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Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering

Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering

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Category: Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
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Crowdfunding: My Trip; Your Dime

Crowdfunding: My Trip; Your Dime

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Category: Budget Traveller
There's a big difference between getting people to pay for your wanderlust and garnering support for a worthy cause.
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A First-timer’s Guide to Beijing

A First-timer’s Guide to Beijing

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Category: Budget Traveller
15 travel tips to manage your budget and get the most out of the city.
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Cultural Crash Course in India

Cultural Crash Course in India

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Category: Volunteer Abroad
Volunteering at an ashram offers a peek into one part of India's rich culture.
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Different Times of the Month

Different Times of the Month

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Category: Beyond the Guidebook
For young women in many other cultures, Aunt Flo's arrival brings fear and shame. These organizations are working to change that.
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Con Voyage

Con Voyage

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Category: Travel Health
How to avoid scams, keep your cash—and still have fun.
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A World Apart

A World Apart

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Category: Study Abroad
When you’re alone and far from home, mental health issues can be magnified. How to cope during a semester abroad.
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Budget Airlines: No Frills Means No Frills

Budget Airlines: No Frills Means No Frills

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Category: Budget Traveller
On the upside, we had a lovely, high-speed side-tour of Rome.
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    Budget Airlines: No Frills Means No Frills
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    On the upside, we had a lovely, high-speed side-tour of Rome.
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How to Find an Internship in Switzerland

How to Find an Internship in Switzerland

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Category: Work Abroad
For recent graduates looking for an unparalleled first work experience, Switzerland offers a wide array of internship possibilities.
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    How to Find an Internship in Switzerland
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    For recent graduates looking for an unparalleled first work experience, Switzerland offers a wide array of internship possibilities.
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Indonesias New Marine Ambassadors

Indonesia's New Marine Ambassadors

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Category: Beyond the Guidebook
For young Indonesians, a new land of opportunity could lie beneath the sea.
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    Indonesia's New Marine Ambassadors
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    For young Indonesians, a new land of opportunity could lie under the sea.
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International Volunteering for Artsies

International Volunteering for Artsies

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Category: Volunteer Abroad
Don't underestimate the contribution someone with an arts background can make on an international development project.
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    International Volunteering for Artsies
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    Don't underestimate the contribution someone with an arts background can make on an international development project.
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Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering

Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering

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Category: Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
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    Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering
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    Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
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How to Become An Expedition Leader

How to Become An Expedition Leader

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Category: Work Abroad
Verge asks veteran guide and instructor, Jade Bielski, just what it takes to become a top-notch expedition leader.
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    How to Become an Expedition Leader
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    Verge asks veteran guide and instructor, Jade Bielski, just what it takes to become a top-notch expedition leader.
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Crowdfunding: My Trip; Your Dime

Crowdfunding: My Trip; Your Dime

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Category: Budget Traveller
There's a big difference between getting people to pay for your wanderlust and garnering support for a worthy cause.
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    Crowdfunding: My Trip; Your Dime
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    There's a big difference between getting people to pay for your wanderlust and garnering support for a worthy cause.
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Farm Volunteering: How to Decode the Listings

Farm Volunteering: How to Decode the Listings

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Category: Volunteer Abroad
Golden goose or red herring? A veteran WWOOFer shares his top tips for choosing a volunteer farm placement.
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    Farm Volunteering: How to Decode the Listings
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    Golden opportunity or black hole? A veteran WWOOFer shares his top tips for choosing a volunteer farm placement.
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From the Field Blog: Editors’ Choice

From the Field Blog: Editors’ Choice

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Category: Travel intelligence
A round-up of Verge editorial staff’s favourite blog posts over the past few months.
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    From the Field Blog: Editors's Choice
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    A round-up of Verge editorial staff's favourite blog posts over the past few months.
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Elephant Treks: Dont Get Taken for a Ride

Elephant Treks: Don't Get Taken for a Ride

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Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Elephants, freed from the cruelty of Thailand's logging industry, now face an equally grim prospect: Tourism.
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How to Stay Safe and Healthy While Studying Abroad

How to Stay Safe and Healthy While Studying Abroad

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Category: Study Abroad
Risk managers' common-sense tips for making your time abroad as safe as possible.
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Playing It Straight

Playing It Straight

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Category: Why we travel
Kaitlin Ellen Bardswich imagines a world where she doesn’t have to mask being queer while travelling abroad.
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A Duty to Care: The ad-hoc humanitarian response in Lesvos, Greece

A Duty to Care: The ad-hoc humanitarian response in Lesvos, Greece

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Category: Volunteer Abroad
Are ad-hoc volunteers helping or hindering refugee relief efforts in Greece?
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