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Buy, extend and claim online even after you've left home. World Nomads travel insurance is available to people from over 150 countries and is designed for adventurous travellers with cover for overseas medical, evacuation, baggage and activities such as skiing and snowboarding.
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At World Nomads, we believe travellers have an obligation to contribute to the communities in which we travel. Our Footprints program lets you do that:

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A new tapstand in Kamalvouru village, Timor

Suspension Bridge, Laos

New bridge in Po Nowan on the Mekong allows villagers to access high farmland & for trekkers to visit, creating incomes

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Positive Footprints Cambodia

Positive Footprints - Cambodia

Travellers overcoming the elements to help restore a school.
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Kick start your travel writing career by going on assignment with Rough Guides Travel Writer, Simon Richmond, to Tokyo, Japan !

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iPhone Language Guide Apps

Learn the lingo on your iPhone/iPod

We've launched our Spanish PLUS Language Guide iPhone App with over 550 spoken audio phrases. This is available to download from iTunes for only USD$1.99

Including sections on: safety, health, shopping, eating, at the bar, flirting & 10 min language lesson

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Feature destination: New Zealand

Any number of vigorous outdoor activities are on offer in this country of rare seismic beauty and pristine wilderness

TRAVEL SAFETY

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Going to New Zealand

Kia Ora! NZ is a developed country so there shouldn’t be much to worry about, right?

Mountain Biking in NZ

New Zealand is a veritable playground for mountain biking. Find out where and when to go, and how to do it safely

WORK AND TRAVEL

The World of WWOOFing

The abundance of organic farms & outdoor adventure activities make this country a great destination for Willing Workers On Organic Farms

Working holiday essentials

Working holiday visas: top up the bank and keep travelling

NZ: the sporting nation

How important sport is in the Land of the Long White Cloud?


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Questions about New Zealand

Connect with a world-wide community of travelers sharing their knowledge to provide insightful, relevant and personalised Q&A.

Best Bungee Jump?

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Best jet boating in Queenstown?

TRAVEL ITINERARY

New Zealand Itinerary: Southern Exposure

Expose yourself (in a socially acceptable way) to mountain highs, valley lows, icy vistas and indomitable wilderness on this journey around the deep south

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New Zealand Itinerary:
Due North

Encounter hot springs, mud baths, variegated volcanic lakes, untramped native forests and tracts of sand with nary a footprint in sight

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New Zealand by Luke Hansen

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Fox Glacier, NZ

Fox Glacier, NZ

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Fly By Wire

Fly by Wire

By ruben

FESTIVALS & EVENTS

Art Deco Weekend

Frock up for a Gatsby-style weekend, Feb 2010

Speights Coast to Coast

One of the world’s premiere adventure races, Feb 12-13

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