Worldwide
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Thursday, 24 Sep 2009 | Views [744]
When
most people start planning their annual getaway, the last place they picture is
a frozen cityscape with its streets devoid of solar-powered humdrum. However, if
you slung Jack Frost his icepack, he’d skate a way through some of our ... Read more >
Tags: winter, travel-tips, packing, south korea, lithuania, england, norway, usa, language guide, ant stone
Friday, 31 Jul 2009 | Views [2462] | Comments [2]
If you poked your noggin into a hostel and screamed "roadtriiiiiip!” you'd be - literally - struck by the response. The ingrained midday silence would be smashed by a giddy boulder of excitement, rising to a fever pitch. A willful German couple ... Read more >
Tags: roadtrip, driving, campervan, usa, australia, uk, friends, hitchhiking, carpooling, ant stone
Monday, 6 Jul 2009 | Views [513] | Comments [2]
In a lottery of last words you quit your job, sold your car and stuffed your parent's attic with wonky boxes. Your best friend recommends Australia . His girlfriend argues South Africa . Her sister demands Eastern Europe . Her cousin ... Read more >
Tags: inspiration, destination, imagination, ant stone, backpacking
Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009 | Views [671]
All in all volunteering abroad can be a rewarding experience for both
you and the community – just be sure you do your homework before you go
to avoid disappointment. Here's some questions we think you should ask Ask Yourself: Establishing your ... Read more >
Tags: volunteer travel, voluntourism, responsible travel, travel philanthropy
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Views [1014]
Have you heard the term ‘couch surfing’ and want to know what it is? For some, it’s about scrounging a free place to doss so budget travels stay that way. For others, it’s about a desire to avoid the cultural bypass of big beige hotels and stay away ... Read more >
Tags: couchsurfing, cheap travel, budget accommodation, adventure travel, independent travel, travel experience
Monday, 18 May 2009 | Views [651]
“You’ve got to help me; I… see… things.” There’s no doubt that long-term travel can impact on your mental well-being. In today’s Western society it just isn’t natural to be so darn free. We develop into skins pre-programmed to set alarm clocks, ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, solo travel, homesickness, loneliness, ant stone
Friday, 19 Dec 2008 | Views [553]
I have travelled with everything from climbing rucsacks on a long haul trip across India to just a tiny day pack for 4 weeks in Cambodia. My advice, like many before me is to travel light ! Now of course, this might mean either of the above, so you ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, backpack, worldnomads.com, world nomads
Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 | Views [664]
It is one of the peculiarities of travel insurance that people buy it because they imagine having their belongings stolen, and yet this is one of the least important reasons you actually need it. By this I mean that although it is an incredibly common ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, theft, travel insurance, worldnomads.com, world nomads
Monday, 15 Dec 2008 | Views [669]
I don't know about you, but I frequently head off on shortish trips to small groups of countries like Japan, Vietnam and Laos or Italy, France and the UK. Modern electronics have become wonderfully small compared to 10 years ago ... but I am still ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, laptop, plugs, worldnomads.com, world nomads, power adapters
Friday, 12 Dec 2008 | Views [498]
Camera's
Simple really: don't take anything with you that you aren't prepared to lose. You might think that with everyone and their dog carrying a digital camera these days, these wouldn't be a target, but with 30% of the world's population living ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, camera, money, worldnomads.com, world nomads
Thursday, 11 Dec 2008 | Views [396]
"Look shabby! Shabby people are attacked less than the smart asses with the brands" was a quote on one site. While this is undoubtedly true in some circumstances, try telling that to the smart immigration official in Singapore when you are ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, travel dress, dressing for travel, worldnomads.com, world nomads
Tuesday, 9 Dec 2008 | Views [393]
It is usually a good idea to try to arrive during daylight hours, especially to an unfamiliar destination. I was travelling across North Africa years ago and made the mistake of arriving in Algiers at about 11pm. I stepped off the train, looked around, ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, arriving, worldnomads.com, world nomads
Monday, 8 Dec 2008 | Views [410]
I am a firm believer in human intuition, which seems to have served me well over the years. Follow the messages your 'other' sense gives you; if an area or person gives you the creep, bad karma or bad vibe, just get away from it/him/her. I was in ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, intuition, worldnomads.com, world nomads
Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Views [553]
This is a really simple one: make sure your passport is valid for at least 6 months AND has at least 10 whole empty pages available for visa stamps. Why? I was working in Japan once after an extended overseas trip, had to go to Korea to get ... Read more >
Tags: travel tips, passport, worldnomads.com, world nomads
