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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Tue, 16 Aug 2011 | By celeste | Views [5776]
Dubai: UAE It's not in the middle of the year (super unbearable hot Jun to Sep), it's not Ramadan (muslim holidays where you are not allowed to eat or drink outside and strict limitations with restaurants and music apply) and your ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
GERMANY | Tue, 19 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [5032] | Comments [1]
Man, I wish I was at that press conference! The one on November 9th, 1989 when Günter Schabowski, the unofficial spokesman for the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), announced to a room full of gathered journalists that travel restrictions ... Read more >
Tags: berlin, berlin wall, germany, history
SOUTH KOREA | Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [3173] | Video
Location: Daecheon
Beach, Boryeong City, South Korea
Dates: nine days in mid-July annually
Level of Participation: 5 – get down and dirty - join in
all the pore cleansing, mud-slinging madness with the best of ‘em
Description:... Read more >
Tags: boryeong mud festival, south korea, world festivals
USA | Tue, 8 Sep 2015 | By jschiappa | Views [2534] | Comments [6] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Hi World Nomads! My name is Joey Schiappa, I am twenty two years old and am a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago's Cinema Arts and Sciences Program, Class of 2015. I feel that I am a strong contender for the travel scholarship because ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 film scholarship to colombia
ZIMBABWE | Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2495]
What happened? Tell us your tale. Towards the end of our 6-week adventure
through East Africa we decided to do a walking Rhino safari in the beautiful
Matobo Hills National Park, Zimbabwe.
The scenery is absolutely beautiful and we had already ... Read more >
Tags: africa, nature, rhinos, risk, safari, travel, true travel tales, walking, wildlife, zimbabwe
ITALY | Fri, 20 Dec 2013 | By annarisa | Views [2101] | Comments [6]
So I don't want to say it, even though I'm sitting here now with two hours to go before my dear friend Giulia picks me up to take me to the bus station. Instead of dwelling on the inevitable departure, I prefer to recount an evening we shared last week, ... Read more >
PARAGUAY | Sat, 12 Dec 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [2014]
Costs pp: Bus to and from Cuidad del Este 5p each way, local bus to the dam was the equivalent of US$.50c, tour of the dam free. Caught the bus at the terminal in Puerto Iguazu just a couple of blocks from our hostel. It took us to the Argentine border ... Read more >
CANADA | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 | By meggiekay | Views [1798] | 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
MOROCCO | Fri, 21 Aug 2009 | By marisal | Views [1684]
Decidiamo di cambiare quartiere di andare a cenare nell'hivernage ( specie di greenwich africano ). Chiamiamo un taxi non appena arriviamo un signore ci apre la porta e ci conduce all'interno ( se avessimo avuto l'auto ce l'avrebbe parcheggiata)... ... Read more >
Tags: comptoir marrakech, hivernage, marocco, marrakech
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1654]
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 >
CAMBODIA | Wed, 9 Feb 2011 | By gem_sky | Views [1239]
There was such a
jump between the big cities and rural areas, much more than in Europe, I think
because the development has been so much quicker and more recent. It makes
things really uneven, and as soon as you start traveling you realise ... Read more >
Tags: bicycles, kampot, rural, shower gel, urban
ITALY | Sun, 3 Feb 2008 | By fam | Views [886]
Questo è il simbolo di Nyumba Ali-ONLUS, la nostra associazione. Abbiamo acquisito una casa ad Iringa, Tanzania dove, al momento, vivono Mage, Viki ed Ageni, le nostre prime "ospiti", le nostre prime figlie. Naturalmente ci sono anche Bruna ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [781]
Candice has yet another job, well an existing job! I was working at the hospital for one of my jobs then I went to a travel mob in Manchester city that was too far to travel to work by bus (took 1 1/2 hrs both ways due to traffic). But now the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [773]
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 >
AUSTRIA | Tue, 14 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [736]
Yesterday was my first day in Bratislava, Slovakia. I thought I first heard of this country way back when I was in Brussels-a woman I met at the beer tasting recommended I come here, as a beautiful city that isn't too touristy. Actually, ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Sun, 9 May 2010 | By chris_and_yogi | Views [613]
Well after a few more days in KL we have been having fun, the shopping is fantastic; everything from the markets where you can haggle for a good price or if this is not your scene there are many shopping malls, large multi-story places where the prices ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 16 Feb 2010 | By josh_shona | Views [534]
What
a show! What a performance! What a spectacle! Next time you’re in the
USA and you want to see both a theatrical display and a sporting event
save yourself time and money and head to a basketball game. Like highly
trained zoo animals ... Read more >
INDIA | Wed, 1 May 2013 | By jeanfrancois | Views [511] | Comments [2]
One of the main events on our Indian holiday was to ride the great Indian railway. A childhood memory, dating back over 41 years gave me my first taste of India and all it had to offer. From a child’s eye, these majestic stream trains stood ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By casie | Views [503] | Comments [1]
So I've made it to Amsterdam safely! The biggest struggle so far (as always) is lugging your bag from point A to point B...I found the right bus from the airport to the hostel, so that was good, but once we got to the bus stop it was a bit tough trying ... Read more >
Tags: anne frank house, westerkerk
JAPAN | Wed, 16 Feb 2011 | By arhionut | Views [478]
Word from the Sculptor : After experiencing that nightmarish war, that blood cudling carnage, that unedurable horror, Who could walk away without praying for Peace? This statue was created as a signpost in the struggle for global harmony. Standing ... Read more >
PAKISTAN | Sat, 22 Nov 2014 | By mubashirtaqi | Views [474]
I'm Pakistani and 20 year old.I live in Multan city heart of culture and civilization,One of the oldest city in Country and worl.I started photography when I was 17,three years back back and recently started on professional level.I just stated my ... Read more >
Tags: places, portrait
CHINA | Wed, 4 Nov 2009 | By gandd | Views [448]
We had a great trip to Longshen with a small group of students. Only 14 of them and 2 easy teachers which make life super easy! The weather up there was kinda average though, and ended up being rather hazy so couldn't see to far in the distacne. But ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [385]
Our last evening in Udaipur at the beautiful Lake Palace was topped off with the most amazing dinner party you could imagine. We were transported by boat to our royal barge as the sun was setting over the lake. After finding our comfiest ... Read more >
FRANCE | Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By ruthann | Views [306]
Aujourd'hui, je suis arrivée à Paris. Quelle ville magnifique! Mon avion est parti de Toronto à 18h30. Le vol a pris 9 heures. Quand l'avion a atterri à Paris, c'était 9 heures du matin! ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By zelmira | Views [290]
The story of this pictures is about a very special trip I made to the north of Brasil, to Pipa and further north to Jericoacoara, Fortaleza. Its about a young girl, lost, broken hearted, dissilusionated and trapped in her oun net she had been building ... Read more >