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Travel Writing Scholarship 2012 - Southeast Asia

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | By scholarships | Views [292915] | Comments [155]

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED! Entries close April 23rd, 2012 at 2pm AEST (UTC +10). Do you want to be a published travel writer? This year we decided to shake things up a bit and instead of choosing just one country for our scholarship…... Read more >

Travel Photography Scholarship 2011 - South Africa - APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED!

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By scholarships | Views [289155] | Comments [131] | Video

Go on assignment to South Africa and be mentored by a National Geographic photographer! APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED! GOOD LUCK TO ALL THAT ENTERED. Applications close November 8th 2011, at 2pm Australian ... Read more >

Travel Writing Scholarship 2008 - Closed!

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 | By scholarships | Views [23389] | Comments [51]

Go on assignment to Kosgoda, Sri Lanka and unearth your own travel story! Applications close: May 25, 2008 World Nomads will send one exceptional student to participate on an i-to-i volunteer project in the tsunami devastated ... Read more >

2008 Podcast Documentary Scholarship - the winner!

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By scholarships | Views [6751]

It's been a difficult and exciting week for our judging panel selecting the next intrepid World Nomads journalist for our Cambodia assignment. The standard was excellent and it came down to two very talented individuals. Thank you to our judging panel ... Read more >

Bleak or chic? Definition of a hostel changing

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By nomads-news | Views [6618] | Comments [3]

At least once in your travels you’ll stay somewhere which pushes your definition of a suitable place to stay. For me, it was a dodgy place in Pakxe in Laos, close to the Thai boarder. The illegal mezzanine floor accessible by a dodgy bamboo ladder ... Read more >

Tags: accommodation, hostel, hostelworld.com, worldnomads.com

Solo and Safe: How to be a Solo Traveler

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 | By nomads-survival-kit | Views [3354] | Comments [2]

Tags: risks, safety, solo travel, threats, travel

Susannah sets off to Sri Lanka - on assignment

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By scholarships | Views [2993] | Comments [1]

Susannah Palk (left), recipient of the World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship & our Programs Manager, Amanda Byrne. We were lucky enough to meet the lovely Susannah before she set off on her travel writing assignment to Sri Lanka. We ... Read more >

Travel essentials: my trip checklist

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 | By chrissilb | Views [1682]

It's easy to get into a flap when you're about to embark on a trip. Have you packed everything you need? Have you arranged for someone to feed the cat? What if you lose your bag? To help me feel calmer, I usually start with a checklist of all the things ... Read more >

Tags: currency, packing, travel, travel insurance

The Great Debate

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By shrummer16 | Views [1044]

On Dec. 1, the second Munk Debate posed the following resolution to four esteemed panellists: “If countries like Sudan, Somalia, and Burma will not end their man-made humanitarian crises, the international community should…” The panellists in ... Read more >

Bali. It's a Yoga World.

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 | By artisanforloveandpeace | Views [886]

Morning Yoga, Bali. This is the view on my first morning in Bali. I’m sweeping the area where I’ll teach yoga for the guests and workers at the Jiwa Damai Retreat Center I’m calling home for the next two months. Mostly ... Read more >

Tags: bali, love, peace, travel, yoga

Last Day on the Ship

Sun, 8 Dec 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [744]

It’s so sad to be packing! I’m packing first because there’s a three foot pile o’ crap along the left wall that’s not mine, and the dresser is covered with more stuff that’s not mine. I have a little chair at the end of my bed and my closet, so ... Read more >

Tags: Packing & gadgets

no more blog

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By kako | Views [339]

deletado...por motivos de força "maior" Quem viu, viu. Quem não viu, paciência =/ ...pensando num meio mais seguro de fazer isto...

back on track

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [330] | Scholarship Entry

It was one of these days. One of the utterly standard days in the office, when I realized I was getting old. The reason was not that I discovered my first grey hair. It was not that people around me started to get married and became parents. The reason ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: My Photo Scholarship 2011 Entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By divyagupta | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Life is photogenic and I have a camera! Pictures help me re-live moments and refresh memories – I keep some; I share some. I saw a story behind every face in my journal and I see an underdeveloped-in-developing-countries connection when I put them ... Read more >
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011