World Nomads journals & writers

Via Egnatia/Egnatia Odos: A Road through Northern Greece

GREECE | Fri, 3 Jul 2015 | By krodin | Views [4228]

Traveling Via Egnatia via Egnatia Odos: A Journey through Northern Greece  As travellers we use roads; good roads make travel easier, bad ones make the journey more difficult. Some roads are new and their construction uncovers or destroys ... Read more >

Ode to Patna

INDIA | Mon, 10 Jul 2006 | By craigandsimon | Views [3183] | Comments [16]

We recently had pleasure of having a painful overnight stop in Patna, a grimy northern Indian rail hub. We arrived late, got mobbed at the station, were almost run over on the street, attacked by a pack of wild dogs and then were repeatedly told that ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Moses, Monuments and Mosaics: A Journey Through Jordan

JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1859]

Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan  The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >

Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums

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 >

Juneau - the capital of Alaska

USA | Tue, 23 Jun 2009 | By mlisaho | Views [1631]

I arrived in Juneau by ferry on a hazy, cloudy day, and it stayed that way for the few days I was there. Rained every afternoon as well, just to cap it off. But other than that, it was a good place to visit, especially since it's home to Mendenhall Glacier, ... Read more >

Unhappy Birthday

INDIA | Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [1462] | Comments [1]

Happy New Year to you all! Having spent a very enjoyable and very unusual Christmas in Pondicherry we have come down to the southern tip of the subcontinent to the beaches around Trivananthapuram (try saying that after a couple of beers, or in fact ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Deutsche Freunde (Part 2)

CANADA | Tue, 29 May 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1444]

Let us continue! Thursday 24th - Present time (Monday 28th)  The past few days have been very mellow and relaxing. The weather in Victoria has been superb, the sun glistening on the harbour is absolutely beautiful. I took full advantage of the ... Read more >

Tags: buffet, celebrities, germans, nanaimo, part 2, pizza, police check, toboggan

Papantla and El Tajin

MEXICO | Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By gemma | Views [1397]

We travelled down to Papantla, and I was in some discomfort due to my sun burns.  The temperatures down there were even higher than La Huasteca and I have to admit that I didn't enjoy my day in Papantla that much.  We didn't stop at the hotel, which ... Read more >

Veliko Tarnovo

BULGARIA | Fri, 21 Oct 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1170]

Our first impression of Bulgaria was of disappointing Sofia.   Our last will be the wonderful town of Veliko Tarnovo.   We followed signs for the Comfort Hotel, 200 meters at a time, into the narrow, twisting, cobbled streets of the old town, ... Read more >

Dia 6 y 7: Pushkar, pueblecito tranquilo y bonito... y un par de anecdotas. 5y6-08-2010

SPAIN | Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By dayangchi | Views [1047] | Comments [2]

 Me puse el despertador con tiempo, a las 6, suficiente para estar bajando las escaleras a las 6 y cuarto... si es que soy un tio previsor. Aun de noche me puse a andar hacia la estacion un poco preocupado porque tenia que comprar el billete y si no habia ... Read more >

Tags: children, gaths, india, lago, lake, pushkar, tiendas, tren

No Window for The Monkey

INDONESIA | Wed, 6 Jan 2016 | By davidpearlman | Views [1042]

Yesterday, I took a short walk from the hostel (about 20 min) to the Ubud Sacred Monkey Sanctuary, otherwise known as the monkey forest.  One Hindu belief is that humans must live in harmony with their natural environment, and the monkey forest ... Read more >

Tags: bali, indonesia, ubud

Shopping up a storm in Florence

ITALY | Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1027]

When I arrived in Florence I had no intention of buying a leather jacket. "Come into my shop and have a look. Just for fun," said a beaming shop keeper... you can see where this is going. End result: after some 'skillful' negotiation, I am ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

April 19th - Hawaii

USA | Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [948] | Comments [1]

I haven't updated this in  ages - mostly becausI was too stressed for the first few days in Hawaii and too relxed after that. Adelaide We continued to drink our way across Australia by visiting the National Wine Centre in Adelaide and then heading ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Manono

SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [850]

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 >

David in Brusselland

BELGIUM | Sat, 20 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [827]

Throghout my travels, I have been utilizing public tranporation, where in Europe is generally very good. The only other transport besides public bus, train, tram (or plane), has been walking.  Here in Brussels, there is one thing that I was wondering ... Read more >

Tags: brussels, transport

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [765]

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 >

I was picked up by the police...

THAILAND | Sun, 4 Mar 2012 | By kendrac_1 | Views [740]

Well... I was picked up by the owner of my bungalow, who just happens to be a police officer on the island as well. I hopped off my banana boat transfer from Phang Nga and was immediately greeted and whisked off on a motor bike with a personal police ... Read more >

London - Iiii

GREECE | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By gelly | Views [659]

London -Iiii is a journal that hosts photographs from my latest trip in London.  My personal view of London is about the architectural model that is applyied on buildings and new developments, that are used to accommodate housing and/or offices.... Read more >

Tags: architecture, buildings, life in london, london, people, working people

Napoli & first day with the guests

FRANCE | Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By bradenh | Views [633]

So after Ischia we left for Napoli in Italy and spent the day detailing the boat and getting it ready for the boss when he arrives. Wasnt too much of a mission as we had kept the boat pretty clean but things had to be spotless. Napoli (Naples) has a ... Read more >

Amsterdam

NETHERLANDS | Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [584]

Pretty easy flights today to go from Bangkok to Amsterdam, but man am I thirsty. Flying really takes the water out of me. Amsterdam's Schiphol airport is surprisingly plain. And the luggage is taking forever! I really would have thought the luggage ... Read more >

London, Tuesday 31 July

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 31 Jul 2018 | By europe2013 | Views [509]

A bit of a non-day.  We spent a lazy morning with Carol and Adrian before heading off to Heathrow and catching our plane to Hong Kong.  If your day is shortened by7 hours and you must spend three hours at the airport before your flight, then ... Read more >

Europe...we have arrived!

SPAIN | Tue, 30 Aug 2011 | By braynroni | Views [491]

Flying from Thailand to England was ok – both got a wee bit of sleep after watching Kung Fu Panda 2 and Rio to help us get tired. Managed to see a smidgen of the beautiful sunrise through others windows too – we were in the central chunk ... Read more >

Minderheiten

CHINA | Wed, 6 Apr 2011 | By ollo | Views [393]

Das ist die Mensa, in der ich regelmässig zu Abend esse, eine von vielleicht sechs auf dem nördlichen Campus der Universität. Die Mensa wird von (und unter anderem auch für) Moslems betrieben, weshalb die Gerichte mit Sicherheit „ halal “ ... Read more >

Sleeper train cruising

THAILAND | Sat, 15 Nov 2014 | By morganne | Views [290]

The sleeper train was definately an interesting experience... we got to the train and went to our asigned seats where we would be for 12 hours straight, 7pm to 7am. About an hour into our ride a man came around and set up our beds. I actually slept like ... Read more >

Shropshire lambs

UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 4 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [216]

Invited by a colleague from work to come and see how lambing went.  so headed off, getting lost despite the satnav down the shropshire lanes. Plenty of practice reversing but three point turns are still 5 or 7 point, but thats the price of non powered ... Read more >