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Gnaw, Stamp Fair, Scream By Tulips
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Public Service: Leaping Tiger + Nicky By Nicky
Great music, great people, and great beer. PUBLIC SERVICE is a completely free monthly night hosted at Public Bar in St. Kevin's Arcade, presented alongside URBANAUT BREWING CO. Happening every month, it features local artists, bands and DJs, to give you the Wednesday night experience you deserve; with drink specials and banging music. Bring your mates, come meet some new ones, fall in love, spill a drink, dance until youâre late for work on Thursday.
Staying Healthy at Sea: How to Avoid Cruise Ship lllness
Ocean travel can be a convenient way to reach remote locations, evoking a sense of exploration and adventure and offering unique access to wildlife. But getting sick at sea doesn’t only limit your ability to enjoy specific activities and sights – being on a ship often means limited access to medical care. Whether traveling on a small boat or a large ship, maintaining healthy habits at sea can help ensure a positive experience. In 2024, I spent more than 50 days at sea.
Traveling With ADHD: Tips for Solo Travelers
Getting on a plane to the other side of the planet, especially if you’re traveling alone, is an adrenaline-filled experience no matter what. But when your impulsiveness, forgetfulness, sensitivity, and inability to concentrate have caused problems all your life, it can be genuinely terrifying. When I was diagnosed with ADHD at the end of 2022, I worried it meant my newest project – life as a digital nomad – was doomed to fail.
World Nomads Shares 2024 Travel Trends Survey Results
Key Findings of Survey 96% of survey respondents plan to travel in 2024. The top factors impacting travel decisions are regional/political instability (44%), travel costs/inflationary pressures (43%) and overtourism (24%). Travelers are sacrificing other purchases or smaller, frequent trips for longer vacations and far-flung destinations.
The Ideal Costa Rica Itinerary: Nature, Culture and R&R
Costa Rica offers experiences as diverse as its landscapes. This suggested itinerary from (very) frequent visitor Sunny lets you sample all of Costa Rica’s best: volcano hikes, cooking and salsa classes, wildlife viewing, and cultural immersion. Photo © Sunny Fitzgerald Since my first visit to Costa Rica in 2009, I’ve found myself repeatedly returning– more than 20 times.
Japan Travel: Top Things to See and Do in Tokyo and Kyoto
Bill Fink shares his tips on the best sights and experiences in Japan's busy capital city, Tokyo, and its historic ancient capital, Kyoto. Photo © Bill FInk Japan recently re-opened for independent tourists following a nearly two-year shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having visited the country many times previously, I was eager to see to what extent the travel experience had changed. On my recent trip, I visited Kyoto and Tokyo, both independently and on a group tour with Intrepid Travel.
How Indigenous Tourism is Making a Difference
These Indigenous-led tour companies provide travelers with rich, fulfilling experiences while making a difference in their own communities. Photo © Getty Images/SheraleeS According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, one of the top travel trends in 2022 is diversity and inclusion, which includes welcoming Indigenous groups into the travel conversation, sometimes for the first time.
5 Winter Activities in Montreal and Quebec City, Canada
Winter turns the Canadian province of Quebec into a sparkling playground, and even in the urban centers of Montréal and Québec City, there’s plenty of cold-weather fun to be had. Jen Rose Smith shares her favorite ways to enjoy the season. Photo © Getty Images / marcduf Each time I see a map of eastern Canada, my eye drifts inevitably northwards.
The Realities and Expectations of Being a Digital Nomad
Influencers on social media make the digital nomad lifestyle seem idyllic – but what’s it really like to combine work and travel? Freelance journalist Lola shares the pros and cons, and how to find your work/life balance. Photo © Getty Images / Westend61 With remote work rising in popularity due to the global pandemic, there’s been an exodus of people leaving their desks behind in favor of making the world their office.
6 Travel Tips for Digital Nomads
Working remotely is more popular – and possible – than ever. Digital nomad Lola shares her advice on making local connections, finding a work space, maximizing your productivity, and more. Photo © Getty Images / Tom Werner As remote work increases in availability and popularity, more people are doing their jobs from the road. The digital nomad work culture is thriving, and the destinations that can support remote workers are increasing to meet the demand for nomad-friendly cities around the globe.
Where to Hike in the USA Year-Round
With its broad diversity of terrain and climate, the United States offers fantastic hiking every month of the year. Our nomads share their favorites – from easy day trips to multi-day treks – that let you enjoy the best of the seasons and the regions while avoiding the crowds.
7 Things You Should Know Before Visiting Serbia
Travel writer and Balkans specialist Chris Deliso reveals the best of Serbia, from the urban exuberance and festivals of Belgrade and Novi Sad to adventures in the mountains of Fruška Gora and Šumadija – plus some insider advice on how (and where) to eat and drink like a local. Photo © Getty Images / Drablenkov Note: The travel described in this article took place before the COVID-19 pandemic. Be sure to take all necessary precautions and keep an eye on caseloads and entry requirements.
