hi, all,

i'm looking into a trip to cairo from around dec 25 to around jan 1/2. right now i have no-one to travel with, as my friends/acquaintances are all going off to different locales for the holidays (india, chile, lebanon...)

would any nomads be up for travelling around egypt for a week, on the cheap? or are there nomads in cairo/alexandria who will be around for that week and up for some local adventures? or do you know anyone else looking for a travel buddy?

please do let me know. sim pho nat ic at gmail dot com.

cheers!
simran

<http://simran.nomadlife.org>

Labels: Cheap Ass, conversation starter, Egypt, help, Travel

hello nomads!

i'm planning a week-long trip to rome in march for my 25th birthday. plane tickets are booked -- i get there on a friday and leave the next friday -- but i don't have much else done right now.

would love to hear from anyone who's there (can we do a nomadlife mini-meetup?), or who's been there of late, on

-- good places to stay (safe, since i'll be on my own; relatively inexpensive; centrally located). i wouldn't mind doing either hostels or rental apartments for the week, as long as i don't end up paying an arm and a leg for the latter.
-- where to eat (the locals' recommendations!)
-- what to do (i've ordered guidebooks online, but again, would love to hear tips and tricks from those in the know)
-- the weather in mid-march. rain? cold? sunny?

also, should i take off to florence for a day or two? or would i be better advised to stay in rome for the whole time? i'm happy to just take things easy, but i also don't want to under-do it!

any and all wisdom on this or other topics gratefully received! thanks! :-)

Labels: need a safe house, Travel

At issue is the English-language version of the China Travel Guide published by Australian-based Lonely Planet Publications, which includes a regional map that uses different colors to mark China and Taiwan to indicate they are two separate countries.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently confirmed the book has been banned.

(more here).

I wonder if this is really true...

Labels: Travel

The Libyan government is denying entry to tourists if they don't have an Arabic translation of their passport - even if they have a valid visa, European officials and airliners said Monday.

Eighteen French nationals were stranded at the Tripoli airport since Sunday night, until the French ambassador to Libya intervened Monday on their behalf and they were allowed to return home, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Pascale Andreani, said in an online briefing Monday.

(more here)

Labels: Libya, Travel

Most of you cats on nomadlife are likely to enjoy or at least have partaken in a little hookah every now and then. Thus, we thought you might like to know about this nomadlife inspired diddy that T-rent and I have been working on for quite some time now. Yes, you've heard about it before, but we all know it's even more gravy the 2nd time around. If you're new to the community and aren't familiar with this nomadlife baby, it blows wide open your Sphere of Influence and offers some serious improvements over standard hookahs:

Durable, Built to Party Design
Light and Compact
Dishwasher Safe
Sets up in Seconds

We've firmed up a ship date and are set to revolutionize parties everywhere. It fits in a small soccer (futbol) bag and turns almost any liquor bottle into a hookah dream. But remember nomadlifers: this is not just a hookah, it's a party carried on your back. Take it with you as you cross those borders and let the conversation come to you.

Get yours here and become a Party Pioneer. Yes, we have international shipping.

The revolution has arrived. Live that Dream, and share it. Party on.

(Here's the back story)

Labels: cool, HoboHookah, Travel

"UK tourist visas are often denied to would-be visitors because they "plan a holiday for no particular purpose other than sightseeing", a report says.

Others were turned down because they had never previously taken any foreign travel or could not speak English. The "ridiculous reasons" for rejecting visas were set out in a report by the independent monitor of UK visas.

Linda Costelloe Baker's report said that despite such flaws there had been "significant improvement in quality." But she said entry clearance officers could use "some ridiculous reasons when refusing visa for tourist visits". She said a common reason for refusal was "you wish to go to the UK for a holiday. You have never previously undertaken any foreign travel before and I can see little reason for this trip". (...)" (BBC News)

More here

Labels: news, Travel, WTF