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Josh Spear 07.01.08
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Urbane Nomads
You’ve
lived it up in London, found
romance in Rome, and even
wandered into a tourist trap
in Turkey. So what’s next,
you international traveler
you? You could take photos
of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
or eat brunch in Barcelona,
but that’s all been done
before. Why not try a little
something off the beaten
path? If you’re looking for
a bizarre travel suggestion
that doubles as an
incomparable life
experience, we suggest
checking in with
Urbane
Nomads.
The self-proclaimed “travel
mixologists” specialize in
creating unique itineraries
for those who think they’ve
seen it all, but ain’t seen
nothin’ yet. So if you’ve
ever imagined yourself
playing polo in Pakistan or
at a spa in Sri Lanka, your
window of opportunity is
wide open
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Travel Notebook
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Memorable travel
experiences- Lisa Corcoran.
July 23, 2008. |
Slightly Worn Around the Edges
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Travel Advice from the
Internet
And from the neo-hippie vibe
of CouchSurfing to the ultra
hip 'travel mixologists' of
Urbane Nomads…. While the
goals of both the Urbane
Nomad and the CouchSurfer
are essentially the same - a
meaningful travel experience
that gets far beyond the
traditional tourist package
- it is hard to imagine
their ethos being more
different. If you’re bored
with brunch in Barcelona,
drinks in Dubai, and
nightclubbing in Negril and
are looking for something so
fresh and so clean (polo in
Pakistan?), I give you,
Urbane
Nomads.
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Pe Tocuri
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Vacanta la cote extreme cu
Urbane Nomads.
Te numeri
printre amatoarele de
senzatii tari si foarte tari
atunci cand mergi in
concediu? Urbane Nomads ar
putea fi agentia care sa-ti
serveasca vacanta de pomina
pe care o visezi.- Iona
Cristina 2008 Septembrie 17
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ExtraOrdinary Weddings
Nov/Dec '08
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ExtraOrdinary Honeymoon Destinations
- Part 1 - Sri Lanka
We have found just the
right company in
Singapore to bring you
to places that are out
of the ordinary! Calling
themselves 'travel
mixologists', Urbane
Nomads serves up a
variety of interesting
itineraries for you to
choose from.
From Singapore, Urbane
Nomads can arrange air
transfer from
Bandaranaike Airport to
Weligama, plan your
wedding post party, a
performance of
traditional devil
dancing in Ambalangoda
or in-house masseurs for
the honeymooning couple.
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zuno Travel Blog 4th December 2008 |
What is a 'Travel
Mixologist'?
Urbane Nomads
is
a new site/operation
as far as I can
tell. They call
themselves ‘travel
mixologists.’ I
suppose what this
means after reading
their ‘about us’ is
that they create off
the road itineraries
for the well off.
I’m a little mixed
on Urbane Nomads
myself. I don’t
really admire
companies that
market themselves as
designer, mod and
upscale. But I do
admire any tour
outfit that can take
you on a 13 day tour
in Afghanistan. I
think this company
would be great for
MBA grads. They’ve
got money, they’re
young enough to have
a sense of design,
and some understand
that you have to get
off the beaten path
to see another (the
real) culture of the
place. And also…MBA
grads lack vision
and creativity in my
opinion. Either way,
Urbane Nomads has a
rather inconsistent
site with multiple
font sizes and weird
navigation. The map
is very cool, yet it
doesn’t do
much….like I
said…I’m still
feeling ‘mixed’.
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Josh Spear Christmas GiftList
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Josh
Spear Gift Guide 2nd Dec '08
For those who have traveled to every corner of
the earth, Urbane Nomads promises to put together an itinerary that will blow
away minds- from a safari in Burma to tasting cheesecake in a bakery owned by a
Malaysian ex-premier. Hands down, there is no better gift than one of
adventure... if you can afford it, that is.
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MOMist Luxury
Guide Dec'08 |
Urbane
Nomads
is a travel agency
based in Singapore.
The agency bills
themselves as travel
mixologists,
offering unique
destinations,
pairing it with
'select
accommodation and
unusual travel
modes.'
Some of the tours
come 2009 include a
private jet tour
covering Golden
Triangle Thailand
and Myanmar, before
moving on to Putao,
a remote
north-eastern state
in Myanmar that is
notoriously
difficult to get to
due to the erratic
flight schedule.
Putao is at the foot
of the Himalayas,
where the lush
jungles of Myanmar
meet with the
climate and
mountainscapes of
the Himalayas. What
this results in is a
rich biodiversity
that includes red
pandas and clouded
leopards. Home here
too, are many tribes
including the Lisu,
Rawang and Naga as
well as the world's
only Mongoloid
pygmies.
Guests will be
staying in a luxury
resort designed by
Jean Michel Gathy of
Aman Resorts' fame.
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