What It’s Like to Visit Ecuador During COVID-19
Ecuador is welcoming international travelers to enjoy its volcanoes, jungles, islands, and beaches – but how safe is it to visit during a pandemic? Cassandra Brooklyn shares her experience. Photo © Cassandra Brooklyn Ecuador is currently accepting visitors from around the world, but with certain restrictions in place, including COVID-19 test requirements and possible mandatory quarantine, depending on where travelers are arriving from. Get more information here.
Is Brazil Safe for Travelers in 2020? 9 Travel Safety Tips
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel: The situation around the world is changing dramatically. Various governments have changed their travel warnings to restrict travel during this time. To understand how this may impact cover under your policy, please go to our FAQs and select your country of residence. For the latest travel warnings and alerts around the world, read about lockdowns and border restrictions. Just how safe is Brazil for travelers?
Book Now, Travel Later to Help Wildlife in Need
Wildlife travel provides crucial funding for conservation and wildlife protection programs, even if your departure date is uncertain. Photo © Alicia Erickson As COVID-19 brought tourism to a screeching halt, conservation programs to protect some of the globe’s most delicate ecosystems began to face a funding crisis. From the open plains of the Maasai Mara in Kenya to the grassy riverbanks of Chitwan in Nepal, the impact has been felt across Asia and Africa.
How to Avoid Drink Spiking: Travel Safety Tips
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel: The situation around the world is changing dramatically. Various governments have changed their travel warnings to restrict travel during this time. To understand how this may impact cover under your policy, please go to our FAQs and select your country of residence. For the latest travel warnings and alerts around the world, read about lockdowns and border restrictions. Drink spiking can affect any traveler anywhere in the world.
The World Nomads Podcast: Flying - Fact vs Fiction
Kim: Hi it’s Kim and Phil with you and our chat with Scott Keyes from Scott’s Cheap Flights shortly who will unpack all of that, but Phil if you take a look at Instagram it would appear the whole of Europe is almost back to a relative normal travel life, with shots of people in Italy and Greece on vacation, not to mention domestic travel in the UK and America…is that the case?
Tipping and Haggling: How to Get it Right on the Road
Everyone loves a bargain, but consider the ethics behind tipping and haggling if you want to be a responsible traveler. Photo © Getty Images / Andrea Pistolesi The fact that we’re able to board airplanes and explore corners of the world that most people will never get to see means that we travelers enjoy an inherently privileged financial position.
A Vegetarian on the Barbecue Trail
In the American South, barbecue isn’t just a cooking style – it’s a lifestyle. Elle Hardy gets in touch with her inner carnivore as she samples her way from the Carolinas to Texas. Photo © Getty Images / Onfokus The Carolinas Memphis Alabama Texas Listen to the World Nomads Podcast - USA All my life I’ve been a vegetarian – I like to think that I was born this way. But moving to the Deep South, where good company is inseparable from food, had me interrogating my relationship with meat.
Show a Little Kindness on Your Travels
How graciously you treat the locals you encounter when you travel – whether taxi drivers, hotel staff, porters or guides – speaks volumes. Photo © Getty Images / Tim Graham The people we meet on our travels often determine whether we love a destination or find it a bit ho-hum. Just as we love meeting kind and friendly locals, don’t forget about the many tourism workers looking after us – serving us food, cleaning our rooms, guiding us, or driving us around.
The World Nomads Podcast: A New Travel Mindset
Kim: In this episode, the founder of a storytelling platform helping to shape the future of tourism as we plan a new way of traveling moving forward. Kim: Hi it’s Kim and Phil with you and I know I said in the last episode we’d be exploring Plastic Free July the global movement helping millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution, but that’s just one thing we will touch on this episode as we look at sustainable travel both on a global and domestic level post-pandemic.
Traveling Couples Share Their Tips for Digital Success
It sounds like a dream job, but for every success story there are those who have tried and failed. We ask four digital nomad duos to share their tips and advice. Photo © Two Monkeys Travel Living a nomadic lifestyle and making money along the way is reality for these traveling couples, but their success has not come without hard work and plenty of trial and error.
Discovering Sri Lanka’s Hill Country
Nomad Cassie Wilkins explores Sri Lanka’s Hill Country during a train trip from Kandy to Haputale. Photo © Cassie Wilkins An old diesel train chugs along the 19th-century railway line between Haputale and Kandy, carving its way through the scenic tea plantations of Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. One of the world’s most beautiful train trips, the seven hour-journey passes through tea estates dotted with workers in brightly colored saris, pine forests, waterfalls, mountains, and gorges.
