The GiveBackGiveAway.com – an insight into a great new company

The emergence of new charities which are being started across the world is massively inspiring and it really feels as though the world is becoming a far more community-spirited place. One such charity which I have been fortunate enough to get involved with is called Give Back, Give Away, a novel, travel-based charity which perfectly combines people’s love for travel, …

Animal tourism – things to watch out for

In the last 20 years, animal tourism has gone through quite a significant change after many horror stories began to emerge about the welfare of the animals. This makes it very difficult for a traveler as there really is nothing more amazing than seeing some of the world’s most impressive animals up close and personal. However, many of these animals …

How much does it cost to backpacking in Cambodia

Cambodia is one of my favorite places in Southeast Asia and I was lucky enough to spend just over 4 months here. I am often asked how much it costs to travel through Cambodia and so I thought it best to put together an article to give you guys a rough breakdown of what kind of budget you can be …

5 Ways to reduce your traveling carbon footprint

Something which I have found extremely strange is the amount of travelers that I meet on the road who genuinely care about this beautiful planet of ours and how we can work on saving it. The strange part however comes when we get to talking about the way that they live and so many travelers have not even considered what …

Is Voluntourism always a positive thing?

On the face of it you would think that voluntourism would be a positive thing which gives both parties involved a winning situation, volunteers can do good, travel the world and help out, those on the receiving end will get help that they need. With this being said, voluntourism has come under fire in recent years after the increasing popularity …