World Nomads journals & writers

2009 Travel Photography Scholarship: Anna Zhu Preparing for the Trip of a Lifetime.

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4925] | 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 >

Jodhpur to Bikaner

INDIA | Thu, 7 Oct 2010 | By jeffbrad | Views [4074]

Friday 1st October - Today we had booked a village safari to visit the Bishnoi villages. Early star to make the most of the cooler morning, and collected from the Haveli by Jeep. 500 rupees each plus 50 each for lunch. The whole tour took about 5 hours ... Read more >

Tajikistan Impressions

TAJIKISTAN | Mon, 26 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Views [2645]

Tajikistan Impressions:   The border crossing was a better experience than the one from Turkmenistan into Uzbekistan.  The Uzbeks had a few people in line, so they didn’t need to single us out, just check to make sure all the ... Read more >

Generalisations about Scandinavia

FINLAND | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By george | Views [2554] | Comments [5]

- The cities have lots of good buskers, using all sorts of instuments - trumpets, saxaphones, wine glasses, glockenspiels etc. - The food from kiosks on the street is surprisingly good, but not that cheap. - Coffee is taken quite seriously, and ... Read more >

Tags: On the Rails

Sand slog: Sumbawa's south-west coast.

INDONESIA | Tue, 27 Nov 2012 | By merantau | Views [2470]

SAND SLOG: SUMBAWA’S SOUTH-WEST COAST   We emerged from the jungle after a three hour slog to find ourselves atop a rocky, wind-battered headland high above the sea. To the south lay the open ocean; a vast, heaving, ultramarine mass. Waves ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, indonesia, sumbawa, trekking

Mis amigos especiales...

ECUADOR | Fri, 9 Sep 2011 | By colleen_finn | Views [1777]

It's inevitable that I have my favorites. It happens every time and there's no rhyme or reason to it. I have several this time, but I think the most special is Vanessa, who I've already mentioned. She's mentally sharp, but trapped in a body contorted ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, voluntourism

journey to lima, part 2

PERU | Tue, 11 Apr 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1733]

After a one day delay due to the ever present bus strikes, I head out of Cusco with my friend Joey (whose real name is jose anthony trujillo poma quispe--joey is the hendrix sobre nombre)... on our way to lima. We decide to take the economical scenic ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Cape Town to Swakopmund

NAMIBIA | Wed, 11 Nov 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [1727]

Our 21 day over land tour began in Capetown... on a freezing, rainy day. Perhaps I'm a little ignorant, but when I think Africa, I think hot and sunny! It didn't last too long though. We spent our first night of the trip at a winery in the Cederberg ... Read more >

Tags: namibia, overlanding, swakopmund

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1660]

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 >

Livin it up in Thailand

THAILAND | Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By sierrayla-1 | Views [1416]

Hi everyone,       I'm writing this from an island in the Gulf of Thailand called Koh Samui.  When I left Laos, I spent two nights in a row on buses to get to Khao Lak, where our live aboard dive cruise was leaving for the Similan Islands.  The ... Read more >

Cafayate and Posadas

ARGENTINA | Wed, 12 Nov 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [1401]

We got up early for a quick brekkie in the bus terminal and a minibus to Cafayate, one of the centre of wine making in the Salta region. Our mission was to be wine based for the day and shrug off the damage that Bolivian Rum had left in its wake. The ... Read more >

Tags: mate, meat, old cars, thermos, vineyards, wine

Oct. 11 - Wine, Quarterfinal Madness, & Mountain Top Panic

NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 12 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1298]

Oct. 11th - Today we were planning to spend in Okahune, a ski town at the base of Mt Ruapehu, but the weather forecast of rain and gale force winds for tomorrow caused us to unplug the van and head north. We skirted the western shore of Lake Taupo and ... Read more >

Tags: australia, france, martinborough, quarterfinals, rugby world cup, south africa, wales, wellington

Don't Bank On It!

