In this post to inspire you to solo travel to Thailand, Mary Liu shares her experience of volunteering with a female non-profit in the country. I decided to temporarily deviate from the traditional educational path and take a year off of university in service to others. I travelled to a small city in China called… Continue Reading…
Solo insight on making an impact Every month I post a solo insight, an insight into solo travel and a more personal post than a city guide. For this month’s insight, I was writing a post about how to be a conscious traveller in 2022. I had nearly finished it when my instinct told me… Continue Reading…
I feel a tugging on the back of my coat before I hear the innocent giggles. Turning around I see three grinning girls, their cheeks blushing to match the pink of their dresses. They giggle again. I smile back as one of them begins to speak in Arabic. “I’m from Lebanon,” she says, as Firas,… Continue Reading…
The music danced around the room; the children’s feet bouncing to its beat. Everyone’s arms were in the air except for one little girl’s. She stood motionless as though she was unaware of the music and frivolity which was happening around her. She seemed lost and detached from the experience. In normal circumstances you could… Continue Reading…
Visiting Favela Santa Marta In this post, I share my experience of visiting favela Santa Marta in Rio, Brazil As the ground moves further and further away, the Christ Redeemer statue appears in all its towering glory, the bay comes into view and the blue of the Atlantic ocean glistens in the distance. I travel… Continue Reading…
Postres, brownies, alfajores, un sol, un sol, un sol,” I shout as I push a brightly coloured bike along a dusty road. I had been walking along the streets of Peru for over two hours, expertly manoeuvring our ‘shop’ for the day. A small French patisserie with home-baked produce that I had helped to prepare…. Continue Reading…
Peru is a fascinating country and most famously known for Machu Picchu and the Inca empire, but amongst the Andean ruins and lost cities lies a problem which is affecting the current civilisation. A third of the Peruvian population live below the poverty line. Many children drop out of school and work from as young… Continue Reading…
Being in Ecuador gave me my first chance to pay a visit to one of the Visit.org projects, a social impact platform which I am an ambassador for. Ecuador is a land of climate diversity with a naturally warm and rainy climate due to its location on the equator making the foothills of the mountains… Continue Reading…
The Colombian government may have just announced a definite ceasefire with the Farc rebels but in some areas in Colombia war is still a reality. Colombia has one of the largest numbers of displaced people in the world and the children and young people are prime targets for armed groups. Children here are afraid to… Continue Reading…
Comuna 13 It used to be one of the poorest and most dangerous neighbourhoods in Medellin but Comuna 13 is now becoming one of the city’s biggest successes. Walking around this colourful area with its funky street art, it is hard to believe that this was once the most violent neighbourhood in Colombia’s second city. … Continue Reading…
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