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TURKEY | Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By language-guides | Views [53399] | Comments [32]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Turkish Language ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 17 Dec 2010 | By travel-tips | Views [3870] | Comments [3]
I never planned on being a digital nomad. Giving up my home and most of my material possessions for a life of perpetual travel was not an idea I had seriously considered. Though my true passions were traveling, writing, and taking photographs, I ... Read more >
Tags: job, lifestyle, tips, travel
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By sianmercel | Views [2246]
Recently, over the festive season, my Mother and I went road tripping around the Pilbara. The Pilbara is located in Western Australia in the top-west section (AKA the Great Sandy Desert). As you can imagine, there is a LOT of red dirt EVERYWHERE! We ... Read more >
Tags: karijini national park, pilbara, trekking, western australia
PHILIPPINES | Thu, 3 Dec 2009 | By bear | Views [2129] | Comments [1]
A Filipino bus ride is sure to be a) bumpy, b) prone to stop your heart every once in a while, and c) fly like eagle on speed. Always sit away from the window, else a palm tree could have your eye out, and always wear shades, preferably goggles (this ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By houdyman | Views [1728]
We joined Hennie and Hester in Nelspruit after our amazing trip through Kruger NP. They told us we were very lucky to see the Big Five and all the amazing birds. We thought it was special but did not realize how much. After a night with feeling comfortable ... Read more >
Tags: durban, indian, kavady
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1660]
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 >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1498]
Simon must have thought us daft when I asked if this would be a dry
cave or a wet cave. Our experience
in South Dakota and New Mexico has been in dry caves. They were still formed by water, and you might get a little
muddy but Wind ... Read more >
SPAIN | Thu, 5 Mar 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [1317]
Mesmerised by the Sagrada Familiar and up to my third eye in Gaudis incredible vision, I decided to double down on the crazy and see where it lead. Describing my visit to Park Quell was actually intended to be a part of the previous journal, but after ... Read more >
Tags: barcelona, bike, brewdog, gaudi, olympics, spain, tinder, walking
TAJIKISTAN | Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By shrummer16 | Views [1305]
So shoot me, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything other than pictures. In fact, I still haven’t finished writing stories about my work trip around GBAO way back in August, after the venture to Afghanistan… Anyways, I’m feeling a bit obliged ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1236]
And so we arrived in Knysna (pronounced Nyzna). The drizzly rain we had driving here cleared up and the afternoon was dry, although still cloudy. Arriving at Jembjo’s hostel, we put our bags in the dorm and headed out to see the sights. This is ... Read more >
Tags: art, artists, backpacking, baz bus, fishing, harbour, knysna, pick n pay, pledge
SPAIN | Wed, 1 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1130]
Leon is one of those places you like from the first moment. The train station is just across the river from the city and when we couldn’t find a taxi we decided to walk towards the cathedral. That’s when we began to ... Read more >
GERMANY | Sun, 11 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1116]
From my travels to other parts of the world I've known Berlin to hold some of the oldest and best archeological treasures in it's extensive museum collections, so our mission for our last day here was to explore some of them. The major museums ... Read more >
Tags: museums, sightseeing
SOUTH KOREA | Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By annanderson | Views [1099]
Kelsey, 너의 온난한 나누기를 위해 너를 감사하십시요 Thank you for sharing your warm & generous spirit, hospitality, kindness, & delightful sense of humor! Thank you also for introducing me to your students, co-teachers, and friends - both international &... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 1 Apr 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [898]
Laughing kookaburras, those kingfishers on steroids, are Australia icons. It is common to awake to their "koo-koo-ka-ka-ka," the sound effect often heard in WW II movies set in the Pacific. They eat mice and lizards and snakes. And ... Read more >
MOROCCO | Sat, 9 Dec 2006 | By africalis | Views [853] | Comments [1]
it is only the second day and i already have a novel's worth of the extraordinary to retell. participating on this exhilerating stage of life-marrakech is a theatre of perpetual perfomance: everyone in their elvish hoods and elvish shoes, spinning dervish circles ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
PERU | Wed, 14 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [808]
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 >
USA | Wed, 17 Nov 2010 | By justinecutler | Views [789] | Comments [1]
As many of you know several years ago I set myself the goal of walking every block in San Francisco. I set a lot of goals and achieve very few of them, so I thought that the fact I'd actually completed this one was worth a blog post. My main ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [607]
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 >
ITALY | Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By sicilianstyle | Views [470] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Different places always got my attention. I always try to travel and shoot when i can. My first documentary was about Madrid, africans.(30min.) My professional story start like this. I get my camera and all what i have and go to Madrid. Shoot the africans ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
PHILIPPINES | Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By givemesam | Views [435] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I wanted to make movies since I was 7 years old. I thought that taking up Film in university would make that dream come true but life took me to a different direction and I now create social media content for various brands. Recently, I have been feeling ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 3 Dec 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [429]
Tuesday 1 st December Hopetoun Woke to a beautiful morning view of the ranges and had a sumptuous breakfast of fresh blueberries and yogurt followed by brewed coffee and toast – love our camp kitchen. We've decided to get a move on so headed ... Read more >
ITALY | Mon, 12 May 2014 | By hallietraveljournal | Views [427]
Since I am 7 months into an 8 months trip, I'll start with an overview of where I've been and what I've done so far:
October 2013- I did a month long TEFL program in Florence, Italy. It was absolutely amazing, and by that I mean Florence was amazing, ... Read more >
Tags: get to know me, intro, itinerary
THAILAND | Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By morganne | Views [389]
Here is a photo of where I do yoga classes twice per day. The studio faces the jungle and we can hear all the sounds of the animals and trees as we practive yoga. The humidity makes it feel like we are in a hot yoga class. We also have meditation courses ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 14 Mar 2022 | By kirmily | Views [382]
Emily and I are back on the road. Coronaviris cut our travel down the past couple years. We did visit Belize, Bonaire and went to Denver and Michigan a few times, but we were itching to get back at it. So....March 2022 we ... Read more >
Tags: columbia, las vegas
SRI LANKA | Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By cham | Views [318] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Thank you for giving us this opportunity. Rampart is an amazing hidden jewel that we would like to show the world. Galle Rampart is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and South-East Asia, showing the interaction between ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013