World Nomads journals & writers

What a weekend we had!

UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By worldnomads-on-tour | Views [6086] | Comments [2] | Video

Well after much detailed planning (mostly on the back of a fag packet), we finally reached the set up day for the Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show ( www.theoutdoorsshow.co.uk ) 16-18 Mar 07. Thankfully, the UK team consisting of the one and only ... Read more >

Tags: backpackers, expo, free t-shirt, Los Angeles, work, world nomads

¿Conoces San Pancho en la Riviera Nayarit? Deberías...

MEXICO | Tue, 26 May 2015 | By loloberlin | Views [5619] | Comments [2]

¿Qué pasa cuando vamos a la playa? ¿Qué estamos buscando al ir? Claro, dependerá de muchos factores, como la edad, con quienes vamos, por cuánto tiempo y a qué destino. Pero en sí, creo que ... Read more >

Tags: beach, calm, camping, fish, horse riding, islas marietas, nayarit, relax, sunsets, surf

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

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 >

What is your best tip for learning another language?

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 15 Oct 2010 | By travel-tips | Views [4848] | Comments [4]

We asked the World Nomads travel community on  our Facebook fanpage  what their best tips were for learning a new language while on travelling.  What is your best tip for learning another language?  "Books are important but real life is ... Read more >

Tags: cultural immersion, foreign language, languages, learning, study, travel, travel tips, world nomads language guides

The Best Dish: Southeast Asia

WORLDWIDE | Mon, 7 May 2012 | By connectlocally | Views [3971]

Food plays a big part in any travellers adventure. The different smells and textures, the new spices, the levels of heat - so much of it is tied intrinsically into our memories of a place. South East Asia in particular is recognized by travellers ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, connect local, food, laos, malaysia, noodles, soup, thailand, travel, vietnam

Family Ties

TURKEY | Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [2687] | Comments [1]

What do you get when you mix 4 Aussie boys + 2 girls from the States + 2 weeks of travel together 24 hours a day (literally)...... Simple, the Von Trapp Frat. A crazy mix who's the life of the party and is balls out when it comes to singing and ... Read more >

Tags: People

Kamakura 1 - Nikko 0... J suis intime avec Bouddha maintenant! Yatta!!

JAPAN | Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By angeours | Views [1886]

C est clair, ya pas photo, j ai carrement prefere Kamakura a Nikko. Plein de monde me dit que je suis fou, mais heureusement, Saorie et quelques amis a elle sont du meme avis que moi.... Bon faut que je vous en parle sinon vous allez pas savoir de ... Read more >

Hidden Treasure In Brunei Jungle - A Solo Adventure

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Sun, 10 Jan 2016 | By ritchiebasilio | Views [1665] | 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

Newcastle to Port Stephens

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 >

Santiago Sloths

CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1542]

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 >

Climbing Fuji-san : The Way Up

JAPAN | Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1279]

Our bus arrived at Fuji-san at 5 o'clock in the morning.  We piled off the bus, stowed our additional gear in lockers, bought our ultra-cool walking sticks and started our climb. Here's a view from the parking lot.  The sunrise was gorgeous, ... Read more >

Pinguinos!

ARGENTINA | Sun, 30 Sep 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [898]

From BA we caught a 19hr bus ride to Puerto Madryn in Patagonia, its a cute little town (very touristy), right next to the beach. We walked down to the seafront on our first day and there were 10 plus whales swimming about 20mt from the shore - it was ... Read more >

Tags: Breathtaking

Manono

SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [846]

Only a little more than a week I have left in Samoa. For the past couple of days I’ve been staying with John, Lagi, and family. They have four children: George, Frank, Mona, and Fina. Lagi made her first carrot cake last night; excitedly enough, ... Read more >

Life in the Compound

SOUTH AFRICA | Tue, 6 Jul 2004 | By johnandconnie | Views [820]

I have only six more pieces of tile left – the ugly cuts around the kitchen and several rooms of trim.   We hope to be finished on Thursday. After work we stopped at the ‘compound’ to take pictures of Jackson’s baby and ended up taking shots of ... Read more >

Former Midland College Director sentenced to prison

USA | Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By wyatt_76 | Views [776]

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The Galapagos Islands

ECUADOR | Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By ranizo | Views [774]

Its hard to know where to start...I spent eight days on a boat (the spondylus) crusing around the Galapagos Islands and it was just amazing!  My trip was actually a combination of 2 other trips and the first one was quite a small group (about 10 of us) ... Read more >

Do you know MY FAMILY STORY?

VIETNAM | Wed, 2 Jun 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [728]

Some of you heard me tell this story before but most of you will learn about MY STORY for the first time. Thirty one years ago, in 1979, my family left Vietnam by boat. We were among thousands of other Chinese-Vietnamese fleeing the country to seek ... Read more >

Romanian Roots - visiting "Tanti Joana"

GERMANY | Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By bettinath | Views [689]

House 326, Nucetu, Romania. Nucetu is a small village on the Romanian countryside. The majority of its young and able to work inhabitants left their village in search for a better future. Left behind are the old people who didn’t want to leave ... Read more >

Tags: happiness, mobile phone, old woman, romania

26 October Summary; Somber Day, Great Dinner

THAILAND | Fri, 27 Oct 2017 | By gatornav | Views [620]

Today was a somber day for the Thai people as it marked the funeral of beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The world’s largest standing monarch and known as largely to the people as “The Father of Thailand,” the city of Bangkok represented ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok

15/06/2013 Exmouth

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 15 Jun 2013 | By pauline | Views [578]

Hair cut, shopping, cleaning my car and getting supplies for the next leg of my journey north. Just before sunset drove to Charles Knife Canyon and Thomas Carter Lookout which is on the other side of the Cape Range. Views were spectacular. ... Read more >

Jaipur (1)

INDIA | Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By magdalena | Views [495]

  We flew out of Kochi to Jaipur (with a long boring layover in Mumbai) the next afternoon, arriving in Jaipur late night March 9th.  After our few recent hotel 'issues' in the past we were a bit concerned that something funny might ... Read more >

12. First visitor

USA | Fri, 12 Feb 2010 | By kath_atkins | Views [440]

I spent the last week in the body reading room with some really nice Doctors, who were very helpful and willing to teach. Just like in the chest reading room, I don’t think saw a normal scan. Very educational, but not at all the highlight of my week.... Read more >

Lost and Found

USA | Tue, 20 Jun 1995 | By tinamurty | Views [438]

The main thing that sticks out in my memory is that I did not feel like a total idiot.  But there I was, halfway up a mountain in a Kodiak Bear Preserve, bloody and exhausted, clutching what little remained in the one small water bottle I brought ... Read more >

Tags: alaskan wilderness, cannery job, grizzly bears, new friends, trailless hiking

Bon Voyage

USA | Mon, 5 Jul 2010 | By toddzy | Views [411] | Comments [1]

First off I would like to say thank you to all of my friends for throwing me an awesome going away party.  It was "Where's Waldo" themed and included great friends, great food, and hitting a unicorn pinata with a decorative sword(which ... Read more >

On the high seas Saturday September 12

GREECE | Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [264]

No shore break today, it was all at sea. A chance to take a break and rest our weary feet after a sleep in. Caught some of the Doggies and Adelaide AFL match on tv. Unfortunately the Swans match wasn't on - it was due to start at 7.40am our time. ... Read more >