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Voluntourism Innovation: The Mini Grant Program at Sustainable Bolivia
This article was published by our friends at The International Ecotourism Society, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Your Travel Choice blog. Volunteering...
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Global Basecamps Ilkurot Village Community Projects Promote Education for...
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View ArticleVideo Spotlight: Playing for Change – Stand by Me
It’s another classic YouTube hit this week on Video Spotlight. The video featured below looks set to break the 40-million-views mark this year. And rightfully so. This clip, produced by the Playing for...
View ArticleVideo Spotlight: Seconds of Beauty
As we’ve established this month, we’re big fans of slow travel here at The Travel Word. Being able to sit back and let the minutes turn to hours is a huge pleasure. Without wishing to get too...
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Beyond Books in Tanzania: Part I
This article was published by our friends at Africa.com, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Africa.com Blog. “Books are a very important way to knowledge and...
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Beyond Books in Tanzania, Part II: Deb Kelly and the Jifundishe Free Library
This article was published by our friends at Africa.com, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Africa.com Blog. This is the second entry in a four-part series....
View ArticleVideo Spotlight: The Longest Way
Often, personal grooming is one the first victims of a long spell of travelling. It’s fair to say that a lot of us tend to take a more ‘pragmatic’ approach when we’re out on the road. After all, that’s...
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Beyond Books in Tanzania, Part III: “What a Difference a Library Makes”
This article was published by our friends at Africa.com, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Africa.com Blog. This is the third entry in a four-part series....
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Beyond Books in Tanzania, Part IV: The Maktaba Project & The New Tanzanian...
This article was published by our friends at Africa.com, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Africa.com Blog. This is the last entry in a four-part series....
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What Is Experiential Travel? Here’s What We Think
What is an experience worth? Like the long-lasting memories that come from them, the experiences of travel are what make it priceless and unique. Today’s traveller seeks experiences. More than the...
View ArticleVideo Spotlight: Where the Hell Is Matt 2012
We featured the Where the Hell is Matt? 2008 update - part of a continuing series of short films about a funny dance – as a Video Spotlight toward the end of 2012. It was, in fact, the original...
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Short-Term Voluntours – Can You Really Make A Difference?
This article was published by our friends at The International Ecotourism Society, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Your Travel Choice blog. Voluntourism...
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Homestays: Experiencing the Real Laos
This article was published by our friends at Teamworkz, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their blog, The Slow Boat. The children huddle together in awe of the...
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A Glimpse of Rural Local Life Along Kyrgyzstan’s Pamir Highway
If you’re looking for a historical, unusual, challenging and epic path to follow by bicycle, the Silk Road has to be it. Not many are up for it, but, after setting off from Shanghai, China, this past...
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Photo of the Week: Festival in the Meadows, Sekier, Slovakia
Every summer, in the middle of the beautiful Slovak countryside, several hundred people gather in Zaježová. It is a small valley in central Slovakia that was rediscovered in the 1990s by enthusiasts of...
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The Malawi Connection: When Doing Good Does Good
A tale of book bags, boatbuilders, seedlings, tour operators, community development… and hope . This is a classic feel-good tale featuring an especially unlikely cast of characters: an African travel...
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Community and Giving Back Can Go Hand in Hand Through Voluntourism
The debate about the value of short-term voluntourism is still raging. At the moment, unfortunately, absolutes and sweeping generalisations appear to dominate, with negative media in danger of...
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Adventures Less Ordinary: Getting an Accurate Snapshot of Travel Generosity
This post is part of my Editor’s Note in Adventures Less Ordinary: How to Travel and Do Good, a free guide to mindful adventures. Drawing on the combined expertise of two dozen leading voices...
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The Fight Against Human Trafficking: A Visit to the Indian Border with Maiti...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written before the devastating earthquakes that hammered Nepal. It was intended for publication at a time when the additional burdens of recovery from natural disaster...
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A Life-Changing Experience Challenge in Ghana
With every trip we take, we bring home stories: how we saw the Northern Lights from the airplane on our way to Reykjavik, Iceland; how it felt like we were being showered with stars as we snuggled into...
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