Voluntourism
How To Go Beyond The Guidebook In Cinque Terre, Italy
Looking to travel to Italy’s Cinque Terre? Italy expert and creator of Traveling Through Life Jessica Yeager shares where to eat and drink, how to immerse yourself in local culture, where to take in an Italian Riviera sunset, and how to go beyond the guidebook in the Cinque Terre Italy. 1. Please tell us a…Read more...
Travel Bloggers Without Borders: Maria and Carmen’s Second Last Chance
When I met Maria and Carmen, they were young, grade-school-age girls. They owned no more than the ragged clothes on their back. They had never been to school. They owned no shoes. Their days were spent scavenging recyclables in mounds of trash from the Guatemalan garbage dump where the girls had been trafficked. Human beings…Read more...
How You Can Make A Difference Today With Travel Bloggers Without Borders
Jessie on a Journey is participating in the first annual Travel Bloggers Without Borders fundraising event, which is seeking to make a difference by raising a total of $10,000 to help provide tuition for 55 young children to attend school in Guatemala. Working with The Integral Heart Foundation, this money will go toward providing education…Read more...
How To Make Friends When Traveling Solo
Having nobody to travel with shouldn’t stop you from visiting the destinations you dream of going to. In fact, meeting others on the road is a lot easier than people think. To help you make friends while traveling solo, use the tips below. Strike Up Conversation On Public Transport Taking public transportation is a great…Read more...
Why You Don’t Need To Know The Local Language To Teach English Abroad
As someone who spent a summer in Thailand teaching English to students from preschool level through college, people often assume that I can speak fluent Thai. While I was able to pick up some conversational phrases from being immersed in the culture, I was nowhere near fluent. Then comes the question I always know is…Read more...
Biking Across America: A Tale Of Loss And Life Regained
On a sunny day in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, Wyatt Akin and Stephen Prince return from their usual morning bike ride. It is bright and sunny, the kind of day that makes everyone feel invincible. But for these boys, life doesn’t look as bright on the inside as it does on the outside. Prince finds…Read more...
My Favorite Destinations for Getting Away From Tourists
Yes, I know I am technically a tourist when traveling, as much as I hate that word and being called one. However, sometimes when traveling I like to get away from the tourists and crowds and just relax. Here have been some of my favorite destinations thus far in my travels to do this: Gimmelwald,…Read more...
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