This is a sponsored guest post by i-to-i.com. So you’ve made the decision to go on a take a gap year and you want to do something worthwhile with your time. Volunteer projects are often the first port of call for travelers, but how can you go about arranging this part of your trip? It’s actually [...]
As a social media junkie, I’m hooked to #FriFotos, a weekly themed Twitter chat that gets travelers sharing their favorite photos from around the world. It’s armchair travel at its best – just follow the #FriFotos hashtag on Twitter to see the smorgasbord of photos and join in! In line with this week’s #FriFotos theme, we’re going back in time to dig out [...]
Last weekend, I received an email from a friend in Tanzania and it reminded me of all the beautiful times we had there almost three years ago. If you’ve been reading about my travels for awhile now, you’ll probably know that Tanzania has a special place in my heart. …
‘Your Wildest Adventure’ is a series featuring thrilling tales from travel writers while jaunting around the world. This week’s edition is a story from Tom Mcloughlin, who shares his travel anecdotes on the Top Backpacking Destinations blog. The adventure traveler caught the travel bug while teaching in Honduras; he shares with us one …
Since travelling became a significant part of my lifestyle, I’d come to realize that a conventional travel itinerary was just not enough to feed my thirst for complete cultural immersion or adventurous endeavors. It was time to ditch the guidebook and delve a little deeper, to get to know my destination inside out. …
The whole world’s eyes are on Haiti now, as the poorest country in the Americas faces yet another devastating disaster. Death toll has now reached over 200,000 at Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital. These numbers are still increasing as survivors are losing patience with the painfully slow process of getting international aid. As I …
A big thanks to Angela at Travel Calling and Keith from Velvet Escape for nominating me in TripBase’s “3 Best Kept Secrets” tag. The aim of this campaign is to unite travel bloggers in a joint endeavor – to create an amazing list of top travel recommendations across the globe to share …
Wanna travel for a long period of time but have no money to do so? No ideas how to sustain your finances on the road? There are tons of ways to refuel your travelling funds as long as you have the means to do so. From teaching English in Spain to working as a dive [...]
This post was sponsored by HBF Comprehensive Travel Insurance. Through the past few years of moving from one city to another, many people have asked me these questions again and again, ‘How do you get all that money to travel?’, ‘Have you considered carefully about what it will do to your career?’ , and of [...]
Just started exploring my interest in Travel Writing,had my first article published on Travmonkey.com! Check it out: http://www.travmonkey.com/wordpress/2008/10/14/how-do-i-volunteer-abroad/ Love to hear any feedback from you guys!
Every single time I stepped into the classroom with Class3, they would start singing this lovely song ‘Welcome our teacha, welcome!’ Whenever I think of them, I hear this song in my heart it brings a smile to my face, and some tears to my eyes. I miss them.. their smiles, their coy faces and [...]
These are the amazing people I’ve missed..all the wonderful people we met in Tanzaniaall who affected our lives one way or anothern those we made us remember the beautiful country of Tanzaniafor these people we’ve met along the way. The one friend who’s helped me all the way,and who made me feel so at …
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