World Nomads Adventures Travel experiences & inspiration from our nomads all over the world.

How would you use 1m² to feed your family?

THAILAND | Sat, 8 Jul 2006 | By simon_monk | Views [6760] | Comments [2]

Would you set up a street stall and sell beads ? Fruit juice? Old coins or fake Louis Vuitton handbags from behind a curtain? Would you sell drugs, foreign currency, T-shirts, shaved ice, Pad Thai (fried noodles) or fake antiques? Would you ... Read more >

Tags: bargaining, culture, having fun, markets, on the road, people, philosophy, responsibility, work

Photography assignment in Nepal

VENEZUELA | Sun, 17 Apr 2016 | By mahadevrojastorres | Views [2089]

Since I received the first email from World Nomads saying that my scholarship entry was on final rounds of judging, my happiness only has increased to an unknown level for me, and even though I was exchanging emails and phone calls with Alicia, ... Read more >

Tags: 2015, 2016, ahf, intrepid, kathmandu, nepal, photography, scholarship, travel, world nomads

Getting Hugged by Strangers A Hawaiian Ceremony

USA | Thu, 3 Oct 2013 | By travel-tips | Views [6533] | Comments [2]

"Look how tall you've gotten!" family members would squeal as I was growing up, patting me on the head. "My gosh, isn't she just the cutest?" a family friend would exclaim at a cookout reaching for my face to pinch my cheeks. There's a certain ... Read more >

Tags: ceremony, hawaiian, solo travel, traditions, travel, usa

Hangover Soup: The Power of the Pork Spine

SOUTH KOREA | Mon, 9 Sep 2013 | By connectlocally | Views [8525]

It is Saturday morning at 1 a.m. and I am sitting at a folding table outside the GS Mart, a ubiquitous convenience store in my little neighborhood of Seoul. Next to me is my boyfriend, Hudson, and across from us are Ik and Jiny: a young Korean couple ... Read more >

Tags: food, hangover, hangover cures, pork, seoul, south korea, travel, trekking

Croatia

CROATIA | Mon, 2 Sep 2013 | By ccandj6monthsaway | Views [4896] | Comments [1]

  Dubrovnik We had little info to go on when we decided to go to Croatia.  Our friend Kevin had been twice and recommended it, but we never really had specifics about why he liked it so much.  But we put it on the list and here ... Read more >

Photos: Hakone and Kyoto

JAPAN | Thu, 29 Jun 2017 | By sorkoo | Photo Gallery

A National Park and lots of temples

JAPAN | Thu, 29 Jun 2017 | By sorkoo | Views [4]

After the craziness of Tokyo we headed 90 minutes south to Hakone National Park where we would spend one night and two days exploring the park. We discovered that a visit to Hakone is all about seeing the sites and not necessarily getting out in nature.... Read more >

Tags: hikinh, temples

Mamma Mia

ITALY | Thu, 29 Jun 2017 | By kimswim | Views [27] | Comments [1]

The lovely little island of Santorini was thrust in to the limelight when the wedding scene from the popular movie "Mama Mia" was filmed there.Now, the island sports many bridal shops and individuals who will help you plan your dream wedding on a ... Read more >

Photos: Milan and Venice

ITALY | Wed, 28 Jun 2017 | By swathi | Photo Gallery

The Land of Gelato

ITALY | Wed, 28 Jun 2017 | By swathi | Views [10]

Milan and  Venice  (23rd-25th  June  2017)   Abby   dreamed  of  going  to  Venice .  We   shared   the   same   dream   ... Read more >

Tags: duomo, floating city, milan, venice