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AUSTRALIA | Thu, 10 Sep 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [852] | Comments [1]
Pete Burke, the owner and founder of Traveller's Auto Barn , shares his extensive knowledge and experience about driving in Australia and making the most of your roadtrip.
In part 2 of
the road trip tip series, we will discuss road safety ... Read more >
Tags: australia, road trip, van-tastic adventures, travel tips, campervan, kangaroos, road safety, night, road
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 10 Sep 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [839]
Pete Burke, the owner and founder of Traveller's Auto Barn , shares his extensive knowledge and experience about driving in Australia and making the most of your road trip.
There are a
1000 guidebooks dedicated to driving around Australia, ... Read more >
Tags: australia, road trip, travel, campervan, van-tastic adventures, 4wd, driving, travel tips
CROATIA | Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [465] | Video
The best beaches, the best
activities, the best food, the best cities - you’ve researched it all. You know
where you want to go and what you want to do in Croatia
- plus, you’ve heard the hype about this hidden gem in the Adriatic.
You’ve ... Read more >
Tags: croatia, party, nightlife, beaches, travel tips
USA | Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [1364]
Traveling in big cities is awesome, loads of culture, museums, sites and people – but unfortunately with big cities also comes a lot of crime and petty theft. So for all you country bumpkins out there, here are some tips to traveling safely in big cities.... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, travel tips, cities, urban safety, safetyhub, city smart
COSTA RICA | Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [1096]
Costa Rica is one of the prettiest countries you can visit, full of exceptional wildlife, beautiful scenery and wonderful people. However, always remember that to be a responsible tourist there are some Do’s and Don’ts you should follow. Do: Do ... Read more >
Tags: costa rica, travel tips, culture, responsible travel
VIETNAM | Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [387] | Comments [1]
Cyclos (also called trishaws) in Vietnam are now mainly for tourists, although many locals do still use them from time to time. They won’t be hard to miss as drivers ring their bells constantly trying to attract attention, especially near tourist attractions.... Read more >
Tags: cyclos, vietnam, southeast asia, travel tips, rickshaw, trishaw, culture
THAILAND | Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [738]
Whether it’s watching out for tipping tuk-tuks, careening coconuts or menacing mozzies, here are our Top 3 safety tips to consider while travelling in Thailand. 1. Staying safe on the road In our experience as a leading global travel insurance provider, ... Read more >
Tags: thailand, mosquitos, drugs, safety, tuk-tuks, travel, southeast asia, travel tips, travel safety
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By nomads-news | Views [449]
Want some tips on travelling safely? Got a tricky question about travel insurance? Want a free luggage tag? Then come meet the gang from World Nomads in Melbourne next weekend today (Sat 21st) and tomorrow (Sun 22nd) at the Melbourne Adventure ... Read more >
Tags: worldnomads.com, expo, travel safety, travel tips
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 19 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [554]
I have travelled with everything from climbing rucsacks on a long haul trip across India to just a tiny day pack for 4 weeks in Cambodia. My advice, like many before me is to travel light ! Now of course, this might mean either of the above, so you ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, backpack, worldnomads.com, world nomads
WORLDWIDE | Wed, 17 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [666]
It is one of the peculiarities of travel insurance that people buy it because they imagine having their belongings stolen, and yet this is one of the least important reasons you actually need it. By this I mean that although it is an incredibly common ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, theft, travel insurance, worldnomads.com, world nomads
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 15 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [671]
I don't know about you, but I frequently head off on shortish trips to small groups of countries like Japan, Vietnam and Laos or Italy, France and the UK. Modern electronics have become wonderfully small compared to 10 years ago ... but I am still ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, laptop, plugs, worldnomads.com, world nomads, power adapters
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [499]
Camera's
Simple really: don't take anything with you that you aren't prepared to lose. You might think that with everyone and their dog carrying a digital camera these days, these wouldn't be a target, but with 30% of the world's population living ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, camera, money, worldnomads.com, world nomads
WORLDWIDE | Thu, 11 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [396]
