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Fast Five Profile: Planeterra

WORLDWIDE | Tue, 29 Jun 2010 | By responsible-travel | Views [5122] | Comments [1]

In the WorldNomads.com Responsible Travel blog, we've gone out to some of the biggest and smallest names in the Travel Industry to get a snapshot of who's who and find out what they're actively doing in voluntourism, green travel and socially responsible ... Read more >

Bungee jumping and fjord dipping

NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 21 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3015]

It was my 15th day in Aotearoa, and my trip is winding down. I’m going to miss New Zealand so much when I go, but I still have three days left and plenty more to see! I woke up at 7:00 this morning and took my bags to the coach straight ... Read more >

Tags: adrenaline

Kaffee und Kuchen

GERMANY | Wed, 1 Oct 2008 | By whippin_picadilly | Views [2304]

Seldom am I tempted to travel long distances purely for food. There are of course exceptions, like the legendary Mrs Macs meat pie from Western Australia which, purely for the pastry and gravy alone, I might actually consider walking over hot coals ... Read more >

Tags: cologne, germany

Take a Break with me

CANADA | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 | By meggiekay | Views [1804] | Video

As part of my travel video web series, I went to High Park in Toronto. I always think it's important to take breaks and relax while travelling so you don't get too worn out from waiting in lines, being cramped into small busses, or sleeping on uncomfortable ... Read more >

Tags: breaks, nature, park, relaxing, toronto

Newcastle to Port Stephens

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 >

Middle East Musings

SYRIA | Sun, 8 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1485]

I started writing about Petra so many times and just found that it was way too hard to explain. It's an amazing site and I think we'll just try and put on some photos to show you what we mean! Same goes for the vast desert landscape at Wadi Rum. It was ... Read more >

Total Solar Eclipse-July 22nd 2009

CHINA | Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By becci_hodge | Views [1178]

I woke up too early, probably because the Chinese group on the floor below had departed at 4.30 am; I must have become confused.   Eventually, when the breakfast of steamed bread and honey was finished, we set off to find the precise ... Read more >

Tags: solar eclipse

The Danube Delta

ROMANIA | Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1162]

The Danube Delta,  another UNESCO World Heritage site,  is the largest wetland in Europe and t hanks to Connie's careful scheduling we were able to squeeze in a little birding.   It is a popular place for wintering waterfowl although today felt almost ... Read more >

Karaoke

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 5 Jan 2008 | By ciaranandruth | Views [1074]

Ciaran with the Bear Necessities from the Jungle Book again, Ruth saved from Bohemian Rhapsody but put in a group of women to sing about Raining Men , we saw everything from the sublime to the ridiculous, but as was fitting, we finished the evening ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Lake Titikaka and the question of change

PERU | Mon, 10 May 2010 | By julio_martinez | Views [1064]

Lake Titikaka is 3810 meters high, the highest navegable lake in the world, located roughly half in Bolivia and half in Peru... The tiwanakus considered it sacred for centuries... so did the incas after them... and still today it's considered sacred ... Read more >

Santiago, Chile

CHILE | Tue, 15 Sep 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1040]

Costs pp: bus Mendoza to Santiago 75p. Metro 460p. 14/9 We took a day bus this time, of course because the terrain we were to cover promised to be amazing and it fulfilled our hopes. We travelled in front seats east through the countryside and up ... Read more >

More of Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA | Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [993]

We're loving it here. The amount of things you can do in this city seems immeasurable. I'll recount some of the highlights of what we've done during the past few days. We've done a lot of walking around in the city, visiting museums (Centro Cultural ... Read more >

Tags: People

Croatia

CROATIA | Sat, 17 Oct 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [992]

  October 8 th We had a busy morning at the campsite, squeezing out the washing we had put out overnight that got wetter from the overnight dew, emptying waste water and the usual leaving camp jobs before getting on the road to leave ... Read more >

Toilets, toilets, toilets

ETHIOPIA | Fri, 3 Jun 2011 | By justinecutler | Views [903]

To our delight (not) we discovered that on our return trip to Dubai from Rwanda we were scheduled for a 13 hour layover in Addis Ababa - our least favorite city. Ide had the clever idea that as we had to be there anyway we may as well take advantage ... Read more >

Manono

SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [864]

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 >

My African Experience - Rich

SOUTH AFRICA | Thu, 15 Jan 2009 | By rich | Views [856]

The sheer size of Africa is unlike anything I'd seen before. Despite spending three full months there, we only managed to see seven of the 47 countries it encompasses. Not only that, but we really only saw tiny areas of those seven. Does that mean I ... Read more >

Tschüss Auckland, Hallo Northland

NEW ZEALAND | Mon, 16 Oct 2017 | By domi_info | Views [805]

Hallo Freunde, ich werde mich nur kurz melden, denn gleich breche ich auf ins "Northland". Das ist der nördlichste Part von Neuseeland. Es soll dort sehr bergig und wunderschön sonnig sein. Ich fahre mit zwei anderen Reisenden aus Deutschland ... Read more >

Athens Greece

GREECE | Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [733]

Athens glorious Athens.... I don't know what is more exciting, the fact that we are in this amazing city or that we are almost finished with our contiki tour... Now don't get me wrong, we have had a great time ... Read more >

Summer time & the livin's easy

CANADA | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 | By krit | Views [729]

I never thought Canada could be so much fun in the summer time. I have always looked upon it as a place to escape to during Winter and that it couldn't offer up anything different from Australia during the warmer months. How wrong I was. Vancouver ... Read more >

Hong Kong Scootering Adventure

HONG KONG | Thu, 15 Jul 2010 | By hongkongadventure | Views [618] | Video

Dear Reader, Last week i went Scootering(Normal Razor Scooter) around the Sai Kung Peninsula. It was quite challenging but still i had alot of fun!The challenges may sound a bit dumb, but it sure was hard! Challenge#1: The sidewalk and road was quite ... Read more >

Tags: curfew., hong kong, scooter, urban

Beautiful Halong Bay

VIETNAM | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [453] | Comments [1]

Halong Bay, Vietnam : Halong Bay is 170 km from Hanoi. A bus made the circuit of several hotels to pick up all of the passengers going on the overnight cruise within Halong Bay. I believe the driver was getting paid by the hour since at no point in ... Read more >

Hammam

MOROCCO | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [441]

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 Daily Community

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 5 Nov 2011 | By jacquelineheldoorn | Views [354]

For this project, because of a lack of transportation in the last week I've only been able to stay within my local commmunity, including my own house and backyard, I walked to the neighbouring suburb, which includes my grandmother's house and I've been ... Read more >

Le Tour de les Dales

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 21 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [304]

Anybody north of Sheffield is well aware that Le Tour (French bike race in July) is kicking off in Yorkshire this year. From Richmond I headed down Wensley dale - stupid me thought it was Heartbeat country, but thats the Moors- meeting cyclists by the ... Read more >

Third Annual Perros Art Festival

NETHERLANDS | Fri, 29 Jul 2016 | By kimswim | Views [297]

Last weekend, Perros was hosting an Art Festival. The grounds of the Palace de Congress (like a convention center) have been set up for the artists to display their work. There must be between 35 to 40 artists showing. Last evening we walked around ... Read more >