A traveler finds a sense of connection in the solitude of the country’s many restaurants that cater to solo dining in Japan. There was a light drizzle outside. I had…
Nathan James Thomas
Nathan James Thomas
Nathan Thomas founded Intrepid Times in 2014 as a vehicle for sharing stories from the road and as an excuse to meet and interview his favorite writers. It has since grown into a global community of writers and travelers who believe in sharing stories with heart that make you think and make you feel. Originally from New Zealand, Nathan is currently loosely based in Eastern Europe.
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As curfew approaches in Tbilisi, Georgia, a traveler makes a mad dash for home to avoid severe penalties. We were four travelers from New Zealand, Canada, the US, and Britain.…
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As Georgia finally lifts its nighttime curfew, a traveler attempts to make sense of the excesses and contradictions of its coastal bohemia, Batumi. Batumi — Georgia’s second largest city —…
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As the death of a tenant sparks a sullen commotion in his apartment building, a traveler wanders around the streets and alleyways of Tbilisi, Georgia’s historic capital city. They started…
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[AUDIO] Travel Writing, One Year On
He told me very clearly: “Give up. Without travel, there can be no more travel writing. And no one wants to read about trips that happened years ago. This is…
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Cover photo: Intrepid Times Editor Nathan James Thomas on a rooftop in Jaipur, India, December 2019 – Just Before it All Began! This was the year when everything stopped. And…
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Writer and photographer Darmon Richter has been a friend of Intrepid Times since we first interviewed him back in 2016. With the release of his stunning new book, Chernobyl: A…
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After a decade on the road, a traveler learns to rediscover the fear and exhilaration of his first ever solo journeys. Just over ten years ago. Sitting in the living…
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A writer attempts to describe the intensity of India while avoiding the ultimate cliché. When the journalist Christopher Hitchens went to Prague during the final years of communism, he made…