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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Peace Project is more than just a hostel nestled in the treetops of Laguna de Apoyo. All the proceeds help fund this amazing project and staying 2 nights here, I simply had to find out more about what my money was funding. Education, environment and community are key here with education being at the… Continue Reading…
Ever heard of Chi Kung? Neither had I, and always one to try something new, I signed up for a three day retreat in the Italian mountains during my 16 week trip, travelling solo in Europe (still using no flights!) And the retreat couldn’t have come at a better time. I was exhausted from fast… Continue Reading…
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