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Oxlajuj B’atz’ Maya Women’s Center: Hands-on Cultural Tours in the Heart of...
This article was published by our friends at The International Ecotourism Society, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Your Travel Choice blog. Thirteen...
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Investours Delivers Authentic Travel Experiences That Support Local Artists
Investours Mexico Program Director Elly Rohrer embraces one of our favourite artisans, Doña Elvira. Doña Elvira lives in the small town of Punta de Mita, Mexico, and makes tamales from scratch in the...
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What the Locals Talk About in Oaxaca, Mexico
Our best and most memorable experiences of travel often come from the meaningful conversations we have with the local people that we meet. These conversations grant us a special glimpse into the daily...
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Soria Moria Boutique Hotel Raises the Bar in Locally Driven Hospitality in...
Whilst it’s not really a new concept, Local Travel has become an increasingly popular term within the travel industry, which is slowly but surely focusing more on ensuring that travel dollars support...
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Microfinance Tourism: How to Turn Travel Cash into Microcredits
What is poverty? The disturbing reasons for asking this question often look us straight in the eye when we venture into parts of the world notable for extreme wealth disparities. To Mohammad Yunus, the...
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Local Travel by Bus in Nicaragua: A Slice of Life
“They hang from the bars like monkeys,” says a Nicaraguan colleague. He’s describing his fellow riders as we discuss the exhausting 1.5-hour one-way trip of about 50 kilometres we undertook daily for...
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Miraculous El Sauce, Nicaragua
The river swelled and prevented his crossing. When Guadalupe Trejos was ordered to oversee the safe passage of El Christo Negro back to El Guayabal, a number of strange occurrences befell him. The...
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Positive Action in Rio de Janeiro, Not Favela Safari Tours
Rio de Janeiro is a city of spectacular beauty, majestic hills, samba, bright blue seas, strong colours, hot sun, and both opulence and poverty all mixed together in a jumble. It’s a wonderful,...
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The Malawi Connection: When Doing Good Does Good
A tale of book bags, boatbuilders, seedlings, tour operators, community development… and hope . This is a classic feel-good tale featuring an especially unlikely cast of characters: an African travel...
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Adventures Less Ordinary: Getting an Accurate Snapshot of Travel Generosity
This post is part of my Editor’s Note in Adventures Less Ordinary: How to Travel and Do Good, a free guide to mindful adventures. Drawing on the combined expertise of two dozen leading voices...
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The Homestay Initiative in Malawi: Appreciating Local Culture
The Responsible Safari Company (RSC) and Youth for Development and Productivity (YODEP) are in the process of designing a Homestay Initiative through which guests can experience authentic village life...
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The Fight Against Human Trafficking: A Visit to the Indian Border with Maiti...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written before the devastating earthquakes that hammered Nepal. It was intended for publication at a time when the additional burdens of recovery from natural disaster...
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The Brutal Truth About Voluntourism – And What to Do About It
When you hear the word “voluntourism,” what comes to mind? If you’re like many people, you may picture privileged white people heading to a developing country and doing a few days of service with the...
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A Life-Changing Experience Challenge in Ghana
With every trip we take, we bring home stories: how we saw the Northern Lights from the airplane on our way to Reykjavik, Iceland; how it felt like we were being showered with stars as we snuggled into...
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An Eye-Opening Family Visit to a Chinese Migrant Workers’ School
Beijing is working hard to style itself as a high-functioning modern metropolis. Yet all is not as it sometimes seems. Shiny new facades, enormous shopping centers and extensive highways can’t hide...
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Reinforcing Human Connections Through Travel at Aniquem
A Senior Traveler Veers Off the Tourist Trail in Lima, Peru, to Find Rewarding Adventure in the Human Spirit Checking the boxes off bucket lists is one way to travel, especially if you are limited by...
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