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How to Prevent a Putzi Fly Infection While Travelling in Africa

Details: Written by: Mark Dickinson; Category: Travel Health

Crocodiles and hippos are dangerous, but these guys can really get under your skin.

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Returning to Honduras With a New Perspective

Details: Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

How spending a year in the United States' current socio-political climate has affected my human rights work in Central America.

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Film is Forever

Details: Written by: Tyler Michalek; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

How analog photography has inspired me to live and share authentically.

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Engineers Without Borders Long-Term Fellowship

Details: Written by: Engineers Without Borders; Category: Latest program news & sponsored content

Redefining your 9-to-5. Use your skills and experience to help socially minded startups grow their businesses.

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International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home

Details: Written by: Heather Sinclair; Category: Travel Health

Spoiler: Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.

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International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home
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Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.
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Are We Saying Goodbye to Madagascar's Lemurs?

Details: Written by: Keriann McGoogan; Category: Why we travel

In an impoverished nation, conservation is not always top-of-mind.

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Are We Saying Goodbye to Madagascar's Lemurs?
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In an impoverished nation, conservation is not always top-of-mind.
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Are We Saying Goodbye to Madagascar's Lemurs?

Details: Written by: Keriann McGoogan; Category: Why we travel

In an impoverished nation, conservation is not always top-of-mind.

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Are We Saying Goodbye to Madagascar's Lemurs?
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In an impoverished nation, conservation is not always top-of-mind.
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Happy Hour for Reef Reconstruction

Details: Written by: Elizabeth Fitt; Category: Volunteer Abroad

In Southeast Asia, volunteers are working to rebuild coral reefs one beer at a time.

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Happy Hour for Reef Reconstruction
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In Southeast Asia, volunteers are working to rebuild coral reefs one beer at a time.
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Happy Hour for Reef Reconstruction

Details: Written by: Elizabeth Fitt; Category: Volunteer Abroad

In Southeast Asia, volunteers are working to rebuild coral reefs one beer at a time.

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Happy Hour for Reef Reconstruction
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In Southeast Asia, volunteers are working to rebuild coral reefs one beer at a time.
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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.

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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.