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Bodega Bay’s 37th Annual Fisherman’s Festival

March 31, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Art, California, Culinary travel, Festival, Fishing, Food and Wine, Golf, Music, Seafood, Sonoma, Volunteer, Wine Tasting

Planeterra’s Voluntourism

March 23, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Africa, America, Animal Rescue, Asia, Beijing, China, Culinary travel, Culture, History, Monks, Shanghai, Toronto, Volunteer, Wildlife

Notes from Dave’s India Journal

January 1, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, Bus Travel, Fashion, Food and Wine, India, Internet, Journey, Mosque, Mountain Climbing, Restaurants, San Francisco, Vancouver, Volunteer, Walking tour

Volunteer abroad with Basecamp International Centers & Make a difference

February 16, 2009 by Richa PradhanLeave a Comment

Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: Africa, Airport, America, Asia, Costa Rica, Culture, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Tanzania, Volunteer

AFS Taj & Tigers of Incredible India with Pushkar Camel Festival

September 17, 2006 by Suzy DavisLeave a Comment

We arrive with our Adventures For Solo Travelers - $1198 land) to the land of 1000 languages and 1000 gods. At the Intercontinental, the women in my group are welcomed with marigolds and branded with the typical red dot on our foreheads. This hotel is an oasis of luxury in a polluted city of 14 million people. Two days are spent touring Delhi. The obligatory sites include Gandhi's Tomb and many UNESCO World Heritage Sites. No where else have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Africa Safari, Animal Rescue, Architecture, Cruising, Culinary travel, Culture, Desert, Europe, Festival, Food and Wine, History, India, Journey, Lodge, Naked, Paradise, Sand, Shopping Mall, Traffic, Volunteer

Backpackers and Billionaires

February 5, 2006 by David StanleyLeave a Comment

fiji hammock sunset

It used to be that backpacking trips to Fiji involved a bus ride from Nadi to Suva, then a ferry to somewhere like Ovalau, Savusavu, Taveuni or Kadavu. No more. These days young budget travelers are lining up to go to the Yasawa Islands, a chain of 16 large volcanic islands and dozens of smaller ones roughly 35 km off the west coast of Viti Levu. The dazzling white beaches, clear warm waters, colorful coral reefs, and sunny dry climate make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: South Pacific · Tagged: Airport, Backpacking, Beach, Bus Travel, California, Cruising, Fiji, Food and Wine, Golf, Hollywood, New Zealand, Resort, Sailing, Village, Volunteer

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