Published Work
TRAVEL TO AN INDIAN ETHICAL FASHION ATELIER: SMH TRAVELLER
THIS FEMALE-LED ARTISAN FASHION WORKSHOP IN NORTHERN INDIA IS EMPOWERING WOMEN, WHILE GIVING TRAVELLERS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ETHICAL FASHION.
REGENERATIVE TRAVEL IN THE NEPALESE HIMALAYAS: LIFE & LEISURE
The renowned mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary rented this former Sherpa’s house for decades. Now a refurbished hotel, you too can hire it and escape from the world.
NATURE-BASED TRIPS TO RECONNECT: STAY AWHILE MAGAZINE
Nina Karnikowski explores how micro-stays immersed in nature help her recalibrate, and inspire her to act more for our fragile earth.
THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY - NEPAL: SMH TRAVELLER
Mirror mirror on the world, which of 195 (or is it 197?) countries on planet Earth is the most beautiful of all?
CONSERVATION AND CUISINE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA: SMH TRAVELLER
A NEW CHEF WITH STAR CREDENTIALS ELEVATES THE FLINDERS RANGES ARKABA WALK. BY NINA KARNIKOWSKI.
SURRENDERING AT AN INDIAN ASHRAM: SMH TRAVELLER
When it comes to embracing quieter moments, few things beat a private ashram, writes Nina Karnikowski.
HERON ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE FELLOWSHIP: LIFE + LEISURE
Nina Karnikowski joins an annual collaborative retreat that includes luminaries with climate change concerns.
INDIGENOUS-LED WALKING TOUR IN TASMANIA: CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER
In Tasmania, Indigenous-led walking tours are sharing ancestral stories with travellers
Landback Efforts Are Reshaping Travel: CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER
Returning land to Indigenous communities allows them to take back their narratives and tell their own stories, making for richer, deeper travel experiences.
rewilding in india: LIFE+LEISURE
A Rajasthani safari camp founded by an entrepreneurial conservationist is working with the community to boost the local leopard population.
PROTECTING THE KIMBERLEY THROUGH INDIGENOUS MANAGEMENT: SMH TRAVELLER
Indigenous communities protect 80 percent of the world's biodiversity, and we'll need their knowledge to protect the wild areas that remain.
HOUSEBOAT ON THE HAWKESBURY: SMH TRAVELLER
As I watch the winking morning sun draw golden webs across the wood-panelled houseboat ceiling, a mug of steaming coffee warming my hands, a thought bubble rises above my head: could this be our life?
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL?: THE BIG ISSUE UK
How do we travel more responsibly and sustainably - in a way that doesn’t further degrade the planet, and perhaps even rejuvenates it?
Travel as Therapy: YOUTIME
Nina Karnikowski makes the case for considering the potential inner journey in every holiday, in order to make each trip more satisfying, memorable and meaningful.
TRAVEL FOR INNER GROWTH: SMH TRAVELLER
The things we thought we’d never do: Nina Karnikowski writes about her experience sleeping atop an active volcano in Guatemala.
THE MYSTERY OF MONTGOMERY REEF: SMH TRAVELLER
Nina Karnikowski visits Western Australia's Montgomery Reef and discovers the mystery of a disappearing tribe.
10 SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CHALLENGES: 5 MEDIA
How can we make travel as good for the planet as it is for us? Travel writer and sustainability advocate Nina Karnikowski has come up with 10 challenges for those who want to explore the world more responsibly. See how many you can tick off on your next trip.
REEF RESILIENCE: Marriott traveler
On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, tourism inspires conservation, writes Nina Karnikowski.
Kimberley Coast: SMH TRAVELLER
Immersing yourself in this ancient land is like standing on the edge of time itself, writes Nina Karnikowski.
TRUE LOVE, ACTUALLY: YOUTIME
After a decade of marriage, there may be less flowers and fancy dinner dates, but Nina Karnikowski has come to learn that there is poetry to be found in the dailiness of life.