Volunteering
17 nature travel guides about volunteering, from national parks and wild coasts to green cities around the world.
Reef to Rainforest
Last year I was offered voluntary redundancy, and being wonderfully bored and frustrated with the rat-race, I gnawed their corporate arms off for some free…
Alaska: Living Simple is not Simple
I spent two and half amazing months living, working (wwoofing), and traveling through Alaska. There are many small communities where residents help each…
Ecotourism in Laos
Small and land-locked, Laos is becoming an increasingly popular southeast Asian destination, and for good reason. The country is home to some spectacular…
A Garden Lady in India's Cold Mountain Desert.
I sit by a Stupa on an elevation above the shore of the Spiti River, shielding myself from the sun. It'll be a good fifteen minutes before the ball of fire…
PEPY: Volunteer Tourism in Cambodia
PEPY, "Protect the Earth, Protect Yourself" is a non-governmental organization registered in both the US and Cambodia. PEPY's mission is to aid rural…
Travel to Conserve a Malaysian Island Environment
Take a trip to one of Malaysia’s most gorgeous destinations, Perhentian Islands . Just off the East Coast are two islands, Perhentian Besar and Perhentian…
World of Festivals
Pratétyasamutpéda. Does that word say anything to you? If not, that's perfectly understandable, because that word is in Sanskrit. The meaning of this word is…
Madagascar, treasure island
This is a story of a trip that started as a tourist and ended up in being an andventure in one of the most adventurous forests in the world. Quoting a…
Organic Farming in the Argentinean Desert
As we arrived into the Argentinean desert with with the mountainous backdrop of La Cordillera de los Andes on one side and Pie de Palo on the other, we were…
Socially Responsible Surfing in Ecuador
"Combine development work with an active holiday" Sandshoe is an NGO combining the areas of education, sustainable development and sports. The purpose of the…
Contradictories of 'VolunTourism'
During the last decades there has been a growing tendency of looking for alternative ways of tourism development in order to slow or arrest the deterioration…
David Suzuki's Force of Nature
This weekend I volunteered at the local small cinema during the first few screenings of the documentary by David Suzuki, entitled "Force of Nature" , to…
Walking through history
I always wanted to do the "Camino de Santiago" but it was never the right moment, more appealing, exotic and relaxing destination were winning the last…
Donna Nook Grey Seal Colony Birth
Hi there, we will go to see the Seal Colony this week end in the Lincolnshire and we still have 2 Train tickets left leaving Saturday Morning 8.10 from Kings…
Volunteering on a Budget
If you are like so many conscious travellers, you naturally want to contribute in some way to the betterment of the places you visit during your travels…
Village Earth and Colorado State University Offer New Online Course in Tourism and Development
Village Earth, a non-profit organization that provides sustainable international development training programs, is offering a new online course "Tourism and…
Aboriginal Peoples in Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
When the eyes of the world are focused to Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games , the Aboriginal tourism industry has had a great opportunity, both to showcase…