Volun-Tourism is one of the fastest growing sects of international travel. Unfortunately, corporations profiting on this burgeoning market have become common. Those looking for travel volunteer opps should seek out groups that are well organized, accept volunteers of varying time commitments, don't charge high participation costs, and most importantly, are non-profit groups putting the majority of resources back into their assisted communities. … [Read more...]
“Meet, Plan, Go”!
Our friend Lillie is the host for this event in Boston. It is a nationwide movement to raise awareness about career breaks and extended travel. Interested in extended travel? Inspired by "Eat Pray Love" to see the world? Sign up for the FREE "Meet Plan Go" conference on Sept. 14 to MEET a panel of career-break travel experts, PLAN your own international journey, and GO on that global adventure. All-star panelists include Amanda Pressner, … [Read more...]
Addicted
Hello, my name is Nicole, and I am an addict. Hello Nicole. The realization of my addiction came at the point where most addictions come, in a dark, dingy hotel room, alone, surrounded by pink pills. The only difference was that I did not have a needle up my arm and I was not in the center of downtown LA. I was in Puerto Rico, and was in my right, conscious state of mine (which I don't know if that makes it better or worse.) As I laid … [Read more...]
Greetings from rural Ghana
12 hours prior, I was walking along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC just down from the White House. 3 hours after touching down in Accra, the capital city of Ghana in Western Africa I was in the middle of the rural countryside far removed from the hub of activity in the two nation's capital cities. I arrived in Ghana and walked down the jet-way to the tarmac welcoming the warm sun, heat and humidity that only the tropics can deliver. With … [Read more...]
Off to West Africa this Weekend!
Wooo Africa looming on the horizon this weekend. The World Cup craziness should be spilling out onto the streets everywhere! Every since my last trip to Africa I've been craving the shores of this huge continent. This will be the year of Africa for me, later trips are planned to Egypt and South Africa. I will be going straightaway to outskirts of Accra in small villages to volunteer with YCC Ghana for a few days. Their work is with villages, … [Read more...]
Polish People-to-People Partnership Celebrates American Roots and a 20-Year Run
(MAY 2010) - Over 2,600 American volunteers are credited for helping write a prosperous new chapter for Polish students through an innovative English teaching program. Working in service teams of 10 to 15, for two or three weeks at a time, volunteers from states across the nation lent their conversational skills to rural classrooms in central and southern Poland out of friendship. Siedlce Governor Zygmunt Wielogorski wants the country to know … [Read more...]
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa Donates to the Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition
Hollywood, California - The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa helps The Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition in its mission to feed the homeless and hungry of our community a hot, fresh, and nutritious meal every day throughout the year. The Hotel does this by packing up the gourmet dishes from their Sunday Jazz Brunch series in Twist Restaurant as well as banquet events. Donated items range from Pan Seared Salmon with Garlic Bechamel to … [Read more...]
Bodega Bay’s 37th Annual Fisherman’s Festival
Saturday and Sunday April 17-18, 2010 BODEGA BAY, CA. - The Bodega Bay community will celebrate its 37th annual Fisherman's Festival on the weekend of April 17-18, at Westside Park. Record crowds are expected to take in live music and entertainment, sample local cuisine, and browse the wares of 80 plus crafter and artisan booths. A special feature will be the dedication of a Fishermen's Memorial to remember fishermen lost at sea. The … [Read more...]
Planeterra’s Voluntourism
Endangered Species, Ancient Culture and Voluntourism Combine in Planeterra's New-for-2010 Project China IRichard G. Edwards, Director Planeterra Phone: 416-260-0999 Email: richard@planeterra.org www.planeterra.org TORONTO, March 23, 2010 - With fewer than 1,000 giant pandas left in the world, travelers on Planeterra's new Project China voluntour will have an opportunity to directly participate in efforts to protect this endangered … [Read more...]
Notes from Dave’s India Journal
Here in India, where there is land there are people. Where there are people there is trash. Where there is trash there are cows. Where there are cows there is cow shit. Where there is cow shit there are people collecting the shit and making cow pies. Such is the state of the outskirts of Agra. We drove through fields where we saw many cow pies drying in the sun today on our way to an old Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri 40 clicks from Agra. … [Read more...]
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