Volunteer travel

The Journey to Nowhere The humid lands of Africa make a hard area to travel, but to run away girls, from the Maletrism of dominant males, it makes a perfect get away. The two decided to run from their dominant husband, for they were tired of the way that he treated his wives. They both knew the night that they could even try to run away. The day was Sunday when the husband would go into town to have a good time with women not of his household. Jamal, the younger of the two at the age of…

Life in New Haven was fun with friends and family; I thrived in the loving environment. Weekends meant going for long drives through rural surroundings or running without a care on the beach. Then we relocated to India. I suddenly found myself in the midst of strangers; missed Ronald, Alicia and Zuhaan my pre-school friends. Moreover, the flies were annoying! Nevertheless, I made friends with Dhruva, Shikhar and Dennis, whom I met in the children’s park in our residential complex. Life was fun…

Interviewer:What did you hope to experience in the Andes? Rosemarie Alecio:I could not wait to experience the beauty and depth of the Andes.Looking up to the mountain , all I could imagine was my husband and, I on top of the magnificent Venezuelan Andes.The height of the ridged and sharp angles was the finest I've ever witnessed. We gazed up at the rugged and rough shape of the Andes as it looked more immense as we drove closer. I recall ,I couldn’t have waited until I could climb the peak of…

2014, coming to 1,133 million arrivals, even though the fastest growing of tourism is known, UNWTO predicts that international tourist arrivals worldwide will grow by 3.3% annually between 2010 and 2030. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (2016, p.2) Travel and Tourism industry contributed with US$7.2 million to world GDP, representing 9.8% of global GDP. Also, the sector supported 284 million jobs, or 1…

Have you ever had the fantasy on traveling around the world? Have you ever had any imagination about the friendly local people you meet during traveling or the stunning natural sceneries of some foreign countries? The answer for me is yes. Apart from that, photo-taking is one of my favorite hobbies and I am always dreaming to use my special camera angle to record the beauty of the nature, the precious moments and deliver the lifestyles of different cultures and countries. I had an opportunity to…

An unforgettable experience is an event that has a great impact on a person’s life (An Unforgettable Experience, 1969). The experiences that I want to share are the trip in Taman Negara and Redang Island. Firstly, I would like to introduce the two tourist attraction, Taman Negara and Redang Island, which I visited before going into the essay. Taman Negara was established as King George V National Park in 1938. Then, the park was renamed to Taman Negara after independence. Taman Negara, two words…

In our modern society when someone intentionally leaves their home, state, or country it is typically for a good reason. An example of this might be a sports fan going to a Dodgers game to experience the thrill and joy of the game with fans alike, a nice vacation to the Bahamas with the added luxury of a first-class flight, and the possible enjoyment with being together with family which lives far-far-away only to be visited ever so rarely on special occasions. These all sound like brillant…

Vacations are not always what they are cracked up to be. Vacation destinations are usually viewed as places where people travel to relax and escape from the realities of everyday life, but it could also mean learning something valuable if looked at through the right perspective. When going on an excursion to a tropical island or an amusement park, it is easy for me to forget how much hard work is put into creating the perfect experience for guests. From the outside, Walt Disney World may appear…

One of the best ways to spend your holidays is by visiting a beautiful tourist destination and spending some quality time with your loved ones amidst nature. You can choose to go to a national park and recharge in the lap of nature while going on various adventurous thrills. Glacier National Park is one of the options that you can consider. There are two different parks with the same name – Glacier National park – one of them is situated in British Columbia in Canada while the other is in…

type of traveling or if you would just like to make your trips better, there are certain behaviors and attitudes that are different when traveling with a group of two or more people. Here are some suggestions that I have taking note of in my group travels: In order to take care of your own personal needs in this trip, make sure you are realistic and also creative about what you pack. If you know you will not get much privacy or time alone,…