World Nomads journals & writers

Travel Photography Scholarship 2010 - Kingdom of Bhutan - Applications have now closed

BHUTAN | Fri, 3 Sep 2010 | By scholarships | Views [190847] | Comments [111]

Winner announced!   Join an on-assignment National Geographic photographer in Bhutan! Applications Closed October 17th 2010, at midnight Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)   Worldnomads.com, National ... Read more >

1000 Miles Overland

INDIA | Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By tim_and_sam | Views [6791] | Comments [4]

It's been a week now since we left the comfort of Pokhara in Nepal to begin the long overland journey to south India. It all began with a 7 hour bus to the Nepal/India border. Aside from my broken seat, this part of the journey was ok for me with my ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Blue Lagoon: the Geothermal Tourist Trap

ICELAND | Fri, 18 Apr 2014 | By kurenai | Views [3186]

Blue Lagoon is justly famous in Iceland. It is also probably the most touristy place you will visit on your journey. Not to say it is a bad thing but just be ready for waves of people coming in on large tour buses going either to or from the airport.... Read more >

Tags: blue lagoon, geothermal, hot springs, iceland, keflavik airport, reykjavik

ZVEZDA DANICA

BRAZIL | Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By aach | Views [2745]

ZVEZDA DANICA Ponoci mesto zari ... nikoli ne zatisne svojih vek. Je kot zvezda danica, ki kaze svojim dusam pot. Ljudje hitijo in sledijo svojim ciljem med ulicami svoje destinacije, lokali, zabavisci, koncertnimi teatri. Zabave ne manjka. Telesa ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Harwar - Hubli, Hubli - Delhi.

INDIA | Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By simon_hennig | Views [2183]

10/09/2008 - 12/09/2008 Harwar - Hubli, Hubli - Delhi. Trust the mental map. And here i go again - another story about Indian travel. But, Karnataka is a hell of a long way from Delhi, as you are about to read. After our goodbyes to Shai, we went ... Read more >

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 >

Gracias por todo San Agustinillo!

MEXICO | Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By mattso | Views [1213]

I owe it to everyone reading this blog, and to myself of course, to write one last chapter.  I think I've had a great escape from my monotonous, suburban life back home, and I've tried to make the most of everything San Agustinillo offered me.  ... Read more >

My 5th

ETHIOPIA | Sun, 3 Feb 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1206]

Ethiopia at long last!!! A large "Welcome to Ethiopia" sign greeted me as I stepped off the plane. I can't believe I'm finally here! And it's harder to believe I'm finally in Africa. Officially I've been to five continents; just two to go! Addis Ababa ... Read more >

Rozdzial 19 "Into the Crater"

TANZANIA | Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By africa2009 | Views [1047]

Dawno, dawno temu... moze dwa miliony lat temu, a moze trzy... na terenie dzisiejszej Tanzanii wybuchl ogromny wulkan.   Jego wysokosc siegala   ponad 5000 metrow. Tuz po wybuchu wulkan zapadl sie pod ziemie i zostawil po sobie olbrzymi krater o ... Read more >

Goan, Goan, Gone

INDIA | Sat, 30 Apr 2016 | By davidford | Views [1002] | Comments [1]

Well, that's it I'm afraid. I am typing this from Sukhavati Community in Bethnal Green, London, which means that, sadly in a way, I am now home. There's plenty for me to update and photographs to add but for now only a few tappings from London. ... Read more >

Tags: city, coming home

Arriving in Bogota, March 1st and 2nd

COLOMBIA | Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [922]

After climbing the last 1053m from Guayabal de Siquima where we -shortly after we left- reconnected with the diesel trucks on the big highway snaking through the high mountains and basically "landing" on Bogota's high valley platform. Pretty damn cool ... Read more >

First Footy Match and Phillip Island

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 28 Mar 2010 | By muoy | Views [920] | Comments [2]

I went to my first footy match (Australian Football) on Friday night with my co-worker (Kim) and her family.  My new friend Jess (from dance class) also came along and we had such a blast!  I'm not big into sports...at least US sports...so I wasn't ... Read more >

