World Nomads journals & writers
Follow the [73341] stories of our [18688] travel bloggers
Latest | Most Viewed | Most Commented | Interesting | Official | Random
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4898] | 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 >
ECUADOR | Wed, 16 May 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [3910] | Comments [4]
My family sure knows how to celebrate Mother´s Day properly... My mom and all of her brothers and sisters hired a mariachi band to serenade their mother (mi abuela here). she was moved to tears. although i have definitely experience a lot of things ... Read more >
Tags: Family
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 27 Jan 2008 | By littlepipes | Views [2790]
After the much hyped Whitsunday Islands, I was hoping I was going to be slightly more impressed by Fraser Island, but after a 15 hour bus journey from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay and three hours sleep, I was going to be a difficult customer to impress.... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
GUATEMALA | Sun, 21 Feb 2010 | By sierrayla-1 | Views [2695] | Comments [1]
My relaxing weekend was just that. I hadn’t realized that I had been going nonstop for two weeks, and hadn’t slept past 7A in all that time. The next week was pretty uneventful. It was filled with Spanish class. I decided to go on a trip ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, guatemala, tikal, volcano
INDONESIA | Mon, 2 Jul 2012 | By hanna | Views [2343] | Comments [2]
I went to Bali, but I did not go to Kuta. I went to Bali, but I saw barely any tourists. I went to Bali and had a lovely time. I met fantastic, warm and open people, always ready for a chat, or simply just a smile. What surprised me was how surprised ... Read more >
UZBEKISTAN | Thu, 5 Oct 2006 | By craigandsimon | Views [2122]
Well we have just spent 2 weeks soaking up the culture of Uzbekistan, this is where its at for Central Asia which is obvious by the amount of tour buses pushing the poor Ladas off the road. We started of in Tashkent which is your basic C.A. captial city ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1855]
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
CANADA | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 | By meggiekay | Views [1790] | Video
As part of my travel video web series, I went to High Park in Toronto.
I always think it's important to take breaks and relax while travelling so you don't get too worn out from waiting in lines, being cramped into small busses, or sleeping on uncomfortable ... Read more >
Tags: breaks, nature, park, relaxing, toronto
UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [1651] | Video
Location: George Town Harbour, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Dates: Ten days in mid-November Level of Participation: 3 – don an eyepatch and a hook Description: The only festival to take place ... Read more >
Tags: cayman islands, pirate festival, world festivals
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1650]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Thu, 14 Feb 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1422]
It may be Valentine's Day but today I'm headed for Geech. That reminds me, last year I spent Valentine's Day in Belize. When I woke up this morning I expected a more demanding trek and even more spectacular scenery to go along with it. The beginning ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 18 Jul 2016 | By jmandjm | Views [1348] | Comments [1]
oAn early start from Jabiru saw us at Cahill’s Crossing by about 9:00AM which coincided with a low tide and an easy crossing with the water barely at hub depth at the deepest point. Once across the river we headed out on the road through Arnhem ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sat, 28 Nov 2009 | By elusiv | Views [1147] | Comments [3]
Kia ora Everyone! We arrived in Cambodia yesterday afternoon (Friday) and were greeted at the airport by a staff member from our guest house. Walked out to the roadside and while our driver brought the tuktuk over to us ( I will take a photo of a ... Read more >
PORTUGAL | Sat, 28 May 2011 | By shaz | Views [941]
What can I say about the Azores...
Beautiful sealife. Amazing whales! Nice and friendly locals.
I learned how to get in and out of a wetsuit without giving myself a hernia and not looking like a whale.
I learned that dolphins aren't that friendly, ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sun, 14 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [880] | Comments [2]
We left Kaiteriteri in the Abel Tasman National park (on the northwest coast of the South Island) and headed east back to the Pacific coast. On the way, we drove through a couple of river valleys that must have thousands of acres of huge vineyards—much ... Read more >
SPAIN | Sat, 11 Dec 2010 | By lenuka | Views [714]
Hola a todos! Los ultimos 4 dias los hemos pasado en el Caribe. Primero fuimos a Tortuguero y ahora estamos en Cahuita. El viaje desde La Fortuna hasta Tortuguero transcurrio en un 90% por carretera asfaltada lo cual fue gratamente acogido por nuestros ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 9 Apr 2010 | By sfau | Views [639] | Video
In the land of the
obese....is the overweight man slim?
Er....No! I'm still a
fat bastard
The ten hour flight to
Vegas took 12 hours. The computer in Manchester that works out all
the load info for Virgin had crashed, ... Read more >
CHILE | Wed, 24 Dec 2008 | By susegemfi | Views [602] | Comments [1]
After a sad farewell to our friends at Ritoque, we headed south to the portside city of Valparaiso. Previously a merchant port, the city is built back on to a hill in an amazing, rickety sort of way. So we set ourselves up for a few days of chilling ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [592]
Tallinn, Estonia is truly a gem. The entire old city, which is quite large, is a UNESCO, World Heritage Site (We walked over 8 miles in the “old city”). It is steeped in history and beauty. And you can see the different cultural influences ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [501]
Wanaka, pronounced WAH-naka, is a beautiful, quiet place with a gorgeous view from the hostel. What a lake! I feel a bit scattered, but it's okay, this town is slow and peaceful. Perfect!
Tuesday night, I had a lovely Thai red curry - vegetarian. ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Sun, 19 Sep 2010 | By marcellorothery | Views [468] | Video
Marcello e seu brinquedo novo, tentando se entender um com o outro. Aqui, ensaiando a introdução da música White Mountain, do Genesis, banda que o fez se interessar pelo instrumento.
CHINA | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By shorn | Views [466]
In Dali at the moment, it's a nice little place. Though you know
you're in a tourist town when the trash bins on the street are shaped
like little pagodas - not tacky at all. From here on to Lijiang and then, finally, Tiger Leaping Gorge. Organising ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Sat, 24 May 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [461]
We´re now in Monteverde in the cloud forest of inland
Costa
Rica where the weather is sunny in the mornings
and currently bucketing it down all afternoon. Today we went on a zip-lining
tour over the forests and through the trees, which was ... Read more >
GIBRALTAR | Wed, 14 Feb 2018 | By shaz | Views [445]
I always wanted to visit Gibralta if only to experience the walk across the airport runway to enter this little British enclave. The monkeys were a bonus. I stayed in Linea del Concepcion which is 20 minutes walk from the airport and also 75% cheaper ... Read more >
COLOMBIA | Wed, 8 Dec 2010 | By findingpassioninthejourney | Views [358]
Finally finding a place to settle down in Medellin, Colombia. After days of moving around and enduring thunderstorm after thunderstorm the weather has cleared and the birds are chirping. Upon finally taking the big step outside of my comfort zone ... Read more >