"Look shabby! Shabby people are attacked less than the smart asses with the brands" was a quote on one site. While this is undoubtedly true in some circumstances, try telling that to the smart immigration official in Singapore when you are ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, travel dress, dressing for travel, worldnomads.com, world nomads
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [393]
It is usually a good idea to try to arrive during daylight hours, especially to an unfamiliar destination. I was travelling across North Africa years ago and made the mistake of arriving in Algiers at about 11pm. I stepped off the train, looked around, ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, arriving, worldnomads.com, world nomads
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [410]
I am a firm believer in human intuition, which seems to have served me well over the years. Follow the messages your 'other' sense gives you; if an area or person gives you the creep, bad karma or bad vibe, just get away from it/him/her. I was in ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, intuition, worldnomads.com, world nomads
WORLDWIDE | Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [553]
This is a really simple one: make sure your passport is valid for at least 6 months AND has at least 10 whole empty pages available for visa stamps. Why? I was working in Japan once after an extended overseas trip, had to go to Korea to get ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, passport, worldnomads.com, world nomads
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 22 Sep 2008 | By safetyhub | Views [3315] | Comments [2]
Don't leave home without it! Well, naturally we would say that! But seriously folks, sitting here at WorldNomads.com we get first hand accounts of all the things that can - and do - go wrong on the road. You can buffer yourself against the shock ... Read more >
Tags: before you go, travel insurance, claims, medical, camera, cover, foreign affairs, travel tips, evacuation, cancellation
WORLDWIDE | Wed, 3 Sep 2008 | By safetyhub | Views [3443] | Comments [3]
Scammers are ultimately people preying on your ignorance for their own benefit. You don't want to spend your holidays wary of everyone and everything around you – travel is after all, an opportunity to try new things. However, even for experienced ... Read more >
Tags: safety, scams, travel scams, begging, pickpocket, ripped off, travel tips, money
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 11 Aug 2008 | By safetyhub | Views [990] | Comments [1]
The first golden rule of travelling money is: Never rely on just one form of funds. Depending on where you're travelling, it's a good idea to take a combination of travellers cheques, local currency and credit cards. The second golden rule is:... Read more >
Tags: on the road, money, sensible sanchez, travel tips, cash, valuables, travelers cheques, banks, atm, credit cards
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 28 Mar 2008 | By abelaine | Views [492] | Comments [1]
Auckland city how great does it feel to be speaking to everyone in English again. After months of broken Spanish it sure feels great not to have to worry about language. What I found out was that even the body language is slightly different in South ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, suggestions
PERU | Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By abelaine | Views [450]
Well we have been lucky to be staying in a hostel for 30SOL a night which includes a private room, hot showers and cable tv. This is for around 5-6 EUR for us both! So everyday after a long day having fun in and around Cusco we can relax to the sounds ... Read more >
Tags: people, travel tips
CHINA | Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [276]
Alright. One thing I sort of hate is when people I don't know or just met say, "You should see/do/eat/read/think that. You'd like it." It bothers me. Mostly because these people rarely know me well enough to judge whether or not I'd like ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
CHINA | Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By richie | Views [288] | Comments [1]
At the border crossing Veitnam to China, we realise it was going to be different from here on. Tone passes throught the security check - no worries, but the young army guy checking passports wants a closer look at mine. He got magnifying glasses, used ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
PERU | Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By abelaine | Views [456]
Although it is relatively cheap here in Peru. As usual the touristy things the `prices have skyroketted over the last 2 years. Talking to a local, these trails were much cheaper just 3 years ago before the tourist boom. Prices vary widely, so I suggest ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips
CHINA | Tue, 4 Mar 2008 | By cjmurdoch | Views [311]
So weve been in Shanghai for a good few days now and its easily the kind of place i could see myself coming back to - wether to visit or to stay. Tomorrow we board the train in the early am to a little place called Guilin, where we'll stay for about ... Read more >
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