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The Little Big Project Thailand - Voluntourism Vacation Experience

thelittlebigprojectthailand2 wrote 2 hours ago: “The Little Big Project” is a Volunteer Tourism competition funded by the Tourism Author … more →

Tags: experience?, Thailand, @ vacation

Does Voluntourism Contribute To Or Reduce Poverty Porn?

voluntourist2013 wrote 2 days ago: Lina Srivastava offered a post on Good.is recently entitled “Poverty Porn and A New Way to Reg … more →

Tags: Research, Education, poverty porn, Zen Gaze, Drifter Gaze, Narcissistic Gaze

My Two Biggest Travel Regrets4 comments

Georgie M wrote 2 days ago: 1. Elephant riding in Chitwan National Park, Nepal: A “safari” through Chitwan National … more →

Tags: Advice, Asia, Cambodia, nepal, ethical travel, Travel, Travel Advice, chitwan, Elephants

Travel Politics: Volunteering at an Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand3 comments

taliasfootsteps wrote 6 days ago: Ever since I can recall, I’ve had a love for wildlife. I yearned for an opportunity to have a … more →

Tags: Home, Travel, travel politics, Travel (2), Thailand, responsible tourism, Natalia Dziubaniwsky, Travel Politics, ethical travel

New page

Sam Elliott-Wood wrote 1 week ago: I’ve decided that instead of posting this week’s stuff as a post I have made it into a n … more →

Tags: Blog, INTERNATIONAL, new, Volunteering, Ghana, faq, page, issues, Community

Ged Caddick's Terra Incognita Ecotours Company Changes Lives of Travelers, Communities

goingplacesnearfar wrote 1 week ago: Gerard “Ged” Caddick, founder Terra Incognita Ecotours, with Jane Goodall. Charitable vacations are … more →

Tags: Adventure travel, charitable vacations, EcoTourism, travel philanthropy, ecotours, Ged Caddick, Gerard Caddick, Rwanda, Terra Incognita Ecotours

Travel Massive Meets VozMaya

jcuster2013 wrote 1 week ago: On Jun 13 I’ll be traveling from Bend to Seattle to attend the Seattle Travel Massive.Travel M … more →

Tags: Education, Mayan communities, mayan language, fundraising, giving back, Travel, industry enthusiasts, Seattle Branch, global initiative

Volunteering Thailand: Isara and The New Life Foundation

rubyetinthesky wrote 2 weeks ago: One of the big stories in travel in the last decade has been the rise of voluntourism. Keen to use m … more →

Tags: Travels, Trends, new life foundation, Isara, volunteer abroad, Volunteering

The Birth of an Idea

jessicaaimee91 wrote 2 weeks ago: I first heard about Cross Cultural Solutions my sophomore year of college. I had just transferred ho … more →

Tags: Rabat, Morocco, Travel, CCS, Cross-Cultural Solutions

A reflection on cynicism towards ‘Voluntourism’2 comments

Sam Elliott-Wood wrote 2 weeks ago: I realise that this text is long and quite dense but I hope you can find the time to give it a quick … more →

Tags: first, Volunteering, Volunteering Abroad, International Relations, News, Essay, Rupert, prunella, töff

Enlightenment In Costa Rica2 comments

Hillary wrote 2 weeks ago: Last summer, in June of 2012, I embarked on one of the most rewarding trips I’d ever been on. … more →

Tags: Adventures, Pictures], wildlife, Nature, animals, Marine biology, EcoTeach, Volunteer, leatherback

Amazing People Doing Amazing Things

michellesgotsomethingtosay wrote 2 weeks ago: You have all heard me babble on numerous times on here about the life changing experience I had volu … more →

Tags: Arusha, Cheka School, helping othera, life changing experience, Tanzania, volunteer abroad, volunteer africa

New Field Station

amberc2012 wrote 3 weeks ago: New field station site? Thanks to a donation from Seacology & a generous private donor we have r … more →

Tags: Blog, Conservation, Volunteers, SCUBA, Diving

南洋旅游《义行玉里》专栏24:迎接垂死之家挑战(双周刊出)24-05-2013

gardenofblessings wrote 3 weeks ago: 距离2011年8月到印度加尔各达Mother House当义工,转眼已经过了20个月。今天,我终于重返Mother House(仁爱传教修女会),同时到曾担心无法胜任的垂死之家 (Kalighat o … more →

Tags: 阿米@义工生活 |Fun Of Volunteer|, Ahyi Tang, “不必把真爱想得有多特别。试想一盏油, care, Catholic, 特里莎修女, God, Grace Wang, international volunteers

Travel Responsibly ...2 comments

1life196countries wrote 3 weeks ago: Travel Responsibly 1Life196Countries Supports and promotes ”Responsible Travel and Local Touri … more →

Tags: 196 countries, 1life196countries, backpackers, culture awareness, DMOs, kelly little, Micro-Skills, poverty alleviation, responsible travel

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nilanjan basu wrote 3 weeks ago: 0.000000 0.000000 … more →

Tags: rural bengal, Go Green!, Folk music, alternate tourism

Is volunteering doing more harm than good?1 comment

youryearoff wrote 3 weeks ago: Volunteering has long been seen as a great way to spend your year off. However, new research has fou … more →

Tags: features, Gap Year, Travel, Emily Jacobs, Tourism, Volunteer, Danger, Host, opportunity

Tiger Leaf Frog Conservation - Veragua Rainforest, Costa Rica

Reefs to Rockies wrote 4 weeks ago: We spent two nights at Veragua Rainforest after Estacion las Tortugas. During our stay, we learned a … more →

Tags: american academy, Conservation, Costa Rica, EcoTourism, Endangered Species, Reefs to Rockies, tiger leaf frog, Veragua Rainforest

Peru: day 4

sadrobotsdot wrote 4 weeks ago: I had one of the craziest nights of my life last night. After I posted yesterday, most of the housem … more →

Tags: Travel, Perú, Lima, volunteer abroad, miraflores


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