Hope and Healing
Mark and Peggy are two physicians from New York City who have taken a year off the grind of academic medicine to travel the globe. After six months of travel, they will finally land in Liberia, where...
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How You Can Change the World Through Volunteer Work
Derek Turner at Ngorongoro Crater. Photo by Derek Turner. Find a need. Fill a need. For many of us there comes a point in life, when you take pause, look around and realize we have it pretty good....
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Voluntourism: Choosing the Right Placement For You
On the Niger River in Niafounké, Mali. Photo by LuisDafos. I was conducting a voluntourism workshop not so long ago. Some participants were new to voluntourism and wanted to learn more, some were...
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Why We Travel: Mark Shrime’s Story
This is part of a series of article in which travellers share what draws them to the road. If you enjoy Mark’s article, subscribe to TravelBlogs and stay updated when new stories like it are posted....
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The Value of Voluntourism: Interview with Stephen Greenwood
Stephen Greenwood in Tanzania. Photo by stephengreenwood. In a time when voluntourism – the act of travelling to volunteer, or volunteering to travel – is becoming big business, there is one question...
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After spending 11 months in Ecuador volunteering as an English teacher, Jon Brandt is back in the US biding his time before his next trip. Destination: Buenos Aires. © Gretchen Wilson-Kalav for...
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Two Stops Past Siberia
Two Stops Past Siberia is a mix of personal letters to family/friends, blog entries, bonus content and a whole lot more. Carl Beien, a Peace Corps volunteer in Kyrgyzstan, takes you from “big city”...
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Geotraveler’s Niche
Lola Akinmade combines her professions as a photojournalist, travel writer and volunteer worker with her personal experiences while on the road. Follow her journeys through her beautiful photographs...
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Through the Lens: A Snapshot of Mumbai
On The Streets Of Mumbai There’s a street just around the corner and down the footpath from the Churchgate train station. I couldn’t tell you the address of this place, but I could describe it as...
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Brendan Harding’s Trivial World of Travel
Whether traveling for pleasure or for any of his other endeavors, especially the Asante Kenyan Charity, Brendan Harding has taken (in his words) “snapshots of life in different places” and written...
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