World Nomads journals & writers

Mongolian Bliss

MONGOLIA | Mon, 27 Sep 2010 | By lauren_watson | Views [3491]

Last night I slept in a Ger Camp in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park in Mongolia. I shared my Ger with my Norwegian travel mate Kiki. Picture my evening - it’s dark, about 33 degrees Fahrenheit outside and we are in our beds huddled under the thick ... Read more >

Tags: ger camp, mongolia

Short but Un-Belize-ably Sweet

BELIZE | Tue, 28 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2655]

We crossed into Belize and despite the landscape being exactly the same as northern Guatemala we could tell that we were in a different country, but we weren’t expecting to find England! When we tried to speak Spanish to the first few people that we ... Read more >

Tags: belize city, blue hole, caye caulker, diving, snorkelling

Preparations...

AUSTRALIA | Mon, 30 Apr 2007 | By anna | Views [1890] | Comments [6]

So going overseas had been my big plan for the past year and I whiled away hours doing research on google about where, when, why and how. I had settled on saving enough to go for a year - without working - and wanted to start in Central and South America.... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Winter ball in Kobyli - deep, deep heart of Czech kul-cha!

CZECH REPUBLIC | Wed, 18 Feb 2009 | By maria_brett | Views [1691]

So we accepted Ales' invite to trundle down the D1 from Prague to Brno and head to his wee town of 2000 people for the once annual winter ball. Held inside because... well work it out for yourself... too bloody cold in the snow and ice outside, the ... Read more >

Tags: kobyli winter ball

Gotta Goa

INDIA | Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [1683]

ADP: After spending nearly a week purging our bodies, minds and auras of all sorts of impurities at the Sivinanda Ashram in Southern India (who knew onions, sugar, alcohol, garlic and salt were so evil, anyway?) Jen and I decided that it was high time ... Read more >

Tags: People

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1652]

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 >

That's all for New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By all_powered_up | Views [1555] | Comments [1]

Perhaps more than any other country, New Zealand was the one i wanted to visit.  Yet for all its beauty and dramatic landscapes I've been ready to leave here for a couple of weeks. NZ caters for the backpackers incredibly well - travel, bookings and ... Read more >

Tags: conclusions?, island

Weeks two and three: Travel Guide to San Felipe

MEXICO | Thu, 7 Apr 2011 | By alpiner84 | Views [1496] | Comments [2]

Location and orientation: The main street into town, Chemaul, intersects with another main street just before the malecon [definition: the street that runs along the shore; where to go to get pestered by hawkers of silver, sombreros, sunglasses and ... Read more >

Mt Cook & Queenstown

NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 7 Apr 2009 | By liam_omalley | Views [1236] | Comments [1]

Today we set off up along the east coast and stopped for lunch at Fleurs Place, Moaraki before heading inland and into the mountains. The further we went the more dramatic the scenery became, as we neared the mountains we passed some dams and canals ... Read more >

Tags: blue, bungy, dam, glacier, lake, mountain, mt cook, new zealand, queenstown

What a Character - My Five year old niece performs!

CANADA | Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By miss_traveller | Views [1144] | Video

I took this video of my niece before I left for Korea. I totally miss both my little 5 year old niece, Emily, and my mother, who turned the big 60, yesterday! Here is a video of my niece who dressed up in my Halloween costume from last year that I bought ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Universal language of music and dancing

USA | Sun, 16 Sep 2012 | By annanderson | Views [1060] | Video

Can't help but feel good when you watch this!

