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.

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 ...

Viewing Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower Sipping Champagne in Epernay Shopping in Cannes None of these activities are what Heather Hansen was looking for when she planned her recent ...

Today I woke before the alarm went off with thoughts of work and what I had to accomplish today. A couple of week’s ago I woke to what I thought was the ...

Ellen from the YMCA of Greater New York sent me this great video of kids from the New York area who took a volunteer vacation to Thailand to build a YMCA there. ...

The “Best Job in the World” was awarded to an englishman this week, but a winery in Napa is offering a “A Really Good Job”: A Really Good Job Murphy-Goode Winery… is ...

One of the listeners of the Amateur Traveler sent me these travel tips. She has been a Peace Corp volunteer for two years and allowed me to share these tips anonymously. 1. ...

I posted a video early this week to the Amateur Traveler site of my recent volunteer trip to Tijuana with Esperanza International. This photo is from an earlier trip also building houses ...

Visit Tijuana Mexico with the Amateur Traveler. 13 times in the last 15 years I have made a trip down to Tijuana Mexico to work with a group from my church and ...

The Amateur Traveler talks to author Sheryl Kayne about her new book Immersion Travel USA. She talks about volunteer travel, educational travel and other immersive experiences from experiencing zero G to quilting, ...