a table of contents you can use to jump to content further down the page, and a “back to top” button to return to the menu (you can also use the back button on your browser).
In most cases, I prefer keeping related content or extensive subjects together rather than breaking things down into several smaller posts. That way, it’s easier for you to find everything you’re looking for in one place instead of having to jump from post to post. This might make some posts extremely long, but I’m not expecting you to read everything word for word.
Thanks for visiting – and enjoy!
Important Notes
- I am not compensated for any work I do on this website and all opinions and reviews are my own. The only revenue generated by this website is from the ads you see on each post.
- I do not pay for guest posts and do not promote products or services unless I’ve personally used them.
- All photos are mine unless otherwise indicated. If you would like to use any of my photos, it’s simple – just ask! All I ask in return is proper credit and a link to my site.
- If you decide to subscribe via email, I suggest limiting updates to once a week. You can do this by clicking the “manage subscriptions” button in each email.