Monthly Archives: April 2009

Swine flu (H1N1 virus) overview

WorldNomads.com’s roving medical expert Dr. Erik McLaughlin MD writes a brief overview about Swine Flu, and Insurance Director Graham Kingaby talks about it.

San Pedro prison closes to tourism

Tours have been run on and off for years, but this time the (totally unofficial) organisers pushed it too far.

The Treehouse Diaries #4: Up, up & away!

Nick puts up the foundations for his new treehouse in the woods with the help of a few friends.

WAYN: The relaunch

The WAYN guys have realised that to keep profiles active they can’t rest on their laurels. Not in this field.

The holistic approach to sustainability

Services built and run by the local community will increase regional income and keep people from leaving their homes.

The Treehouse Diaries #3: Bertha comes alive!

To turn a steel drum into something useful takes a lot of noise and a lot of graft.

Alexanders: Urban foraging for Roman veggies

A wealth of foodstuffs were introduced to Britain by the Romans. Along with Rosemary, leeks, fennel, sparrowgrass (asparagus), pepper and good king Henry, they bought something else: Alexanders.

Plans change & Vorovoro gets a solar-powered desalinator

A lack of appropriate materials in Labasa, Fiji to make a solar powered ice machine means that the Kings College team are forced to improvise and come up with a new plan.

A Tourist’s role in Archaeological ethics

Some tourists think that since artifacts have already been looted, what’s the harm in buying them?

Solar-powered ice maker heads for Vorovoro, Fiji

In less than a week we will be arriving on Vorovoro to build a solar-powered refrigeration system. The idea is not new, but this will be the first time the design will be used in a tropical climate.