World Nomads journals & writers

Mind the Gap

COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7768]

To get to the Caribbean Coast we had to take our first overnight bus in Colombia. Throughout South America we had been warned of arctic overnight buses caused by powerful air conditioning, but having never experienced anything other than the natural ... Read more >

Tags: capurganá, caribbean coast, cartagena, darien gap, diving, santa marta, taganga, tayrona

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

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4930] | 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 >

Where The Wild Things Are

COSTA RICA | Sun, 31 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [3241] | Comments [1]

With active volcanoes, dripping cloud forests and palm tree lined beaches on both coasts it’s easy to see why Costa Rica is a popular travel destination. It’s home to a huge variety of wildlife with some 228 mammal, 10,000 plant and 36,000 insect ... Read more >

Tags: dominical, manuel antonio, monteverde, montezuma, quepos

Horse Trek 2

MONGOLIA | Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By nige | Views [1899] | Comments [2]

Most of us were starting to feel ok after a few days, at least our butts were hurting less and less each morning (note: we were using western saddles, not the wooden ones that Dimbe and Aghougar were using). I had the most trouble with my knees and ankles ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Hidden Treasure In Brunei Jungle - A Solo Adventure

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Sun, 10 Jan 2016 | By ritchiebasilio | Views [1705] | Video

This is my documented video during my solo adventure in a reserved forest in Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam

Tags: bandar seri begawan, brunei darussalam, brunei tourism, eco tourism, flora and fauna, jungle adventure, trekking

Melbourne Pit Stop

AUSTRALIA | Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By jca | Views [1663]

Pushing that little Toyota lump to the its limits we arrived in Melbourne to a relatively mild Thursday evening. Having attempted to check into The Cooee on St Kilda -a nice relaxed hostel one of my old friends 'Shobian, Perth' (-spelt as it appears ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, drink, fek, girls, melbourne

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1663]

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 >

Bats and midnight hiking

GUATEMALA | Mon, 16 Mar 2009 | By shelleytravels | Views [1653] | Comments [1]

Boat Trip and Mayan Ruins A group of us left Belize together and headed to Guatemala. Renee and Andrew: hilarious Canadians who remember every funny line from every funny film ever written Alexis: fashion designer who should ... Read more >

Agra Agro

INDIA | Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1406] | Comments [1]

So this is the place you have to go to sometime on a trip to India. We put it off until the end. The buildings are actually impressive, but beware - some of the tourist touts are very sticky. They don't take "no thank you" for an answer. The ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 17 Jun 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1169]

My watch, an old Suunto, has a function that tells how far above sea level you are.  It can also count the number of ski runs you have done and calculate the total downhill distance.  Another function gives the barometric pressure, useful for predicting ... Read more >

Cycling Asia

THAILAND | Tue, 10 Jul 2007 | By steph | Views [1135]

It's close to 4 in the morning, and the light rain is slowly stopping. I'm headed towards Khao San Road, and the traffic in Bangkok seems already to be picking up. This is surely gonna be my last riding day for this trip. I think I felt it in my bones ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Iguazú Cataratas and Garganta: The South American Maravilla in the Jungle

ARGENTINA | Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [1070]

 Argentina La Parte Uno: Early the next morning the taxi does indeed get 'removed' to the airport, but fortunately for the progression of my trip, I get to keep it company on its journey . In the cab the transfer driver hands me a sheet from ... Read more >

Shanghai

CHINA | Mon, 8 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1058]

Shanghai was the main international port city in China and remains a major hub today.  The city is bustling with people, high rises and public transport. Other than Beijing, this is known to be one of the most expensive of the cities.  Indeed it was ... Read more >

Tags: shanghai

Trying to get to Tibet

CHINA | Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By jojo2go | Views [1030]

So we finally booked our way to Tibet with Sim's Cozy Travel, which is a travel agency within the hostel I'm staying at - Sim's Cosy Garden Hostel, but more on the hostel in a moment. The service lady was actually Tibetan and asked her about travelling ... Read more >

Tags: the planning phase, tibet

San Francisco, California

USA | Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By line_henrik | Views [1015]

1. april Henrik er hjemme! Topmålet af turen og alt er dejligt. Gaderne er smukke, rå, arkitektoniske unikke. Her er genialt og ikke et eneste dårligt ord skal lyde - bortset fra fortabte hjemløse og psykisk syge. Vi har boet hos Henriks 'familie', ... Read more >

Tags: California

It's perfect.

TANZANIA | Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By honeyknuckles | Views [805] | Comments [4]

There is something quite comforting about sleeping under a mosquito net. I almost want to have one on my bed back home, even though I might see one mosquito a year. My cats would have a time of getting all tangled in it though, so probably not a good ... Read more >

Tags: education, nonprofit, volunteering

Muskoka 2014

CANADA | Wed, 29 Oct 2014 | By shaunagayle | Views [729]

What an experience... Never have I ever...loved and hated a travel experience equally as much as I have this one. Spending the summer in Muskoka was supposed to be all fires, boat rides, sunshine and all things amazing! In reality, for three out of ... Read more >

Tags: canada, muskoka, ontario, work vacations

Ottawa - The Rink of Dreams

CANADA | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By unknowndriver | Views [711]

To Live in the city with the largest skating rink in the world is amazin, its something people should experience although it may be physically challenging for some (imagine 91 olympic skating rinks attached to each other). It is definately ... Read more >

Tags: ice skating, winter

Weekend No. 9 - Halloween

USA | Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By loslindos | Views [675]

I was lucky, that Halloween fell on a friday, because in the US first of November is no state holiday. On thursday Anna, Maria and me decided to buy a costume and thought, that we just go into a supermarket, where they had huge Halloween-Departments ... Read more >

Velvet Crush

USA | Tue, 14 Apr 2015 | By lhartjen | Views [542]

Los Angeles is a city of broken charm. Like a pair of Angels wings wrapped in crushed velvet this wood promises a touch of stardom at every turn for tourists like me seeking a brush with fame only to be turned away by the finality of each ubiquitous ... Read more >

Yangshuo - Bike Ride

CHINA | Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By justin | Views [505]

I had booked a guide for the day to show me round the local area by bicycle. Me, the guide and two others set out and headed up one of the riverbanks. The views and scenery were amazing. The cycled through local farming villages where they were harvesting ... Read more >

Gruppen- und Individualkultur

CHINA | Sat, 30 Jul 2011 | By ollo | Views [498]

Zu den üblichen Irrtümern des Fremden zählt die Erwartung, das Leben sei hier wie dort doch irgendwie gleich organisiert und aus der Heimat bekannte Handlungsmuster und Verhaltensweisen hätten universellen Charakter; dies wider besseren Wissens ... Read more >

Adventures in Otavalo

ECUADOR | Sat, 28 Dec 2013 | By lachowiezm | Views [490]

                On Saturdays, virtually all of Otavalo turns into an open air market, but we spent most of our morning exploring the Plaza de los Ponchos. Two other students ... Read more >

Sunday 7 July

GERMANY | Sun, 7 Jul 2013 | By europe2013 | Views [339]

Would have been happy to stay for a while in Munich. But Berlin beckons. Caught another of the very quick trains which did speeds of 200km and then dawdled for bits. The countryside was much less changing than the last trip. It was mainly flat, flat ... Read more >

Cosmic Flow

USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [333] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia