Entries filed under 'Volunteer Vacation'

Be a Volunteer While on Vacation? This Group Makes It Easy to Give Back

Can a vacation be both fun and meaningful at the same time? Chris Braunlich knows first-hand that it can. The San Francisco Bay Area resident is the CEO of Conservation Volunteers International Program, an all-volunteer nonprofit that organizes “volunteer vacations” to a few of the most spectacular places on the planet. ...

Posted by Steve T on January 10, 2013 12:45 PM & Tagged REI Adventures, Torres del Paine, Travel and Volunteer Vacation | permalink | Comments



Would You Consider a Volunteer Vacation? What If It Was in Machu Picchu?

What makes a vacation unforgettable? For some, it's putting in some hard work in a spectacular setting. Towering 1,500 feet above the raging Urubamba River in Peru's Andean highlands, Machu Picchu beckons travelers from around the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and rightfully so. For nearly 400 years, this mountain citadel was abandoned and lost in the jungles of Peru. It was not rediscovered until 1911, when a Yale professor, Hiram Bingham, found the site overrun with vegetation. ...

Posted by Liz Bee on November 16, 2011 12:53 PM & Tagged CVIP, REI Adventures, Travel, Volunteer Vacation, machu picchu and stewardship | permalink | Comments