WWOOFing in Sicily
The working day doesn’t start too early at La Casa delle Acque, a small organic orange farm at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily. It’s around 8 O’clock. The sun has lit [...]
Wildlife Conservation Projects around the World
Slowly edging our way along the river bank, the light from our torch scanned for the unmistakable orange glint reflected in the eyes of this night-time killer. A close relative of the [...]
Best Meal Ever – Tijuana, Mexico – Daily Photo
Sometimes a great meal is great because of the cuisine. Sometimes it is the companions or the ambiance. This unlikely photo is of me having one of the meals I remember most [...]
New Spanish Immersion Program / Volunteer Program in Oaxaco, Mexico
I was asked recently for a recommendation on a Spanish language immersion program but came up empty. While I have wanted to take Spanish classes in Mexico or elsewhere in Latin America, [...]
Volunteer Travel to West Africa (Sierra Leone & Liberia) – Episode 272
The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Guillebeau from the Art of Non-Conformity about his years volunteering in West Africa with the NGO (non-governmental organization) Mercy Ships. Chris and his wife volunteered with [...]
Voluntourism, a Manifesto…
The staff and I piled into an antiquated 1980 Toyota Landcruiser. Like all of my other experiences in Bolivian vehicles the seat belts were missing. There were four of us in the [...]
Haiti : A Journey Of Hope
On January 12, 2010, a severe earthquake (magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale) shattered the heart of Haiti and practically destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince. An estimated 270,000 people died, 300,000 [...]
Travel to Ghana – Episode 234
The Amateur Traveler talks to Lillie Marshall of AroundTheWorldL.com about the 3 months she volunteered in Ghana in sub-Saharan West Africa on her round the world trip. She worked for the program [...]
Dog Meets World – Phodography, Charity, and Travel
Would you ever travel without a camera? Dog Meets World has a heart as big as its dream: photographing children across the world, in their own environments, and giving to them printed copies. Dog Meets World seeks to make photo-diplomats of travelers, enabling them—you!—to connect to the people and cultures they visit. To do something so simple, and in the process, make a lifelong impact. All one needs is a camera, a portable printer, and a tiny stuffed dog called Foto.
Give a Day. Get a Disney Day
I predict there will be an increase in volunteering this year as Disney has announced a program where they will trade you a day of volunteering for a day at a Disney [...]












