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News Archive February 2010

Americans raising money to volunteer in Ghana

Americans raising money to volunteer in Ghana

Would-be volunteers might like to take encouragement from the example set by a group of students in the US attempting to raise funds for a Ghanaian trip.Pupils at the Trinity Evangelical Presbyteri…

Category: Africa
Posted 26 Feb 2010

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Canadian volunteers lead the way

Canadian volunteers lead the way

Volunteering in Cambodia can be a rewarding yet addictive endeavour, as proved by two Canadian students who now lead their own travelling exhibitions after trips to the country.Jennifer Farquharson…

Category: Asia
Posted 26 Feb 2010

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Leeds students to volunteer in India

Leeds students to volunteer in India

People considering volunteering in a foreign country may like to draw inspiration from a number of Leeds students set to embark on a journey to India.The group, from Leeds Metropolitan University, …

Category: Asia
Posted 26 Feb 2010

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Gap year travellers can enjoy ‘great wildlife encounters in Brazil’

Gap year travellers can enjoy ''great wildlife encounters in Brazil''

Backpackers travelling through Brazil might wish to explore the country’s array of wildlife as it has been praised by a travel writer.Mike Unwin, reporting for the Independent, ventured deep into …

Category: South America
Posted 26 Feb 2010

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Western Australia ‘offers raw experience’

Western Australia ''offers raw experience''

Anyone looking to travel Australia might want to explore the west of the country, as an industry expert has endorsed its raw qualities.Richard Madden, an adventure travel journalist, recommended th…

Category: Australasia
Posted 26 Feb 2010

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Australia ‘luring Canadian gap year students’

Australia ''luring Canadian gap year students''

Prospective gap year students in Canada may want to take note of the new one-year working visas being promoted in Australia.They allow a Canadian graduate to work and travel their way across the so…

Category: Australasia
Posted 25 Feb 2010

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Australia ‘best for scuba diving’

Australia ''best for scuba diving''

Gap year travellers heading to Australia might like to attempt some scuba diving as the country has been acclaimed the best place in the Pacific Ocean for the recreation.A poll held by Scuba Diving…

Category: Australasia
Posted 25 Feb 2010

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Travel industry’s recovery ‘led by Asia’

Travel industry''s recovery ''led by Asia''

Gap year travellers planning a trip to Asia might be pleased to learn that the continent has been named as the travel industry area best equipped to successfully emerge from the recent economic dow…

Category: Asia
Posted 25 Feb 2010

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Bangkok a ‘great destination for gap year travellers’

Bangkok a ''great destination for gap year travellers''

Gap year travellers in Thailand might wish to make their way to the capital, Bangkok, as the city has been applauded for its kind and good-natured occupants.The dignified and honest people of the b…

Category: Asia
Posted 25 Feb 2010

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Volunteer abroad, graduates urged

Volunteer abroad, graduates urged

Volunteering abroad has been earmarked as a worthy self-developing endeavour for recent graduates.Canadian career advisor Jason Connell, who has himself volunteered in China, South Africa and Ugand…

Category: Asia
Posted 25 Feb 2010

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