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Travel with purpose. Travel for good.

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From deciding whether volunteering overseas is right for you, to choosing a program, to getting on a plane. Hear from overseas volunteers about what it is really like in the field.

Volunteer Abroad

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Seasonal work, teach abroad, international careers and more. Where to start, what to expect, and how to get it done.

Work Abroad

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Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But there is a better way.

Ethical & Sustainable Travel

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Make the most of your time overseas while spending the least amount of money. Budget travel for the conscientious traveller.

Budget Travel

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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

Study Abroad

Study Abroad

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

Gap Year Travel

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To get an international job, you need international work experience. How do you land that first gig?

International Careers

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Ready to take the next step? Meet with organizations from around the world that can help you plan your travels.

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Looking for an adventure travel experience on the water - canoeing, rafting, sailing, surfing, or ship-based travel? Find the perfect trip for you, with Verge magazine's searchable directory.

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Crewseekers offers postings for professional work on yachts that are looking for crew all around the world. Crewseekers helps both amateur and professional crew of all ages and experience levels who share a common and keen interest in sailing. Beginners a ...
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Odyssey Expeditions offers sailing, scuba diving, marine biology and island exploration on adventures exploring the British Virgin Islands and Windward Islands. The service, education and adventure voyages feature focused adventures with hands-on marine e ...
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Join Base Camp for a career break to try the adventure sport industry or spend a season abroad working towards a valuable qualification in your gap year. Others use Base Camp to fast-track into the adventure sports industry, become an adventure sports ins ...
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Sea|mester is the premier provider of at sea programs for continuing education and gap year students. Sea|mester offers unique Caribbean and global educational adventures with a range of college accredited courses on seamanship, marine biology, oceanograp ...
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Discover the natural beauty, environmental diversity, culture and history aboard our fleet of explorer-style small ships. Our unique itineraries take you to places where mainstream tourists rarely venture and where you can meet the locals. Our Day Tour an ...
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G Adventures welcomes participants to every corner of the globe with a new perspective on travel. The world is full of unique and authentic travel experiences for those searching for an alternative to standard resort and cruise vacations. Whether it be a ...
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SeaTrek BVI – Tropical Island Adventures for Teens SeaTrek BVI’s accredited summer camp at sea programs offer jr. high, high school and college age students an opportunity to learn Sailing, Diving and Marine Science. SeaTrek BVI offers real discovery and ...
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SEA Education Association (SEA) offers a study abroad programme that combines a sailing adventure of a lifetime with the study of the deep ocean. Programmes are available for high school students, university students, teachers and adults.
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Worldwide adventure tours, with over 150 journeys in five continents and a variety of different transportation and accommodation to choose from.
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Emperor Divers offers diving courses at all levels, from learning to dive to advanced and career courses. PADI is the world's largest diver training organization and Emperor Scuba Schools are the Red Sea's premier PADI 5 Star Career Development Centres. W ...
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Greenforce offers international volunteer placements in areas of animal and environmental conservation, humanitarian work and social work. Volunteers can work with penguin rescue projects, orphanage work, in mountain schools, Amazon conservation and Red C ...
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Tangent Expeditions Limited leads expeditions to Greenland and provides a comprehensive website guide to mountaineering and ski-touring expeditions to Arctic Greenland. 20 years of research, planning, guiding and expertise, unrivalled experience, focus an ...
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Blue Ventures is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to marine conservation, education and sustainable development in tropical coastal communities. Through marine expeditions, volunteers from around the world participate on career breaks, student gap ...
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BookSurfCamps.com is a global travel website where surfers from all over the world can find, compare, and book surf vacation packages located worldwide. It is a tool that will help surfers discover the next big surf destination, or that great surf camp ne ...
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For more than 30 years, Exodus Travels' adventurous spirit has kept them on the look-out for fresh itineraries, off-the-beaten-track destinations and fantastic settings specifically selected for chosen activities, yet always with the strongest emphasis on ...
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Rainforest Cruises works extensively in the ecologically-sensitive but economically-underdeveloped Amazon region and we have many years' first-hand experience of life in Latin America. Our mission is that our trips benefit local communities as much a ...
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Trek Escapes is a retail Adventure Travel company specializing in small group adventures around the globe. They feature more then 2,500 departures year round. They offer last minute specials as well.
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The British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) Expeditions are available in three areas; Arctic, Jungle and Mountain. All programmes include some research and fieldwork component. All training is provided so there is no need to have previous mountaineering ...
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The Divemaster Internship will allow you to work within a dive centre in Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria in order to gain the experience, skills and courses to become a professional PADI Divemaster. You will be working alongside fully qualified PADI scuba ...
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As part of the Worldwide Experience portfolio they organize tailor-made trips for school groups. With the emphasis on
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Verge believes in travel for change. International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better. This belief is at the core of everything we do.

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