Volunteering or Voluntourism?

This post first appeared in Retirement and Good Living blog.   Whether retired baby-boomers or gap-year kids, it seems more and more people are getting involved in international volunteering. What is it, and how do you choose which project to get involved in?

We’ve been interviewed!

We are delighted and honoured to have been interviewed by Jonny Blair, long-time world traveller and blogger at Don’t Stop Living. Here’s the link to our interview: Interview with Jonny Thanks Jonny, happy travelling! Read more about meaningful travel, click below to get our free newsletter. Our promise: we will never sell your email, or spam… Continue reading We’ve been interviewed!

The Year Before

~ an occasional diary of 2013. It’s April and we’re planning our first garage sale this coming weekend! A few friends have already come and bought some items. It’s nice to know that some of our treasures will be enjoyed by people we know. I’m alternating between putting price tickets on items, and taking old… Continue reading The Year Before

Belize (again!)

In July 2013, we paused in our de-cluttering of the house ready for sale, and went back to ReefCI in Belize for a couple of weeks’ diving and reef conservation work.