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 16 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1167]

It never seems to stop raining, only a minor annoyance to intrepid travelers like yours truly.  We splashed our way to Jersey Boys in Soho, visited the Tate Gallery and even viewed London from the "Eye," that giant ferris wheel on the Thames.... Read more >

It is all my adventure now – Kilimanjaro Blog

TANZANIA | Tue, 30 Jun 2015 | By tony_mattravers | Views [977]

I had confirmation this week about something I had guessed, that a friend of mine who had chosen to join my trip, has now decided not to complete the challenge.   This stirred the emotions up inside me, is it better or worse on my own? ... Read more >

Tags: challenge, charity, frustration, hard work, killimanjaro, mid life crise, panic, panic, summit, trekking

Bahia de Halong

VIETNAM | Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By lu_viajera | Views [765]

Al final no me quede perezoseando en el hotel sino que madrugue y me apunte al tour en barco por la Bahía de Halong. La empresa con la que quería ir no tenia sitio, al ser para ese mismo día, así que me fui con la recomendada del hotel, que resulto ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Christmas Downunder

AUSTRALIA | Fri, 25 Dec 2009 | By rich | Views [709]

So...no snow, no turkey, no glass of port. What we do have is a warm sunny day, an overflowing barbecue, and an ice bucket full of beer. And after lunch, instead of a game of Trivial Pursuit, we'll be playing a game of street cricket. It's an Australian ... Read more >

New York

USA | Sat, 22 Aug 2009 | By franzi_tina | Views [683] | Comments [2]

Hallo Ihr Lieben, danke fuer eure zahlreichen Kommentare. New York war super spannend und aufregend. Nachdem Franzi bei Tinas Eltern extra nochmal ihr Gepaeck ausgepackt hatte, um 2 Kilo zu sparen, wurde es 1 Tag verspaetet direkt zum Hotel in New ... Read more >

bangkok in brief

THAILAND | Tue, 6 May 2008 | By courtneyjane411 | Views [643]

hi! although it seems so long ago now since i was in bangkok, almost a month has passed, i still feel i should include at least a few words on it. afterall, it is an incredible city! coming from slow, relaxed bali, bangkok was quite overwhelming at ... Read more >

Dhaka

BANGLADESH | Wed, 2 Nov 2022 | By krodin | Views [643]

Dhaka I had wanted to come to Bangladesh for a couple of reasons: firstly, I know nothing about the country as a country, and secondly, there are a number of ancient Hindu and Buddhist sacred sites in this predominantly Muslim country, and I wanted ... Read more >

Tags: city, museum, temples, traffic

Walking Tallinn, Skype's Home

NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [607]

Tallinn, Estonia is truly a gem. The entire old city, which is quite large, is a UNESCO, World Heritage Site (We walked over 8 miles in the “old city”). It is steeped in history and beauty. And you can see the different cultural influences ... Read more >

Getting Ready

AUSTRALIA | Wed, 20 May 2009 | By katelynburgers | Views [569]

This past week has flown by - it's my last week in Australia so I'm very excited! ANYWAY, mainly I've been working as many hours as I can for some extra money... I paid a speeding fine yesterday so that set me back about $400... ahh well life goes on.... Read more >

Tags: getting ready, packing, shopping

Evenings

COSTA RICA | Mon, 27 May 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [495] | Comments [2]

The evenings here are very quiet and end very early. At home I rarely crawl into bed before 11 or 12 pm. Here I'm up in my room most nights between 7-8. Next to the language it's the biggest change for me. Xiani prepares dinner and serves dinner anywhere ... Read more >

Tags: costa rica, kda

Hammam

MOROCCO | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [448]

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 >

my alternate scholarship entry: seared ahi tuna

USA | Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By gwendolynalley | Views [326]

It starts with fish, fresh ahi tuna to be precise. And it starts with a whisper: “Did you hear the tuna boat is in town this weekend?” This tuna comes from the ocean that I see each day when I walk along the beach—the Pacific ... Read more >

Week 1 & 2

THAILAND | Mon, 17 May 2010 | By blackntan210 | Views [319]

Sorry guys. I'm a couple weeks behind on keeping you updated. It's just been quite the adjustment and instead of getting to this over the weekends like I planned, I sat by the pool or in a hotel room with A/C until I had to leave. But I'm getting ahead ... Read more >