Seoul Searching

SOUTH KOREA | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [798]

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I FLEW on a 747, a plane that has been in operation for nearly 45 years and I had never before flown on Korean Airlines.  I am happy to report that between the two we had a wonderful flight from Hong Kong to Seoul.... Read more >

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [786]

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 >

Chaos and Oasis in Marrakesh

MOROCCO | Thu, 9 Mar 2017 | By jakemoffat | Views [703]

After our trip to Granada, I wrote that taking pictures of the Alhambra made me feel like an excellent photographer. The building, itself, seems to majestically capture a whole era and culture. That is probably not actually the case, but it certainly ... Read more >

Bali

INDONESIA | Mon, 6 May 2013 | By magdalena | Views [646]

We arrived into Bali late at night coming from Ho Chi Minh city via Singapore. The airport in Singapore was really nice, except for the nasty carpeting --apparently it is voted the best airport in the world?! --it was very clean, very efficient, and ... Read more >

i have a confession to make:

ARGENTINA | Tue, 13 Dec 2005 | By yu-en-me | Views [646]

when i watched the lion king, i had a crush on simba, particularly when he was just a cub and just couldn´t wait to be king. i´ve never told anyone that before (i don´t think). some of you may not be surprised, considering that during my high school ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

TW(&W)M - 4 - It's a (relatively) Long Way to Tashiding

INDIA | Thu, 21 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Views [593]

After a comfortable and warm night and a copious Rani breakfast of Millet porridge and fruit, buckwheat pancakes and tea I set out with Mafa for a mooch around Yoksum starting with a visit to a(nother) local gompa. Gompa having been bypassed we continued ... Read more >

Tags: forests, monasteries, mountains, trecks

Liverpool day 2-The Maritime Museum

UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [547]

The first thing I did on my 2nd day in Liverpool was go to the Liverpool Maritime Museum (after eating Breakfast at Mcdonalds, of a poridge, bagel, and coffee, where I do my writing for the day).  The museum was most  interesting. I learned ... Read more >

Tags: gay, ship

driving on the WRONG side of the road

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By leah | Views [499]

I had my first solo driving experience today. On the highway! Seb basically threw me into the deep end...gave me directions and the keys to the car and told me to fend for myself. All i can say is I'm still alive. My journey took me to South Perth ... Read more >

I'll Take American History for $1000, Alex

USA | Fri, 30 Sep 2016 | By vagabonds3 | Views [479]

NEW ENGLAND CLAIMS THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR and the South owns the Civil War, right?  Well, it seems our high school history classes weren’t the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.  Or maybe, like my sister swears, we were ... Read more >

Beautiful Halong Bay

VIETNAM | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [463] | Comments [1]

Halong Bay, Vietnam : Halong Bay is 170 km from Hanoi. A bus made the circuit of several hotels to pick up all of the passengers going on the overnight cruise within Halong Bay. I believe the driver was getting paid by the hour since at no point in ... Read more >

I've lost track of what day it is...Mon. July 26

USA | Mon, 26 Jul 2010 | By beth2271 | Views [462]

We have all lost complete track of what day it is. The kids check their phones to find out and I check my computer. We have seen some amazing things on this trip! I am amazed how huge our National Parks are. We drove throught the entrance gate at Mesa ... Read more >

16-26th/12/2013Hervey Bay JACK and speed dating the East to Melbourne

UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By michidoesoz | Views [378]

Lovely Steph arrived Mid December and we enjoyed the most chilled Christmas ever. Running along the beach, doing yoga, cycling to the markets, becoming regulars at the local organic shop... We also invented urban hiking. Nah, we don't take busses and ... Read more >

Capitol

PALAU | Wed, 29 Oct 2014 | By lesleyvick | Views [299]

No we haven't moved to Washington - believe it or not this is still Palau.  It's called the Capitol building and it stands majestically on a hill about 45 minutes from Koror where most of the government and businesses are. The idea was to build ... Read more >