We received the following email from Jan, who recently volunteered at our "Work in a day care centre for underprivileged children in Goa, India" project. There are some great tips for volunteers heading out there which she wanted to share. Thanks Jan! "All children regardless where they live in the world have qualities and attributes that are very endearing and make them unique and special so when I saw that volunteers were wanted to help...

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Today is the day where I depart from bonnie England to head to the other side of the planet to New Zealand and Australia. I admit that this is a pretty daunting prospect, especially for someone who has never flown on their own or been away from home for an extended amount of time. I already miss some of the people who I have said bye to, such as my boyfriend and my best friend....

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Honesty time: we’d be lying if we said that every single minute of your travels will be fun-filed with adventures, laughs and fantastic experiences. Don’t get us wrong – you will certainly have an amazing trip and treasure fantastic memories of your time away, but there will be times where you ask yourself “what am I doing?!” and wish you were at home in your own familiar surroundings. I’m not trying to put you off...

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Calling all young writers (aged 18 to 23) with a passion for travel...if you think you’ve got what it takes, then put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and enter National Geographic Traveller magazine's travel writing competition now! Write 400-500 words about your most inspirational travel experience. If you’ve ever considered yourself as a budding writer who is looking for an avenue for your talent, and can really weave a tale, then why not...

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Hi everyone! Well, my take of how I got my job at i-to-i is a bit different from everyone else’s! I started university at 18 thinking that my degree in Tourism and Marketing Management would propel me into the big wide world of designer clothes and flashy cars being the superficial person I used to be! As I went into my second year, I study a module called ‘Sustainability and Impacts of tourism’ which opened...

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