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The Thrifty Traveller Issue: Meaningful travel that costs less.

Not Just for Kids: Volunteering Abroad for Retirees

People with decades of experience bring valuable skills to a volunteer placement.

2025's Best Destinations for Sustainable Travel

From tourism laws protecting the natural environment, to support for ethical cultural tourism, these countries are leading the sustainable travel movement.

How to be an Amazing Volunteer: Q & A with Susan E. Gibson

With decades of field experience in the international development sector, author Susan E. Gibson knows what it takes to be a great overseas volunteer.

How to Become a Safari Guide

Looking for a life change? Try an accredited field-guiding program in one of Africa's biodiversity hotspots.

Top Study Abroad Destinations for 2025

Sometimes the biggest challenge is deciding where to go.

Tips For Making Study Abroad More Affordable

The perceived cost of studying abroad stops many students in their tracks. Here are 9 ways to avoid breaking the bank.

International Job Hunting Strategies That Work

Advice from recruiters and expats to help you land that job abroad.

Travel with purpose. Travel for good.

images/2021-favimage/volunteer.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/volunteer.jpg?width=800&height=531 — 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

images/2021-favimage/work2.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/work2.jpg?width=800&height=534 — Seasonal work, teach abroad, international careers and more. Where to start, what to expect, and how to get it done.

Work Abroad

images/2021-favimage/ethical.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/ethical.jpg?width=800&height=534 — Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But there is a better way.

Ethical & Sustainable Travel

images/2021-favimage/budget5.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/budget5.jpg?width=800&height=534 — Make the most of your time overseas while spending the least amount of money. Budget travel for the conscientious traveller.

Budget Travel

images/2021-favimage/study.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/study.jpg?width=800&height=534 — 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

images/2021-favimage/gapyear.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/gapyear.jpg?width=800&height=534 — 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

images/2021-favimage/career.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/career.jpg?width=800&height=533 — To get an international job, you need international work experience. How do you land that first gig?

International Careers

images/2021-favimage/event.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2021-favimage/event.jpg?width=800&height=534 — Ready to take the next step? Meet with organizations from around the world that can help you plan your travels.

Travel Events

Details: By Maya Lach-Aidelbaum; Category: Study Abroad Blogs

Munich is no Berlin, but alternative culture still thrives here.

Are You Living Abroad Like the Locals, or Displacing Them?

Details: By Bella Peacock; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

In cities around the world, exploding tourism and expat cash are driving prices up, and locals out.

Details: By Juliann Li; Category: Study Abroad Blogs

Terms papers, exams and stress still exist overseas.

Moving Abroad: The Small Things You Don’t Think About

Details: By Ashley Madden; Category: Work Abroad Blogs

Two short weeks in Ireland have put us through the wringer and brought us out stronger.

Ayahuasca Tourism: Shamans, Charlatans and Thousand-dollar Retreats

Details: By Ariana Crisafulli; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Whether it's a quest for self-awareness, a cure for mental maladies or just the next big high, travellers are turning a traditional Amazonian healing ceremony into a multi-million dollar industry.

Details: By Juliann Li; Category: Study Abroad Blogs

A chance encounter changes my perspective—and reminds me why I'm studying abroad.

I Never Wanted to Study Abroad. Here's How It Changed My Life.

Details: By Katie Smith; Category: Study Abroad Blogs

My year abroad was the gap year I never knew I needed.

4 Ways Working Abroad Forces You Outside Your Comfort Zone

Details: By Emily Wright; Category: Work Abroad Blogs

How living abroad has made me less afraid.

My Time in Paris is Ending. The FOMO? It's Real.

Details: By Juliann Li; Category: Study Abroad Blogs

I'm trying to figure out how to squeeze out every last moment for what it's worth.

Naankuse Foundation: Human-wildlife conflict mitigation research, expert captive animal care and uplifting the San of Namibia

Volunteer Abroad

At the Naankuse Foundation in Namibia, Africa, we focus on responsible voluntourism. Our main area of conservation research is that of human-wildlife conflict mitigation, assisting local landowners in forging a peaceful co-ex...

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