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- By Clare Byrne
- Category: Work Abroad
Young Canadian volunteers with Médicins Sans Frontières talk about braving some of the world's worst conflict zones to deliver help where it's desperately needed.


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- By Richard Desrochers
- Category: Travel Health
How to keep your guts from visiting the circus during your travels.

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- By Simon Worsfold
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Want to travel, but can't afford it? Why not volunteer abroad and fundraise?

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- By Clare Byrne
- Category: Why we travel
He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.

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- By Verge
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Kashmir, located high in the Himalayas where India and Pakistan guard their borders, has been a flash point between the two countries for more than fifty years.

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- By Richard Desrochers
- Category: Travel Health
If you're getting ready for a sojourn overseas, chances are you've prepared a list of things to jam into your pack before you head off to the airport. One item that is often overlooked is a first aid kit.

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- By Verge
- Category: Work Abroad
If you're just starting to look into teaching English as a second language (ESL), you have probably noticed that there is a sea of acronyms referring to various programmes. Here's a primer.

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- By Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Work Abroad
Teaching English is a great way to see the world—and get paid for it.