Responsible Traveller Archive
Keep Safe from Bird Flu when Travelling
Avian Influenza or H5N1 or bird flu is not really something I worry that much about when travelling, I have to admit. But I should be.
MP responds to Make Women Matter campaign
This is a quick update to my Make Women Matter post of 3 January. I’ve just received a response from the MP that I emailed.
Make Women Matter
Short of a New Year’s Resolution? How about helping a large group of women fight HIV and AIDS? All it takes is an email!
Stuff your rucksack
Hands up if you’ve ever found yourself visiting a school on your travels and wished that you’d brought them some books or other teaching materials, if only you’d known what they needed.
Track the Millennium Development Goals
You will no doubt have heard of the eight anti-poverty UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but do you know, if we are making progress towards those goals?
A Truly Responsible Traveller
Briton Jason Lewis completed his mission to become the first to circumnavigate the planet using only human power on Saturday, 6 October 2007.
Help Clean Up your Travel Destination
Any responsible traveller will do their very best not to leave a negative impact on their travel destination, but Google Maps has launched an International Cleanup Weekend that aims to do one better.
VSO provides checklist for would-be volunteers
I’ve already had my rant about travel agencies that capitalize on voluntourism, but the renowned development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is now also warning would-be volunteers about fake voluntary schemes.
Locals Unite to Fight Booze Holidays
I deliberately avoid all travel in Europe, except for business, during the main summer season for two reasons.
Do’s and Don’ts in Laos
No matter how culturally sensitive you are, if you’re an experienced traveller, you’re bound to have committed a few faux pas on your travels. It gets particularly difficult when you’re travelling from country to country to remember the unwritten rules of acceptable and expected behaviour.
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