Support the 5th Homeless World Cup

If you’re in Copenhagen from 29 July - 4 August, swing by the Town Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) to catch the action of the 5th Homeless World Cup.

Coping with Climate Change is theme of new Eden Project Zone

While most discussions about climate change are still focusing on why it is happening and what we can do to stop it, the British Eden Project is focussing on how to cope with climate change.

World’s Top 10 Major Rivers at Risk of dying

A trip on the Nile or a dip in the Ganges could both be at risk of being a thing of the past, according to data revealed in a report launched today by WWF.

Volunteering Opportunities Without the Charges

While travel agencies are trying to cash in on young people’s desire to volunteer, a new English website is offering 16-25 year olds the chance to volunteer in England free of charge.

Make the Chinese Etiquette Guidebook International

While China is preparing for an influx of tourists leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it has not neglected to prepare its own citizens for domestic and international travelling.

Lost for 25 years after taking the wrong bus

76-year-old Malay-speaking Jaeyaena Beuraheng was reunited with her family yesterday, 25 years after taking the wrong bus.

2.5 billion litres of South Africa’s water to be used by football fans

The 400,000 fans expected to travel to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are estimated to consume “2.5 billion litres of water and 420,000 megawatts of power and create almost 23 thousand tons of waste in just 14 days”.

Your Travel Destination’s Crises Mapped Out

Before I decide to travel anywhere, I like to do as much research on my travel destination as time permits .

I recently came across an interactive map that allows me to quickly get an overview of whatever crisis may be unfolding in the country, I wish to visit.

New Guide Book for Rome’s homeless

A new edition of the “Where to Eat, Sleep and Wash” guide for the homeless in Rome was presented yesterday, 10 January, by the Community of Sant’Egidio.

The guide, which was first published in 1990 and is now in its 17th edition, contains addresses and maps of places where Rome’s homeless can eat, sleep and wash for free.

Be a Responsible Traveller

2007 will see the launch of our new resource series, Responsible Traveller. We aim for the series to be a collection of useful tools and resources for travellers who want to ensure that they act responsibly when they travel.

We kick off the series with this article about the One Planet Living project.