Category Archives: Cultural Travel

The years I spent ignoring body shaming and how I unlearned it

For years, the noise of body shaming tried to reach me, but I was too...

How To Find A Host Family Abroad

👋🏻 Hola! My name is Trisha and I lived with host families in over 20...

Shabbat dinner with locals: a must-do activity for your trip to Israel!

Shabbat Shalom! You probably landed on this page because you are curious about how your...

An essential guide for foreigners and travelers during Shabbat in Israel

I’d go straight to the point here before giving you some fun facts about this...

13 essential Couchsurfing safety tips from 10 years of CS

I've been Couchsurfing since 2012 and have used it in all my long-term travel spree....

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Sharing some wisdom about volunteer travel after 7 years of volunteering abroad

Are you a volunteer abroad newbie? I've been volunteering around the world for the last...

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Hostel volunteering in Mexico: all opportunities in Mexico’s beach towns!

I spent over a year of hostel volunteering in Mexico and in this post, I...

Volunteering in an orphanage abroad may cause more harm than good

In 2014, I arrived at the favelas in Brazil to volunteer as an English teacher...

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How to create a stellar house sitting profile

Now that you’ve decided to add housesitting as one of your options to travel the world...

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How to effectively learn Spanish if you are not in a Spanish speaking country

Reader question: Buenos dias, buenos tardes, buenas noches! I was inspired by your journey the...

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How I Became Fluent In Spanish In Less Than A Year

I am being nostalgic for the language I haven’t spoken for a long time in...

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7 reasons why you can’t be a voluntour

Volunteering has been one of the highlights of my Latin America journey and I wish...

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