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How Volunteering Changed Me

While many travelers to Thailand go to find beautiful beaches and energetic nightlife, Jessica Festa heads to the hills of Chiang Rai to save a village, and find herself.

Ode to Antigua: Central America’s Tourist Capital

Antigua, Guatemala, former capital of Central America, is one of the great colonial towns to which backpackers and ex-pats flock, and though often reputed as a tourist trap, frequent visitor Jonathon Engels comes to the defense of Antigua and reveals some of the great locales that keeps him coming back for more.

Jonathon Engels

Slice of the World: Pizza Around the Globe

We all love to experience new and interesting food when we travel, but Kristen Kuchar discovers how a favorite comfort food is eaten around the world.

Kristen Kuchar

Downsizing Your Life

How many ‘things’ do you really need? Meet Jody Hanson, a freelance writer and and editor who can pack all her worldly possessions into one suitcase, a carry-on and a diaper bag.

Jody Hanson

Should You Start a Travel Blog for Your Round the World Trip?

You read travel blogs in anticipation of your next big trip. You’ve thought of starting one of your own, but don’t know where to begin. Adam Seper fills you in on the pros and cons of blogging, plus gives some helpful hints on whether or not you can turn this whole venture into a business.

Adam Seper

Latest Ecotourism Travel Destinations for 2013

What are the latest hot-spots to check out when it comes to ecotourism in 2013? Here are seven places worth putting on your list.

Christine Garvin

Five Reasons Parents Should Travel With Their Kids

Many families debate whether or not traveling with their kids is a worthwhile or healthy thing to do. Hannah Miller, a teen who’s traveled all over the world, shares a few of the reasons family travel is not only a good thing, but a highly beneficial way of life for both parents and children!

Hostels – A Haven for Single Travelers

If you’re single and it’s bumming you out, there is a place Netanya Stutz recommends you pack your bag and venture to, where being single is the norm, and where social status, employment status, and ego are pushed aside, allowing your true self to come out and play.

Best Summer Festivals in the UK [Sponsored Post]

This is a sponsored post brought to you by Sykes Cottages. For more information on sponsored posts read here. Say ‘festival’ to anyone in the UK, and more than likely they’ll reply Glastonbury, the south west favourite famous for incredible outdoor music and mud in equal measure. But Glastonbury isn’t the only jewel in the UK

Real Food Adventures

Whether you have a few hours or a few weeks, our range of food trips will serve you up a delicious taste of the world. Explore a country’s cuisine, culture and sites on a Real Food Adventure, enjoy a host of regional real food experiences on a Bite-size Break or embark on an Urban Food Safari to search out a city’s best food and drink.

Intrepid Travel

A Bangka to Bohol: Adventures in Philippine Travel

How two valiant travelers cope with the sometimes fickle Philippine’s transport system and avoid disaster in the process.

Burma is Back

Burma is back on the map for ethical travellers. Follow in Alex Jones’ footsteps as he checks out a fascinating country where, for the moment at least, foreign tourists remain few and far between.