Nathan James Thomas founded Intrepid Times in 2014 as a vehicle for sharing stories from the road and as an excuse to meet and interview his favourite writers.
It has since grown into a popular home for travel writing with heart, attracting hundreds of contributors and thousands of readers from around the world. Nathan’s own travel writing has been published in places like Roads and Kingdoms, Outpost Magazine, and New Zealand Memories, and his work as a ghostwriter has been featured in Forbes, the Huffington Post, and the Harvard Business Review.
Originally from New Zealand, Nathan lived in China for two years and is currently based in Eastern Europe.
He is the editor of the travel writing compilation Fearless Footsteps, also published by Exisle.
How we travel has changed; why we travel has not. Travel is curiosity, openness, and connection. In this thought-provoking guide, wanderers, dreamers and nomads are challenged to enhance their understanding of the world by exploring it on their own terms. With practical advice on getting off the tourist trail, connecting with locals, and understanding a place by asking the right questions, readers are given the tools to overcome barriers and restrictions and bring the world together.
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Nathan invites us to rediscover the world on our own terms. He is redefining the travel guide genre by not looking at where to travel, but how to travel. Ultimately, Nathan has written the book he wished was written when he first set out on a solo journey as a 17 year old.
If you’re considering backpacking, long term travel, annual leave or travelling for work Nathan shows how to make the most of every place we visit. Learn how to move beyond your comfort zone, overcome language barriers, connect with locals and understand the real story of the places you visit.
“Travel, now more than ever, deserves to be done well.”
Australian Women’s Weekly
“Examines how to get more front the time you spend as a stranger in strange lands”. Click here to read” Click here to view
Let’s Find Out (Science Teachers Association of Victoria)
“offers sound advice to the prospective traveller.”
PS News
“This pandemic-proof edition of Travel Your Way is one for our tricky times, “with barriers and restrictions coming and going at a dizzying rate”. Thomas outlines steps you can take to enhance your travels and get more out of those trips you are able to make. We need to take travel seriously again. In this age of inequality and divide, look on it as a calling and a mission, which could help heal and connect. “True travel requires us to be humble. You cannot travel without first making yourself vulnerable.”
“It looks like we had to experience the loss of travel to understand how much we really need it!”
Craig Storti, author of Why Travel Matters and The Hunt for Mount Everest
“Travel Your Way has something for everyone: great first-person stories, thoughtful reflections on the meaning and impact of travel, and practical advice on how to get the most out of your journey. It doesn’t preach—hence the title—but life lessons abound in these pages nonetheless.”
The Senior Newspaper
“From advice on how to accurately understand new places, to practical tips on meeting with locals, overcoming the language barrier and asking the right questions, Thomas shows you how to discover the world on your own terms. The result is a more rewarding journey and a greater sense of connection to everywhere you go.” Click here to read
School Days Magazine
“If you are thinking of travel from a cultural perspective and getting to know a country in-depth there are some good tips and advice.”
Food &Travel.com
“The author challenges readers to many aspects of travel: thinking deeply, empathising with locals, accepting differences more readily, and much more.”
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Nick Hunt, author of Walking the Woods and the Water, Where the Wild Winds Are and Outlandish.”
“A serious-minded and thoughtful engagement with some of the joys and contradictions that travel brings to light, illustrated by rich vignettes from the author’s own adventures on the road. An engaging, articulate and enjoyable guide
Carmel McMurdo Audsley, Good Reads
“Reading this book makes you want to cherish the wonderful experience that travel is, and plan to get the most out of every destination. If you want to be a true traveler rather than just a tourist, you will find some great advice in this book. The influence of social media means that so many people travel to be seen, rather than to connect. If you are focused on yourself, you can miss the whole experience. Perhaps it will not be the selfies you took, but the people you met and experiences you had, that you will always remember. A book written from experience, with practical tips for your next adventure.”
