Things to think about before taking a volunteer vacation
You can volunteer for just about anything, from building houses to helping study animals to going on archaeological digs
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by The Frugal Traveller | Jan 10, 2024
You can volunteer for just about anything, from building houses to helping study animals to going on archaeological digs
by Geoff Carpentier | Dec 13, 2021
by Doug Firby | Sep 28, 2021
by Doug Firby | Jul 28, 2021
by Doug Firby | Jul 26, 2021
CYCLING ACROSS CANADA: Winnipeg has taken a shine to urban cycling (FREE)
by Doug Firby | Jul 21, 2021
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: Members offer a place for touring cyclists to pitch their tents and grab a shower. In exchange: an evening of conversation (FREE)
by Doug Firby | Jul 14, 2021
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: The bees came at us like a fleet of enemy fighter planes. ‘They started just hitting me. It was kind of like a cloud of bees’ (FREE)
by Doug Firby | Jul 12, 2021
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: ‘I threw down my bike and ran over to her. She was lying still on the pavement, entangled in her bike’ (FREE)
by Doug Firby | Jun 23, 2021
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: By the door is an original painting by renowned Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau, one of dozens of pieces in Wilking’s collection (FREE)
by The Frugal Traveller | Jun 21, 2021
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: Learn to take it one pedal stroke at a time. And even though that hill can look intimidating, just get into the zone and take it slow (FREE)
by Doug Firby | Jun 10, 2021
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: Transport trucks, cars and four-by-fours roared by us, some so close we were showered in road spray and rocked by the wind gusts (FREE)
by The Frugal Traveller | Jun 7, 2021
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: Across from our campsite sat a gangly young man named Scott, who had been homeless for 10 years and was trying to find some normalcy (FREE)
by Doug Firby | Apr 21, 2021
TRAVEL: Four of the five members of the core group who plan to cycle across the country have had their first shots. We’re ready to go (FREE)
by Lisa Monforton | Jan 12, 2020
TRAVEL INSIDER: Standard or economy airfares: Do you know the difference? And how the selfie generation is altering travel experiences
by The Frugal Traveller | Oct 28, 2019
TRAVEL: Ten friends, a rustic lodge and days spent on the pristine waters of Great Bear Lake (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $29)
by Doug Firby | Jul 23, 2019
TRAVEL: Comfy beds and incredible food await after a long, fulfilling day ($$)
by Mike Robinson | Jul 21, 2019
TRAVEL: Go early, be prepared for any eventuality, plan well, concentrate on strong paddle strokes and keep your destination dead off your bow ($$)
by Lisa Monforton | Mar 17, 2019
TRAVEL: Are you game to be an eco-Adventure Junky? Or are you looking for some place quirky to stay on your next trip? ($$)