Volunteer travel videos up for Telly Award
Our most recent Cambodia voluntourism video is up for a People's Telly Award and we need your vote. Please click here and give us a "thumbs up" now. It only takes a second and it would mean so much to us.…
Hands Up Holidays – Luxury voluntourism
It may seem like a bit of an oxymoron -- luxury voluntourism. The volunteer trips we have experienced would most certainly not qualify as luxury. Comfortable, safe? Yes. But luxurious? Um,no. It certainly sounds intriguing and a great way to…
Jakera offers voluntourism in Venezuela
Jakera is an innovative hybrid voluntour provider, combining Spanish language immersion opportunities for students, along with adventure travel and volunteer projects. Recently, we had a chance to interview Jakera’s founder, Chris Patterson. Originally from Scotland, Chris fell in love with…
Journeys for Good volunteer travels in Cambodia – Part 4
New Year’s Day, 2013. Today brought the first of our small-scale construction projects. Dine Tuy, our in-country coordinator, has identified several projects for our group to accomplish during our short visit. Since Dine has an insider’s knowledge of the locals…
Journeys for Good volunteer travels in Cambodia – Part 3
I have to admit I was apprehensive about volunteering at an orphanage. I’m embarrassed to say that I had images of “Oliver” in my mind, with sad, mistreated little kids pleading, “Please sir, may I have some more?” Apparently, there…