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Letter from the Editor

Details: Written by: Jessica Lockhart; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Verge's Contributing Editor reflects on more than a decade of travel with purpose.

Letter from the Editor
Verge's Contributing Editor reflects on more than a decade of travel with purpose.

A Guide to Community Tourism Experiences

Details: Written by: Carolyn B. Heller; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

What is community tourism, why are local communities embracing it and where can you go to join a community tourism project?

Keeping the "Wild" in Wildlife Tourism

Details: Written by: Chloe Berge; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

With wildlife tourism, the distinction between what's ethical and what’s not isn’t always obvious. Here are some guiding principles for your next trip.

Q & A: The Last Tourist

Details: Written by: Jessica Lockhart; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Canadian filmmaker Tyson Sadler set out to explore the impacts of travel on the communities we visit. He hopes to spark difficult conversations about the way we travel.

The Ultimate Guide to Au Pairing

Details: Written by: Jessica Lockhart; Category: Work Abroad

How to find work—and thrive—as an au pair abroad.

The Ultimate Guide to Au Pairing
How to find work - and thrive - as an au pair abroad.

Tackling Uncomfortable Conversations Abroad

Details: Written by: Janet Ngo; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

How do you navigate sensitive topics respectfully when local attitudes and beliefs are far different from your own?

Uncomfortable Conversations Abroad
How do you navigate sensitive topics respectfully when local attitudes and beliefs are far different from your own?

Understanding and Navigating Privilege While Travelling

Details: Written by: Carolyn B. Heller; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Being able to travel is a privilege we sometimes take for granted. How can we develop a keener awareness of how we’re perceived abroad?

Understanding and Navigating Privilege While Travelling
Being able to travel is a privilege we sometimes take for granted. How can we develop a keener awareness of how we'sre perceived abroad?

Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"

Details: Written by: Diane Selkirk; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.

Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"
Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.

The Future of Travel

Details: Written by: Jessica Lockhart; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Has the global pandemic hit the tourism reset button? Industry insiders weigh in on what post-pandemic travel could—or should—look like.

The Future of Travel
Has the global pandemic hit the tourism reset button? Industry insiders weigh in on what post-pandemic travel could - or should - look like.

The Future of Tourism in Bali

Details: Written by: Chloe King; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Gone are the days of bustling beach crowds, surfer-saturated waves, and bumper-to-bumper motorbike traffic in Bali. Is this how tourism should be?

Yoga For Sale

Details: Written by: Ruchi Ahuja; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

A native of India weighs in on the cultural appropriation and commodification of an ancient Hindu spiritual practice.

Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel

Details: Written by: Jessica Lockhart; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But responsible travel experts say there's a better way.

How to Eat Planted-Based While Travelling

Details: Written by: Shrita Pathak; Category: Work Abroad Blogs

Your guide to making ethical eating choices while on-the-go.

How to Decrease Your Travel Footprint

Details: Written by: Karin Murray-Bergquist; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Planning your trip for zero-waste travel.

How to Decrease Your Travel Footprint
Planning your trip for zero-waste travel.

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

Details: Written by: Bella Peacock; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

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

Ayahuasca Tourism: Shamans, Charlatans and Thousand-dollar Retreats

Details: Written 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.