Archive for Category: "Culture"
Travel Tip: Spiritual Places in Travel Spaces
Sticking to spiritual practices and routines while traveling can be challenging. For those of you who need a prayer space or a meditation room, rest assured that spiritual places are appearing all over the travel spectrum. Saudi Arabian Airlines actually has its own prayer room on the plane. And once you get there, the airport [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Coach Sports & Mentor Kids in Jamaica
This week, our voluntourism spotlight highlights sports coaching in Jamaica. Keep reading for many ways to get involved and make a difference in children’s lives. Tune into this weekend’s broadcast of Peter Greenberg Worldwide for more information. Don’t forget to check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities. If you want to do more with [...]
Eight Weird and Wacky U.S. Festivals
What do giant mushrooms, mullet fish, washboards, and turpentine have in common? They are all themes of annual festivals held right here in the US of A…and the list doesn’t end there. Festivals are a wonderful way to make new friends, learn about history, and participate in your local community. Not to mention they’re the [...]
Travel Tip: Unusual Summer Festivals
We’re coming up on summer festival season, but I’m not going to tell you about the ones everyone knows about. I’m talking about the quirky events that really reflect the local culture and history. Ever heard someone making music from a washboard? It’s crazy stuff, and in June, there’s the annual Washboard Music Festival in [...]
Vote with Your Travel Dollars: 10 Reasons to Visit Boston
In the wake of the Boston Marathon, our thoughts remain with the city. We’ve told you how you can donate time and resources to help the victims, but you can also make a difference with your travel dollars. Here are our top 10 reasons to visit Boston along with some favorite things to do when [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Montreal—The City of Festivals
Montreal is known as the City of Festivals and one of the best ways to experience a festival is to roll up your sleeves and volunteer. This week, our voluntourism spotlight highlights the upcoming Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, which you can attend and help the city prepare for and promote. Tune into this weekend’s [...]
Know Before You Go: How to Dress in the Middle East
Does traveling to the Middle East as a woman mean wearing a burqa (or an abaya)? Not necessarily. In the Middle East, following dressing etiquette can be essential to your travel experience. But the customs and rules vary from country to country. For example, Saudi Arabia employs very strict dress code standards for both tourists [...]
How to Travel to Cuba Legally
Cuba is now in the spotlight after rapper Jay-Z surprised his wife Beyonce with a trip, which he then summarized in a recent rap, “Open Letter,” which included the lyrics, “I done turned Havana into Atlanta…Boy from the hood, I got White House clearance.” For years, Cuba was a forbidden country. Then in 2011, changes [...]
