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UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By worldnomads-on-tour | Views [6112] | 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
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4921] | 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 >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wed, 7 Nov 2012 | By treefrog | Views [3438]
Moscow Kremlin!!
The Moscow Kremlin is a symbol of the RussianState, one of the greatest architectural complexes in the world, a treasure house of magnificent relics and monuments of art.
I delayed my visit to the ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, janaline smalman, kremlin, moscow, photography, russia, travel
ETHIOPIA | Mon, 5 Jan 2009 | By grace_peoples | Views [2856] | Comments [4]
The current operators of the Grace Centre are Andrew and Dee Knife who have five children living at the Centre; Lidya, Joshua, Sara and two other little ones that cannot be named. Sara (14) and also the latter two (a brother and sister (2)) are Ethiopian ... Read more >
THAILAND | Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [2740]
I have said good bye to Steph for now, but not forever, and broke my heart in the process; AGAIN. It's interesting how quickly you can get accustomed to constant companionship, and then even quicker, you seem to find yourself alone and pining for their ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
VIETNAM | Tue, 17 May 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [2603]
Destination - Vietnam
- Hanoi – one more night?
We wake up
early and Mr Hopkins goes to the bus station to get our tickets to Vietnam
while I’m finishing packing. We take the 9.30am bus from Nanning to Hanoi. The
bus is clean, nice and comfortable ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By paulpiorun | Views [2481]
The journey from Ko Phangan to the Perhentian Islands on the east coast of Malaysia was a bit of a nightmare.It consisted of the following ... Taxi, ferry, bus, mini van (arrived in Hat Yai), realised I was not going to make it to the intended border ... Read more >
Tags: amazing beaches, monitor lizards, paradise, scuba diving, sharks, snorkelling, turtles
THAILAND | Thu, 8 Mar 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [2015] | Comments [1]
And so the cycle of solo and social travel comes full circle again. Steph returned home to weather colder than any beer I have drunk. And the weather here in Bangkok is colder than any beer drunk in the UK, according to everyone in the world but Steph.... Read more >
Tags: i should have known better!
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1658]
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 >
INDONESIA | Wed, 8 May 2013 | By magdalena | Views [1563]
The plan for the next day was to take a boat to Gili Trawangan. The Gilis are a set of 3 tiny islands northeast of Bali. By speedboat you can get there in about an hour from Bali. We had heard about the Gilis from many different travellers over the past ... Read more >
CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1554]
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 >
WORLDWIDE | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By thegypsydiaries | Views [1259] | Comments [4] | Scholarship Entry
Incense sticks are lit; then he vigorously washes his hands and wears a skull cap. “Here desires come true” he affirms entering the dargah – the tomb of Hazrat Nizamuddin, a revered Sufi saint of Delhi. Today Sajid is my guide; a young migrant who earns ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 30 Oct 2010 | By anijensen | Views [1164] | Comments [1]
We arrived in Auckland, after a total of 18 hours in flight and an 8 hour layover in Honolulu. The airport and surrounding area is so new, nothing seems old so it is very different from most of the other countries we’ve been to. Auckland is very ... Read more >
GERMANY | Mon, 20 Aug 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [992]
Ah, Berlín... die
Hauptstadt von Deutschland , e irónicamente quizás una de las
ciudades menos alemanas del país, al menos según lo que oí, y creo que también según lo que vi también. A Berlín llegamos procedentes de Hamburgo, y rápidamente ... Read more >
Tags: alemania, berlín, ledezma
BRAZIL | Sat, 31 Aug 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [972]
We are taking detours from 101 north and space from “keep going” and are rewarded even though a lot of the little (but paved) roads are steep as hell - we even had to push our “plus size wire horses” at times......moans ... Read more >
INDIA | Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By bonnie | Views [952]
The World Nomads 'Footprints' program provided finances for peAk's latest educational resource project which was rolled out gradually over the end of 2013 into 2014. PeAk would like to thank both World Nomads and travelling community for enabling ... Read more >
Tags: education, khati, kumaon himalaya, library, peak
LIBYA | Sat, 3 Jul 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [951]
...or so we hoped. After weeks of colour variations on a theme (sand-coloured, beige, light brown, dusky pink) and days of passing landscape that really didn't change much (sudden cries of "ooh look! there's another camel/burnt out car/animal corpse"... Read more >
THAILAND | Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [919] | Comments [4]
ok i have a new rule! everyone has to leave a message of some kind! i don't care if its cool or i hate reading this. i want to hear from YOU! We arrive the next morning to koh tao, to see our names up on a board to be picked up and brought to our diving ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, diving, koh tao
USA | Wed, 18 Feb 2009 | By jbaz78 | Views [513]
So I've been kickin it with Jen and Laura in NYC. We had a great Sat night, but lost a soldier after 2 Margaritas. Apparently they were strong...and no the person down was not me. Contrary to my family's beliefs, I am no longer a light weight! I ... Read more >
ITALY | Sun, 27 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [486]
Had an easy morning in Vernazza, just filling in time until our train at 11.20. We were off to Florence via 3 trains. The Freccebianca (fast train) service from La Spezia to Pisa showed much different countryside than what we had previously seen. Houses ... Read more >
MOROCCO | Tue, 29 Mar 2016 | By dangerruss | Views [462]
SUNDAY 27 March
Sounds in the morning- Birds, Trumps, goats, kids Sunrise opposite the mountains, making vibrant colors on the mountains Standard Moroccan breakfast. Walking through the oasis again and getting lost. Walking through town, too beat ... Read more >
ROMANIA | Wed, 28 Oct 2020 | By steve_and_emma | Views [428]
We left Sighisoara after a great stay and jumped on another train this time bound for Brasov. The scenery on this leg of the journey was starting to get more beautiful as we headed into the interior. The landscape was becoming much more mountainous and ... Read more >
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [358] | Video | Scholarship Entry
1- I am Hazara from Afghanistan, one of the different ethnics from central of Afghanistan and if you chose me I would be the first Hazara who see Mexico I guess. 2-You will make true my dream to visit Mexico and make a short video. 3- I am smart and have ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 16 Apr 2012 | By mika_theroadrider | Views [340] | Scholarship Entry
So … here I finally go – holding my inter-rail ticket for a month. Goal – travel as much as I can through the old continent. 1000 Euro, a tent and a 20 kg backpack with a copy of the book ‘On the Road’ written by J. Kerouac in it, with me. So many ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [329] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia