World Nomads journals & writers

In The Life of a Backpacker

INDIA | Mon, 26 May 2008 | By onkae | Views [6294] | Comments [4]

Don't Leave Home Without... I am finding that my most prized possessions are toilet paper, tums antacid (which i make sure are with me at all times), and my flashlight (for when the power goes out -- which happens all the time due to faulty wiring ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking

2009 Travel Photography Scholarship: Anna Zhu Preparing for the Trip of a Lifetime.

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4910] | Comments [4]

Anna Zhu, winner of our Photography Scholarship is getting ready for Antarctica.  She has received her Antarctica weather gear from Columbia which she had fun trying on in Sydney's mini heat wave.  She has also chosen some new equipment from ... Read more >

Tarapith

INDIA | Mon, 30 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [2047]

  Tarapith The flight from Dibrugarh stopped in Dimapur, Nagaland before continuing on to Kolkata.   From the plane window I could see lush green forested hills broken only by a few villages/towns with brown roads and waterways. Rivers ... Read more >

Moses, Monuments and Mosaics: A Journey Through Jordan

JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1873]

Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan  The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >

Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums

Shy Dolphins And Very Cute Penguins!!!

AUSTRALIA | Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By lex | Views [1666] | Comments [5]

Well, after New Year I embarked on a fly-by trip down the West Coast, South of Perth - this time only covering 1000km - so much milder than my exploits before Xmas! Headed off towards Margaret River - a wine making region but for once not the focus ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1653]

After two days sitting comfortably in Newcastle the weather was looking a lot better.  I made a decision to give up rough weather unless i get caught out there unexpectedly. with my new philosophy on cruising being that i dont have plans, i dont ... Read more >

Santiago Sloths

CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1549]

Santiago Sloths   The original plan in Chile was to head straight up the Andes and do a weeks skiing, However the associated costs and it being fully booked had conspired against us. We did manage to find a budget option but not until the ... Read more >

Tavla

TURKEY | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By nadiamar | Views [1207]

The Backgammon (tavla) is the most popular table game in Turkey. There are special places usually attended only by men, where they play and chat accompanied by Turkish traditional tea for couple of hours. This picture was taken in a small village called ... Read more >

Tags: backgammon, eastern anatolia, tavla, travel photography scholarship 2012, turkey

Easter Camping at Margaret River

AUSTRALIA | Fri, 6 Apr 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1200]

For two days at Yallingup the strong wind blew rain and salt spray into camp from the crashing surf.  The booming of the waves actually shook the van at times.  So it was a real treat to drive back to Margaret River and the Gracetown Caravan Park under ... Read more >

San Ignacio (Cayo)

BELIZE | Fri, 16 Mar 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [1059] | Comments [2]

It's been a very, very long day. Between delayed flights and waiting for the bus here is how the journey began: I've spent 7 hours waiting at airports (LAX and Houston), 5 hours on two different planes and 3 hours on an old beaten up American school ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Uruguay

URUGUAY | Tue, 23 Dec 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [1040]

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - January 11, 2009 After arriving on a three hour boat from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, Uruguay I took a taxi with Adam and his uncle and their couchsurfer Martin because he lived nearby the couchsurfer Federico, that I ... Read more >

Mamma Mia

ITALY | Thu, 29 Jun 2017 | By kimswim | Views [984] | 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 >

Krabi ::: Thailand ::: Hat Ton Sai

THAILAND | Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By drea72 | Views [938] | Comments [2]

Krabi – Ton Sia  Ton Sia is the type of place that rock climbers dream about because of all the surrounding cliffs.  It is one of the cheapest and least developed beach on Krabi's mainland.  It is very isolated and no one is in a hurry here.... Read more >

Kung Fu in China Weeks Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight

CHINA | Wed, 14 May 2014 | By korric | Views [906] | Comments [3]

Right before one of the afternoon training sessions, I saw Master Xu playing with a pair of sticks. Back home I am a fighter for a medieval recreation group called the Society for Creative Anachronism, in which I primarily fight with two swords. We don't ... Read more >

Tags: china, martial arts

The Tuesday Morning market and a "scary trail"

THAILAND | Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [903] | Comments [1]

I had heard that the hill tribe women bring in crafts to sell at the Tuesday Morning Market and I was excited to go have a look. I had postponed all of my purchasing until I got to Chiang Dao and today I was disappointed. There was very little in terms ... Read more >

Kruger Redux

SOUTH AFRICA | Tue, 6 Aug 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [856]

We have visited Kruger National Park before, of course, nine days of camping back in 2004.  It’s such a special place that we wanted to see it again.  After all, it is the size of Wales (or of New Jersey if that’s more meaningful) ... Read more >

Transylvanian Castles

ROMANIA | Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By mattso | Views [820]

Our Transylvanian Castles Tour took us a couple of hours out of Bucharest in a 12-seater coaster. We had the company of a group of elderly Belgians, a couple of Italian blokes and an American (or Canadian?) couple, and were guided by one of the natives ... Read more >

Tags: castles, sightseeing

On the Sacred Inca Trail: Raiders of the Lost Inca World, Monotaxis and Eucalypti

PERU | Wed, 14 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [785]

This morning I was scheduled to go on the first part of the Sacred Inca Trail tour. I was collected early at my hostela by someone I would come to call Braces Guide  # 1, she took me to my coach for the Inca Trail trip. We stopped on the way out ... Read more >

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [769]

I spent a quick night in London in a hotel. As you probably know by now, if I am staying at a Marriott, Hilton, etc, it is by accident. I can't afford those places so mine are much more economincal. (plus the UK is expensive period).  And after ... Read more >

Chiang Mai

THAILAND | Mon, 3 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [656]

Ok!  Let's get caught up. Halloween found us bound for Chiang Mai on the overnight train.  Train #13, as it turned out, which we thought was pretty cool for the holiday. I wore a string of light-up pumpkin beads for my costume. We got to the ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, music, night train, shopping

Advent in Brussels

BELGIUM | Tue, 17 Dec 2019 | By krodin | Views [612]

Advent in Brussels  Christmas lights hang across the streets, on signposts, on man-made and nature-created trees and on the roofs of all the Plasir d’Hiver market stalls. Crèche dominate squares and churches. Welcome to Advent ... Read more >

Tags: advent markets, churches, city visit, museums

Kodiak

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Sun, 24 Dec 2017 | By mekikepilala | Views [553]

Still dark at 0800 . Grab our breakfast and head off to the Russian Orthodox Church for morning Liturgy at the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church dedicated to Saint Herman who lies instate ...traditional Russian Onion dome church ...been on this ... Read more >

Whiteboard markers

SIERRA LEONE | Sun, 1 May 2011 | By justinecutler | Views [515]

With not starting teaching, no TV, Internet, gym, or family, we fill the days by amplifying small dramas and setting ourselves challenges. 99% of the classrooms here use chalkboards. Sue happens to teach in one that has a whiteboard and was running out ... Read more >

The royal farewell dinner

USA | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [382]

Our last evening in Udaipur at the beautiful Lake Palace was topped off with the most amazing dinner party you could imagine.  We were transported by boat to our royal barge as the sun was setting over the lake.  After finding our comfiest ... Read more >

Lago Titicaca

PERU | Tue, 7 May 2013 | By farfalla | Views [341]

Der Lago Titicaca ist der hoechstgelegene See, welcher fuer die kommerzielle Schifffahrt genutzt wird. Er liegt auf 3810M.ue.M. Der eine Teil gehoert zu Perú und der andere zu Bolivien. Mit dem Bus kamen wir auf der peruanischen Seite in Puno ... Read more >