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PERU | Thu, 24 Mar 2011 | By travel-tips | Views [13886] | Comments [5]
One of the wonderful things about Latin America is that you never need to worry about being hungry . Cities are dotted with wonderful street vendors selling fruit and serving up hot food. In North America if you are going on a long bus ride or ... Read more >
Tags: cuisines, culture, eating, experiences, food, peru, recipes, south america
INDIA | Sun, 30 Aug 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [5651] | Comments [1]
I’ve journaled a lot this month, trying to express whatever comes to mind or heart, trying to make sense of this city, which one person described to me today as “a beggars' heaven” the destitute so fill its every hole - trying to figure out why I felt ... Read more >
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
INDIA | Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [2387]
VARANASI AND THE HOLY GANGES are on every visitor’s short list. At its best, Varanasi is a photographer’s dream; there is something (or someone) colorful and interesting around every corner. At its worst, the city is loud, dirty ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1657]
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 >
CHINA | Fri, 25 Jul 2014 | By korric | Views [1519] | Comments [5]
When I first arrived at the temple, I was feeling like I lacked direction. For eight months, I had studied Mantis kung fu at Kunyu Shan. When Qu Sifu left, I went over to Xu Shifu, where I was introduced to some Shaolin basics. After I learned these ... Read more >
Tags: china, martial arts
VIETNAM | Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1284] | Comments [1]
Felix anxiously looks at his watch again... the sleeper bus
from Hoi An to Nha Trang is half an hour late.
A sleeper bus had driven past about 10 minutes ago but the attendant
assured them ‘it’s not the correct bus’ … “nothing ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
MALTA | Wed, 8 Oct 2008 | By morter_family | Views [932]
We were dying to say goodbye to Barcelona and get on our ship and after a lovely sunny outdoor breaky got a cab to the boat, the Norweigan Gem. It was massive. It was so exciting to get onboard. We were freaked out immediately by its size and ... Read more >
JAPAN | Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [898]
How can you have a bad day when your morning starts off with this amazingly gorgeous sunrise?! I hope this gives everyone "happy thoughts!" :) ---Arielle
CUBA | Wed, 25 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [895]
The day started with an amazing breakfast of tropical fruits - some of which I had never heard of or seen before. The fruit was accompanied with traditional cacao, fresh squeezed juice & tortilla natural. Amazing!
This was perfect fuel to set ... Read more >
LAOS | Sat, 1 Dec 2007 | By baba | Views [856] | Comments [1]
After some days in the touristic towns Vientiane and Luang Prabang, I had a beautiful boat ride up the Nam Ou to the small village of Nong Khiew which reminds me of the remote areas in Nepal. Just wanted to say that I am doing well and will find a way ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
MEXICO | Mon, 25 Feb 2013 | By mattso | Views [811] | Comments [1]
Of course, we had breakfast in the small village of El Llano, and to admit to some remorse for last night, I ate the black beans served in front of me, ( if you didn't know, i'm not a big fan of frijoles). But for whatever reason, this 'country-... Read more >
BRAZIL | Wed, 18 Feb 2009 | By mattjc | Views [791]
Just landed in Sao Paulo, I'm getting to like this "red eye" thing, fall asleep and wake up in another country.. too good. Very green here.. at least til you get close to the city. It didn't take long for Brazil to live up to its reputation ... Read more >
Tags: rio, sao paulo
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 22 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [787] | Comments [2]
Yesterday was a blah-day. We stopped at beautiful castle, where we we're able to go inside-but there wasn't enough time there. And the weather here is just wonderful!!! Rainy, windy and cold-all at once! The isle of Skye is really beautiful, ... Read more >
INDIA | Fri, 24 Oct 2008 | By roam-if-you-want-to | Views [695]
It's the last morning of our camel safari and whislt we've all enjoyed the desert trek , we are all pleased there is only a few hours to go. I ride side saddle for most of it, to give my bum and thighs a rest. Our journey ends in a small town called ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wed, 31 Dec 2008 | By muttsonbikes | Views [686] | Comments [4]
While Argentinians seem to trust four young, dirty strangers just fine, they apparently are quite wary of oneanother - hence in each town we receive stern warnings: "be careful in the next town. People steal things. Take care of your bicycles.... Read more >
TAIWAN | Sat, 23 May 2009 | By spoe | Views [597]
We started off the day by eating breakfast at a restaurant on the edge of campus where a lot of students hang out. We had a sort of omelette that was delicious! We then went to the second part of our Pain Point Therapy lecture. Our teacher is fabulous ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By jewraider | Views [586]
Dear Journal (and to all my readers)
Today was a very interesting day! i went to take a tour inside of a beautiful mansion, and acres of land around called Rippon-Lea Gardens. There was an amazing ... Read more >
Tags: basketball, biltong, eating, garden
WORLDWIDE | Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | By louisethewander | Views [552] | Scholarship Entry
‘There’s something wrong with this one’ I think to myself. My fingertips have long become accustomed to the coarse skin of unripe pears, and this slimy softness is a shock to the system. I tentatively turn the fruit around, expecting a maggot infested ... Read more >
Tags: australia, fruit picking, outback, pears, spiders, travel writing scholarship 2012
INDIA | Wed, 1 May 2013 | By jeanfrancois | Views [517] | 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 >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 19 Nov 2013 | By aydenmunns | Views [496] | Comments [1]
Hello,
Tomorrow (20th November) I fly to Bangkok, Thailand where I will be spending a few months travelling South East Asia. There will be lots to see and do, this means there will be a lot to talk about and lots of photos (and maybe some ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 1 Dec 2016 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Views [475]
Hey ihr Lieben,
gestern, also am letzten Novembertag, waren wir im wunderschönen, weitläufigen Rosengarten der Hamilton Gardens. Zuvor haben wir uns die Gewächshäuser angesehen, die in Tropenhaus und Kakteenhaus unterteilt sind.... Read more >
PALESTINE | Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By shaz | Views [344]
It was raining when I landed in Tel Aviv. Passport control was easy but getting cash wasn't. None of my credit or debit cards worked in any of the atms I tried in the airport. I knew the only cash I had was 5 euros so I was wondering how I was ... Read more >
SPAIN | Tue, 21 Jul 2015 | By sido-barcelona | Views [292] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Well, I'm from Brazil and I have quit my job in 2013 to travel the world, and I'm showing it with 2 friends in a project called 3em3. "3em3" would be "3in3" in English, as we usually show 3 places from a city in 3 minutes. We've officially launched the ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
USA | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yoshic | Views [289] | Comments [2]
Turns out hitchhiking in Colombia is really easy - just stand on the side of a lonely stretch of highway and wave frantically at passing trucks. The third one stopped, after as many minutes. Nice.
So at this point you are probably wondering why I ... Read more >