Budgeting For Travel In Southeast Asia

One of the many reasons that Southeast Asia is fast-becoming the most popular tourist destination in the world is the incredible value for money you’ll find in the region. If you’re planning a holiday to and trying to form a budget, the good news is that it’s one of the cheapest places you can travel.… Continue reading Budgeting For Travel In Southeast Asia

What To Consider When Going On A World Wide Trip…

There are many different reasons as to why you may want to go travelling and escape from home, it could be that you are planning a gap year to go travelling, you could want to escape your office for a while, change your life style and live somewhere new. Whatever the reason, a round the… Continue reading What To Consider When Going On A World Wide Trip…

Take Your Students on a Real Adventure

Taking your students abroad on yearly school tours might seem like a logistical nightmare, but it doesn’t have to be such a troublesome affair. With a school tour operator, you can quickly and efficiently, plan your trip for a small or large group of students. As your students get older and start to carve out… Continue reading Take Your Students on a Real Adventure

Disaster Relief – Mobilizing the American Red Cross

NOLA Red Cross Disaster Relief by Elaine Vigneault/flickr

The American Red Cross was organized by Clara Barton, who volunteered as a nurse during the Civil War and helped search for missing Union Army soldiers. She knew first hand what it was like to provide assistance during a disaster. The American Red Cross still mobilizes when help is needed in any part of the… Continue reading Disaster Relief – Mobilizing the American Red Cross

24 Hours – British Counsular Staff Overseas (Video)

Watch this video from Foreign & Commonwealth Office.  It provides a shocking insight into consular incidents across the globe over a real 24 hour period. The video, hosted on You Tube, plots the location of 1000s of incidents involving British nationals on 27 June 2011. The incidents vary enormously from routine enquiries into visas, birth… Continue reading 24 Hours – British Counsular Staff Overseas (Video)

Volunteer on Vacation and Learn More than You Ever Imagined

Volunteering vacations are a wonderful and rewarding way to spend some time away from home. There are countless opportunities all over the world for anyone interested in helping others. Often, vacationers feel even more refreshed after returning home after lending aid than from a traditional vacation. Habitat for Humanity For those traveling within the country,… Continue reading Volunteer on Vacation and Learn More than You Ever Imagined

Life Is A Highway

Looking for inspiration for a great road trip soundtrack? Why not be more literal than most and create a mix tape of timeless (or some not so timeless, but we secretly love them) songs where artists have mused over their four wheeled friends. Nothing harks back to the classic road trip like Pontiac Blues or… Continue reading Life Is A Highway