Tags: dancing, feel good video, music, world cultures

Paradise hiking in Colca Cannon

PERU | Sun, 23 May 2010 | By julio_martinez | Views [1048]

I arrived to Colca cannon and decided to hike for 3 days, on my own. I avoided booking a tour for this, as I preferred to do it at my own pace, finding out where to stay the night on my own, and being alone to fully experience the cannon. And I loved ... Read more >

Finding Nemo

ECUADOR | Mon, 7 Jun 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [1022]

There are 86 licensed tour ships in the Galapagos.   They range from economy class up to luxury liners and carry from 10 to 100 passengers.   A seven-day cruise can cost less than $1000 or as much as $6000.   All seem to follow the same ... Read more >

Blissful days at Ubatuba

BRAZIL | Sat, 25 Feb 2012 | By kamzam | Views [1022]

  After leaving Ouro Preto I jumped on a bus to Rio to meet with Annika and once again hit the beach... It's probably the slowest journey in the world but I finally reached Rio in the afternoon. Resigned to settling in and waiting for the ... Read more >

Tags: beach, brazil, capoeira, rtw, sao paulo, ubatuba

My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

SRI LANKA | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By dheena | Views [890] | Scholarship Entry

A Nawabshah Noon “First class mangoes and apricots!” His energetic voice boomed with enthusiasm as a refreshing distraction in the midst of a Tuesday afternoon. Clad in dusty rags, his tea stained milk teeth smile ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

White Temple and Black House

THAILAND | Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [886]

Today Aaron and I decided to go on a day trip adventure to Chiang Rai, a three-hour bus ride northeast of Chiang Mai. We were told yesterday, during our recon mission to the bus station, that the bus left every hour from 6 AM to 6 PM. We headed out in ... Read more >

Tags: chiang rai

Cata's Video Jurnal in Barcelona

ROMANIA | Wed, 25 Sep 2013 | By catalinaeugeniamatei | Views [856] | Video

The economic crisis has hit Europe powerfully. Barcelona is a special case, not because they weren't hit by the crisis but for the solutions they found. Here they found a way of dealing with these problems that I didn't see in my country. The example ... Read more >

Tags: architecture, art, culture, factories, museum

Fortress

SERBIA | Fri, 2 Sep 2011 | By jelena-jeza | Views [792]

  While I was making my way up to the top of the Fortress I looked down and saw a beautifull river going trough the Fortress.. Old, narrow s tairs made of stone, did not made me feel safe, but I made my way to the top... beautiful scenery of blue river ... Read more >

Tags: fortress

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [766]

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 >

Dia 26-27: De Bangkok a casa.. s'acaba aquest viatge, a pensar en el proper!!

SPAIN | Wed, 19 Aug 2009 | By dayangchi | Views [686]

Abans d'anar a l'aeroport encara vaig donar una volteta per la ambientada, masificada i motxilero-turistica Khao San Road, un carrer prou xicotet, peatonal, on es junta un mercaet turistic amb mils de gifts diferents, sandalies, teles, roba, ulleres,samarretes.... Read more >

Tags: aeropuerto, bangkok, dayangchi, kaoh san, musica, regreso, tailandia, thailand

Windy welly, will you weddy me? (Part 1)

NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 5 Nov 2015 | By wheresmypants | Views [626]

I don't even know where to start. This has truly been one of the most amazing days of my life. But I guess I should start before today, with yesterday, which will be part 1. (Read that last sentence in a Winnie the Pooh voice). I had smooth bus ride ... Read more >

Tags: books, ha noi, libraries, new zealand, wellington

Beautifully Strange Byron Bay

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By sarahlizweaver | Views [543]

  While planning this trip, Brenda and I asked everyone we knew who had visited Australia what their ideal itinerary would be. One place that kept coming up was Byron Bay and once we arrived, I understood why. This beach town is laid-back, yet ... Read more >

Nothing Could Be Finer...

USA | Fri, 9 Apr 2021 | By graynomadsusa | Views [442]

WE’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THE SUNSHINE STATE! This was our third snowbird winter in Florida, after all. And out here on the Panhandle, not only does a wind from the north blow cold as one would expect but so does a south wind when it flows over the chilly ... Read more >

Hammam

MOROCCO | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [432]

we should have perhaps gone to the Majorelle Gardens and/or had a horse carriage ride at sunset - but i for one had NO sleep (probably still obsessing about lost luggage) and wound up going downstairs to the courtyard in the middle of the night and trying ... Read more >

Video Clip of Be'er Sheva Rally August 13th

USA | Wed, 24 Aug 2011 | By julie_bien | Views [409] | Video

This is just a rough clip of the rally. More videos and media to come as I edit my project.