Vang Vieng - From Party Paradise to Adventure Central
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel: The situation around the world is changing dramatically. Various governments have changed their travel warnings to restrict travel during this time. To understand how this may impact cover under your policy, please go to our FAQs and select your country of residence. For the latest travel warnings and alerts around the world, read about lockdowns and border restrictions. In 2012, the Lao Government banned river tubing after several deaths and many injuries.
Staying Healthy in Cambodia: How Not to Get Sick
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel: The situation around the world is changing dramatically. Various governments have changed their travel warnings to restrict travel during this time. To understand how this may impact cover under your policy, please go to our FAQs and select your country of residence. For the latest travel warnings and alerts around the world, read about lockdowns and border restrictions. What vaccinations do you need? Can you drink the tap water?
7 Incredible Experiences in Cambodia’s Wild East
Hike, kayak and bike through Cambodia’s remote, wild east and discover some of the Kingdom’s most spectacular landscapes and its elusive and exotic wildlife, from elephants to endangered river dolphins, gibbons and beautiful birds of paradise. Photo © Cassie Wilkins Cambodia’s wild east conjures up images of undiscovered temples, hill tribes, turquoise lakes in ancient volcanic craters, cascading waterfalls and flooded forests. Here’s how you can see and do it all.
7 Places to Explore in Northwest Cambodia
Ancient temples hidden in the jungle, crumbling ruins on mountain tops, colorful lakeside villages, vibrant floating markets, exotic wildlife in untouched national parks – Cambodia’s northwest has a lot to offer beyond Siem Reap.
The Power of the Bucket in a Small Village in Nepal
Cassie couldn’t understand the ritualistic sacrifice that was taking place on a mountaintop in Nepal, but still felt incredibly moved by what she saw. Photo © Cassie Wilkins With a face that told a thousand stories, the chief of the village looked over at me, cracked a smile and raised his rusty old Kukuri knife. The bleating goat at his feet was painted with colourful powders. Despite its pleas –drowned out by the ritual chanting – it seemed resigned to its fate.
Getting Around Nepal: Planes, Trains, and Busses
From bumpy mountain roads to landslides, roadblocks, and the scariest airport runway in the world, Cassie Wilkins shares her tips for getting around Nepal. Photo © Cassie WIlkins They say that the best things never come easy, and the same can definitely be said about traveling around Nepal! Although the distances are not especially far, given the mountainous terrain, unpredictable weather, and old vehicles, getting around Nepal can be quite the challenge.
The World Nomads Podcast: COVID-19 Travel News, 6 May
Kim: Hi it’s Kim and Phil with those topics and a journalist in lockdown in Paris but first Phil, Italy – what’s happening. Phil: Look while social distancing and wearing masks is required Italy has said ciao to lockdown, well at least most of the restrictions, they are in 'phase two' of lockdown where they can leave their homes for less urgent reasons, including exercising in parks and visiting relatives.
The World Nomads Podcast: COVID-19 Travel News
Speaker 1: In this episode, industry insiders sharing their thoughts on the future of travel, how the backpacking sector has been affected by COVID-19 and what is Airbnb doing to encourage connect. Speaker 2: Welcome to the new World Nomads Podcast. We'll be keeping you up to date with travel alert and serving some uplifting news and views to inspire you and keep you smiling.
The World Nomads Podcast: COVID-19 Travel News, 29 April
Kim: In this episode, the island spending millions to draw tourists back, the country Thailand is banking on resurrecting their travel industry and the writers working to survive the pandemic by thinking outside the box. Welcome to the World Nomads Podcast. We'll be keeping you up to date with travel alerts, information about coronavirus and sharing some uplifting news and views to inspire you and keep you smiling.
Why Travel Will Bounce Back From COVID-19
The world is starting to open its doors to travelers, so soon we’ll be able to go anywhere and everywhere – more responsibly this time. Photo © Getty Images / JaCZhou 2015 Of all the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19), a big one has affected all of us who love traveling: the world closed its doors. It was the ultimate disruption.
Is it Ethical to Dive and Swim with Sharks?
Controversy surrounds some tourism experiences with sharks, but there are ways to protect these majestic marine animals from harm. Photo © Indo Yachts With more than 500 species of sharks swimming in our oceans, there are endless opportunities for travellers to observe these animals in their natural habitats, whether diving, snorkeling or swimming with them.
Whale and Sea Turtle Encounters on the Mexican Coast
From Magdalena Bay to Puerto Escondido, Mexico is a prime spot for interactions with the sea’s gentle giants. Nomad Johanna gets up close and personal. Photo © Getty Images / Andres Valencia Where the Whales Come to Be Petted Saving Endangered Baby Sea Turtles Trip Notes Where the Whales Come to Be Petted The gray whale swims slowly toward our boat, her baby following closely. She sinks under the baby, then gently lifts him onto her back so he’s almost fully out of the water.
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