The Modern NomadThe Modern Nomad The Modern Nomad is a blog about living life without a fixed address. Through travel, I explore what makes life exciting, meaningful and authentic. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:10:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Cape Town https://www.themodernnomad.com/cape-town/ https://www.themodernnomad.com/cape-town/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:29:59 +0000 Gustav, the Modern Nomad http://www.themodernnomad.com/?p=4970

My travel guide to Cape Town. Expect plenty of stunning panoramas of a beautiful city.

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]]> https://www.themodernnomad.com/cape-town/feed/ 10 Cape of Good Hope and Franschhoek https://www.themodernnomad.com/franschhoek-and-cape-of-good-hope/ https://www.themodernnomad.com/franschhoek-and-cape-of-good-hope/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:38:20 +0000 Gustav, the Modern Nomad http://www.themodernnomad.com/?p=4942

Comments on and photos of two day-trips out of Cape Town: the famous Cape of Good Hope and the wine district of Franschhoek.

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A four-day road trip up the Namibia desert and down the Skeleton Coast. Cave BDSM painting, safari, elephants aplenty and shipwrecks only a click away.

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]]> https://www.themodernnomad.com/skeleton-coast/feed/ 5 Swakopmund https://www.themodernnomad.com/swakopmund/ https://www.themodernnomad.com/swakopmund/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:08:30 +0000 Gustav, the Modern Nomad http://www.themodernnomad.com/?p=4819

Swakopmund, adventure capital of Namibia. Featuring me sandboarding, quadbiking, hugging a boa constrictor and marveling at Sandwich Harbour, where the dunes meet the sea.

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]]> https://www.themodernnomad.com/swakopmund/feed/ 3 Octoberfest and Windhoek https://www.themodernnomad.com/octoberfest-and-windhoek/ https://www.themodernnomad.com/octoberfest-and-windhoek/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:52:36 +0000 Gustav, the Modern Nomad http://www.themodernnomad.com/?p=4781

Thoughts on the Namibian capital, Windhoek, and the best, and most surprising, Octoberfest.

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]]> https://www.themodernnomad.com/octoberfest-and-windhoek/feed/ 0 Sossusvlei https://www.themodernnomad.com/sossusvlei/ https://www.themodernnomad.com/sossusvlei/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:15:59 +0000 Gustav, the Modern Nomad http://www.themodernnomad.com/?p=4749

The giant red sand dunes of Sossuvlei is one of Namibia's top destinations. And they are not just pretty to look at, but fun to climb too!

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]]> https://www.themodernnomad.com/sossusvlei/feed/ 9 Walker & Rodeo https://www.themodernnomad.com/walker-rodeo/ https://www.themodernnomad.com/walker-rodeo/#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2015 05:50:15 +0000 Gustav, the Modern Nomad http://www.themodernnomad.com/?p=4716

A quick photo-heavy article about Walker River Resort and the San Francisco Rodeo, two places Don and I went to before and after this year’s Burning Man festival. (I just couldn’t help share some of these photos.)

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Photos and videos from Burning Man 2015, my seventh burn (in a row!) The highlight this year was flying over the city and watch people jump out of the plane.

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]]> https://www.themodernnomad.com/burning-man-2015/feed/ 9 Barcelona, Ljungby, London and Ireland https://www.themodernnomad.com/barcelona-ljungby-london-and-ireland/ https://www.themodernnomad.com/barcelona-ljungby-london-and-ireland/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:33:08 +0000 Gustav, the Modern Nomad http://www.themodernnomad.com/?p=4559

A guilty recap of the last six and half weeks. Click through for fan fetish, leather cops, murder of passion, stag torture, beer swigging bears, unlocked chastity, gay weddings and a ratty bum castle.

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Updates from the Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. Topics touched on include continuous waves, rock climbing walls, a buried city and the law of relativity.

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