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The top five
VolunTourism hotspots

THE MAGAZINE for ENLIGHTENED EXPLORERS

THE TREND

VolunTourism

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Joseph Lamirand

David Clemmons is the founder of VolunTourism. org, co-founder of Volun Tours™ and editor of the e-newsletter, The Volun Tourist. He actively mentors people interested in combining voluntary service with hospitality, travel and tourism.

Thailand. Help people who lost family
members and/or their homes during
the 2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami.
Mexico. Assist communities in
building schools and constructing
community centers.
Guatemala. Help the Mayan people
secure food and medical attention for
their families.
South Africa. Aid the orphaned children
of parents who have died of AIDS.
Cambodia. Assist children who have
been injured by land mines.

Destination Baja California: Spend a half-day helping youngsters like these construct a recreational area for dancing and playing fútbol.

How would you describe it and come from different places to a novice? throughout the world. They want to Volun Tourism is like a peanut butter feel good about themselves by doing and jelly sandwich. The peanut butter good things for others. And they have represents the voluntary service you a little place in their heart that believes provide in the destination you visit. it is possible to change the world and By giving to the people or supporting improve other people’s lives. the local environment, you participate in interactions that really stick with you. The jelly represents awesome, memorable experiences like visits to museums, great restaurants, shops or historic and cultural places. Some people prefer more peanut butter, others like more jelly. Still others prefer a balance of both.

Five tour companies
that offer VolunTourism

Each issue will bring you an interactive experience in the world of travel. We will cover responsible travel, with stories and photos about ecolodges. But we will also cover the bold entrepreneurs who attempt to create new travel experiences. Stories about celebrities reviewing destinations and some insider interviews will be a bonus… Subscribe by February 16, 2009 and we will send you a digital copy of Shades of Green.

Ambassadors For Children
http://ambassadorsforchildren.org
Globe Aware
www.globeaware.org
Go Differently
www.godifferently.com
Kindred Spirits Tour and Travel
www.kindredspiritstourandtravel.com
North By Northeast Tours
www.north-by-north-east.com

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How can I get involved?

Ask yourself these five questions:

1. What is my purpose for traveling in this way?

2. Where do I want to travel?

3. Who or what do I want to serve?

4. How much volunteering and how much sightseeing do I want to do?

Who does it?

5. How strenuous do I want the volunteer work to be?

The people who participate in VolunTourism are passionate about travel, or service — or both. They are of all ages

Now you are ready to talk to organizations that offer Volun Tourism trips around the world.

The Border Fence that separates Mexico from the United States is a wall constructed from sections of landing strips that were used by U.S. Armed Forces in the first Persian Gulf War.