Archive for Category: "Africa"
2013 Extreme Travel: Swimming with Sharks in Cape Town
Want to add extreme travel to your bucket list? The region outside of Cape Town, South Africa, is known for adventure experiences, from soft to majorly adrenaline-fueled. That’s right, we’re talking shark diving. Marine Dynamics on Dyer Island has some of the best Great White Shark diving in the world – the sharks come out in [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Edge of Africa’s Community Work in South Africa
In Knysna, South Africa, west of Cape Town, there is award-winning private volunteer organization, Edge of Africa, that aims to do something a bit different. While “voluntourism” isn’t their favorite term, program participants focus on empowerment through sports development and commerce projects. Check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities and tune into Peter Greenberg [...]
Voluntourism: Six Change-Makers in Africa
Michaela S. Guzy, who writes the blog OhThePeopleYouMeet.com, recently completed a three-month journey across seven African countries. Sometimes, it’s not about just the destination or the organization, but the people behind it. Guzy shares six inspiring individuals she met on her trip. For my list, I wanted to recognize people who realize the value of [...]
Volunteering in South Africa & How to Make a Family Voluntourism Vacation
Inspired by her 42-day, around-the-world trip with four children under the age of 10, you chose Marie LeRose as our contributor contest winner for 2012. This summer Marie and her family went on another inspiring trip to South Africa. Yes, they went on a safari, but together as a family they decided to do a [...]
Five Tips for Planning a Trip to Morocco with Kids
Despite Morocco’s popularity and the explosive growth of tourist infrastructure, it’s still a logistically intensive country to visit. Add kids to the mix and you have the recipe for the best – or worst – family vacation ever. Founder of CiaoBambino.com and Family Travel Expert Amie O’Shaughnessy shares the five tips for navigating the country [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Learn French & Volunteer in Africa
This weekend Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio is coming to you from Paris, France. We’ve already told you how you can restore castles in France and now we’re focusing on the French language. This week’s voluntourism spotlight shows you how to learn French while volunteering in Africa. Check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities and [...]
Safari Through Uganda Where Seeing is Believing, Part 2
As the Nile River weaves and winds its way up Africa, it takes one turn to a special place found in Northern Uganda, Paraa Safari Lodge inside Murchison Falls National Park. Here is an oasis offering breathtaking scenery and a backyard that is teeming with giraffes, elephants, leopards and of course the King of the [...]
Egypt: Still Safe to Travel?
Egypt has been in the headlines quite a lot lately, but that still doesn’t mean that all of the country is unsafe to visit. Tourism has always been one of the Egypt’s biggest economic industries, but since the revolution began in early 2010, the industry has suffered — and so has the country’s bottom line. [...]
