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Article Contribution-
Argentinian Landscapes Mar
'08
Article Contribution to Food
and Travel on design-led
boutique hotels in
Argentina( Buenos Aires and
Argentinian Patagonia)
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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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Memorable travel
experiences- Lisa Corcoran.
July 23, 2008.
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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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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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New Fun Seekers
Calling themselves the
'travel mixologists', Urbane
Nomads allows (and even
encourages) clients to tweak
itineraries in line with
their own interests. The new
Singapore-based travel
agency caters to a new breed
of savvy, well-travelled,
restless individuals. It
promises to take you down
the road less
well-travelled, minus the
difficulties of getting
there.
Its idea of snowboarding and
fantastic apres-ski
coincides with a spell on
the mountains of Faraya
Mzaar, Lebanon. Come July
next year, it's organizing a
trip to Pakistan to witness
a no-rules polo match on
what is known to be the
highest polo grounds in the
world. And for those who
want an idyllic getaway,
Urbane Nomads also scours
the world for the most
romantic spots that promise
to be destinations unto
themselves.
www.urbanenomads.com
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Splendours of Sri Lanka
Niche travel agency Urbane
Nomads is offering a
seven-day Sri Lanka package
next month with an
architectural twist.
For $3,300 (twin-sharing),
you get to stay at some of
Sri Lanka's top boutique
hotels and a hotel designed
by the country's pre-eminent
architect, Geoffrey Bawa.
Travel is on Sri Lankan
airways.
Tour Colombo and take in the
preserved splendour of old
cities in the Cultural
Triangle, a region
comprising ancient capitals
such as Anuradhapura,
Polonnaruwa and Kandy.
Check out , too, the
southern town and Unesco
World Heritage Site of Galle,
with its colorful history
and colonial forts.
The price includes all
guides and entrance fees,
refreshments during day
trips, airport transfers,
land transfers and
accommodation.
For enquiries, call Urbane
Nomads on 67288614 or via
email.
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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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Gal pals get rugged.
Travel
experts plan holidays for
this bunch of rugged girls
who are looking for an
all-girl thing - boyfriends
not included. -ST
It is not only the 11th
month but also the 11th hour
if you are thinking of a
year-end holiday but have
not decided where to go.
From child-friendly
places to romantic
getaways to rugged
adventures, Life!
asks travel experts
to plan holidays for
different groups of
people with various
needs.
(Note: All prices
cited are estimates
only and include
airfare and
accommodation on a
per-head basis.)
Former schoolmates
and gal pals
marketing executive
Crystin Chiam,
lawyer Kelly Fan and
advertising
executive Teo Minzi,
all 27 (from left:
Kelly, Minzi and
Crystin)
What the experts
suggest
Ms Hajar Ali,
founder of Urbane
Nomads
(tel:6728-8614,
www.urbanenomads.com):
"I'd recommend Sri
Lanka where you can
indulge in the
things mentioned:
affordable luxury,
bathing elephants,
camping under the
stars and watching
the sunset.
From Colombo, you
have a choice of
Galle in
south-western Sri
Lanka or any of the
beachside resorts in
between.
Make sure to head
for Yala National
Park and stay in one
of the lodges or go
on a mobile tented
safari for an
unforgettable
experience. There
are also eco-lodges
with a barefoot chic
ethos - houses made
of mud and lit by
hurricane lamps
after sunset. You'd
be able to indulge
in camping under the
stars in some
style."
Sultry Sri Lanka-
Frequent Traveller (Article Contribution)
Believing that finding the
right accommodation suitably
enhances a holiday
experience, Urbane Nomads
will make accommodation
recommendations based on
your preferences,
personality and holiday
style. Urbane Nomads is able
to organize tailored
retreats to Sri Lanka, from
a holistic Ayurvedic retreat
to puppet theatre on court
lawns, a quiet, relaxed
retreat in a secluded
destination resort to an
action-packed holiday
covering much of the
country, horse-riding
through tea country and
surfing on the Serendib
Riviera. (http://www.urbanenomads.com
)
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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’.
East West Magazine
First, we had molecular
cuisine, now the concept of
travel is being repackaged
by Urbane Nomads, a
Singaporean travel company
with a difference. Urbane
Nomads seeks out the unique
in every destination (and
they seek out some pretty
unique destinations too!)
and bundle it with select
accommodation and unusual
travel modes. Take their
eight-day trip to Lebanon,
which combines visits to
historical sites with a
gourmand's tour of Beirut's
finest restaurants and an
after-hours itinerary to
keep you hopping all night.
The trip miraculously even
includes a day on Lebanon's
ski slopes.
w:urbanenomads.com
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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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Article Contribution- Pukka Magazine
Sri Lanka, for such a
compact country, plays host
to such diverse landscapes
and attractions that it's
possible to combine
experiences as varied as a
safari experience, beach
layovers, city stopovers,
cultural immersions and
retreats amidst lush
vegetation- typically things
you'd have expected to
travel multi destinations
for.
IUrbane
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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