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 [4903] | 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 >

Down to the last few days in Laos...

LAOS | Wed, 24 Mar 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [2262] | Comments [4]

We’re almost done with Laos. Our journey started in the North then we slowly travelled down via Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Tadlo and now Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands). This country has a lot of potential and I hope to see a huge difference when ... Read more >

Wild wild West.... Hollywood!

USA | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [2202] | Comments [1]

The Gayborhood. If I had known that prior to making the hostel reservation I probably would still have gone ahead and made the booking. This place is... different? I am staying at a groovy hostel called Banana Bungalow on Fairfax and Melrose Ave. Yep, ... Read more >

Tags: clubs, drinking, eating out, farmers market, fruit, hollywood, mexican, party, venice

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1651]

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 >

A Briefing from La Presidenta de la SNP.

CHILE | Mon, 7 May 2007 | By homersmuse | Views [1575]

It's true. I have been elected as the president of a secret society within Casa Holanda: La Sociedad No Panameña (Non-Panamanian Society). As you may or may not remember from my last update, I am living in a house with 75 people, 50 of whom are Panamanian.... Read more >

Tags: chile, people

So why did I choose to support Cruse Bereavement Care Somerset- Kilimanjaro Blog

TANZANIA | Tue, 7 Jul 2015 | By tony_mattravers | Views [1447]

13 years ago on Friday 3 rd May 2002, I had finished for the day and was working in the garage on my Triumph Herald. My friend and housemate in my first house, Darren (Daz) came into the garage and said he was going to West Bay on his motorbike, a ... Read more >

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

Bree-Spirited

USA | Mon, 16 Sep 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1397]

Over the course of my travels I've stayed with many lovely people and many lovely families. The other day, Brian and I pulled up to the home of Bree and her family with roses and a bottle of wine in hand. Bree is Brian's friend. Her younger sister is ... Read more >

White Christmas!

BOLIVIA | Thu, 7 Jan 2010 | By helenhughes | Views [1087]

Well, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!  Rather belated, I admit, though I have been in the Atacama desert and cut off from civilisation (and the rest of the time pissed or recovering from the night before!!)  We started our second Gap Adventures ... Read more >

Manono

SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [849]

Only a little more than a week I have left in Samoa. For the past couple of days I’ve been staying with John, Lagi, and family. They have four children: George, Frank, Mona, and Fina. Lagi made her first carrot cake last night; excitedly enough, ... Read more >

USA - South Dakota to Colorado

USA | Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [847]

After we left Deadwood we headed towards the Rocky Mountains and stayed at Estes Park. As we arrived at Estes Park at night we got up early for the sunrise over the mountains. Estes Park is valley surrounded by mountains and the view as amazing.... Read more >

Becada en Panamá por Copa Airlines

PANAMA | Thu, 5 Oct 2017 | By nortina | Views [821] | Comments [6]

Tenía dos títulos para esta historia. El primero es el que ustedes ya han leído y el segundo dice así: "In Panama city by serendipity". Y ambos, aunque diferentes, reflejan muy bien lo que me sucedió. A los que no conocen ... Read more >

Tags: centroamérica, copa airlines, panamá

A Hoi An Morning

VIETNAM | Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Views [756]

Five AM is the most peaceful hour in Vietnam.  There are no trucks or buses on the street; only the occasional motorbike putts by.  A lone woman trots to "her" spot on the kerb, her pho pots bouncing up and down suspended from a bamboo pole ... Read more >

magnetic (rose)

FRANCE | Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [702] | Comments [3]

I just discovered this photo on my camera. The day before we left Brighton, I was round at Sarah G's making tea, chatting, hugging, sobbing, overwhelmed with emotion. Fetching milk from the fridge I spied this, and it just about tipped me over the edge.... Read more >

Lazy day in Friedrichshafen

GERMANY | Mon, 17 Oct 2011 | By braynroni | Views [699]

Today was definitely a lazy day. Fog ruled this morning so we lazed around reading books, on the computer, sleeping and basically taking it easy until a lat breakfast around noon. Eventually the sun won out around 2pm and we walked ... Read more >

China - Europa

CHINA | Wed, 7 Sep 2011 | By ollo | Views [637]

Vom 01. bis 05. September fand in Urumqi eine «China-Asia-Europe-Expo» mit 31 Nationen statt, und da musste ich natürlich hin. Man will als Europäer doch wissen, wie sich der Kontinent in China darstellt. Nach dieser Messe bleibt nur ein Schluss:... Read more >

Final days in Peru

PERU | Sat, 4 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [561]

The next day, we go to a couple of the museums in town (also included on our Boleto Turistico) but they're both pretty crap. We grab a quick massage - they're sooo cheap - and board the bus for our 20+ hour ride back to Lima. We don't arrive back in ... Read more >

Clothes to Grow Into

NICARAGUA | Sat, 20 Jul 2002 | By tinamurty | Views [542]

  I memorized all English-language warnings before I left.  Keep your important documents in a money belt close to your body.  Bring change so you don’t have to pull out a large bill.  Don’t wear jewelry or nice clothing.... Read more >

Tags: central america, child labor, nicaragua, poverty, shoeshine boy

An Epiphany in Tuscany

PHILIPPINES | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By fbillano | Views [509] | Scholarship Entry

I arrive in Siena for the first time, at the wrong time. It's October and the Palio horse races are over. Gone are the Renaissance contrade costumes, the earthen racetrack and cheering crowds the travel brochures promised. Instead, the bowl-like ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

NYC followed by a long flight

USA | Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By rich | Views [507]

We have an afternoon flight to Chicago today, so it's another early start so we can fit in the other half of our NYC bus tour - Uptown. We see Donald Trump's newest NYC high rise, which will apparently soon count Beyonce, Jay-Z and Sting among its ... Read more >

Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA | Mon, 3 Jun 2013 | By becky_tomo | Views [496]

Arrived into Buenos Aires feeling somewhat exhausted, the anticipation and excitement of seeing Tom again meant that sleep completely evaded me on the flight over! I stumbled into the arrivals hall, bleary eyed searching frantically for Tom, I walked ... Read more >

holidays

USA | Wed, 7 Jan 2009 | By lararaine | Views [470] | Comments [1]

here are some random pics from the last couple of weeks. Erica is teaching me how to rock this bitch out...........so it's a practice run. xoxo

Chicago

USA | Tue, 5 Jan 2010 | By slav | Views [462]

Reached Chicago and went for drinks. The people in the city all seem to be really sound. We went to one bar and the barman, doorman and a local barfly all started giving suggestions about where we should go. This happened everywhere we went. On recommendation ... Read more >

Istanbul!

TURKEY | Tue, 8 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [383]

we flew from the very small airport at LEX/Lexington to O'Hare and then to Istanbul in Business Class on Turkish Airlines - 3 words to describe our flight FAB-U-LOUS!  contrary to reports in many online reviews, our crew could not have been sweeter ... Read more >

Aloha and a hui hou!

USA | Fri, 7 Nov 2014 | By vincentteschel | Views [303]

Location - Honolulu, Hawaii Dates: October 25, 2014 - October 28, 3014.  Here we go. I have been traveling now for 14 days.  My goal was to blog daily, but after traveling some I realized that goal will be slightly altered. So here ... Read more >

Hitch-hiking Colombia 101

USA | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yoshic | Views [263] | 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 >