A Travel Company Run by Travellers for Travellers
We are the original volunteer travel company, sending enthusiastic volunteers overseas in a supported environment to help local communities. We’ve been helping to organise life changing trips since 1994 and have years of experience in helping people get out there and just do it. We’re a well-travelled bunch and almost all of us have volunteered, so we know what we’re talking about. We reckon we’ve been to almost every country between us - from Outer Mongolia to the Arctic Circle. This wealth of experience means we know a lot about travelling and even more about volunteering overseas. So if you’re interested in an amazing travel experience, give us a call and we’ll do all we can to help you find the right destination and option for you. We can also help with flights and insurance to get you all sorted for your trip in one go.
Meet the team!
i to i Volunteering Staff:
TEFL Staff
Meet the TEFL team
UK Team
Dawn Knott – UK Travel Advisor
Favourite country visited: Peru
Next country on the list: Argentina
Best bit of travel advice: Learn some of the local lingo and get to know the locals, they are your portal to an amazing and eye opening authentic cultural experience!
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Jan Ashton – UK Travel Advisor
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Favourite country visited: I can’t choose just one! South Africa (Cape Town is awesome, the marine & wildlife are so varied, plus it’s a gorgeous city) or perhaps Costa Rica the rainforests and beaches are so scenic!
Next country on the list: Argentina!!!!!!!!!!
Best bit of travel advice: Always take binoculars with you for the amazing wildlife and birdlife and really useful for sometimes checking out the road ahead!
Jo Bearcroft – Customer Support and Product Manager
Favourite country visited: Mongolia if you want to get away from it all this is the place to go!
Next country on the list: Madagascar, I want to see lemurs in the wild.
Best piece of travel advice: A friendly smile and open attitude will get you everywhere.
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Rachel Watson – Customer Support Team
Favourite country visited: Oooh, this is hard! I’ve got something great to say about all of the places I’ve been to, but if I have to pick just one (and it looks like I do have to!) then I’m going to say Vietnam. There’s so much to see and do and the people were so friendly and welcoming. It’s such a contrasting place with the crazy cities to the peaceful hills, and the delicious (yet lethal!) bia hoi local brew is not to be missed!
Next country on the list: It’s a long list! But currently on top is South Africa. The images from the recent football World Cup made me even more determined to explore it, and I can’t wait to see the Big 5, party in Port Elizabeth and soak up the history and culture of Cape Town. Get me on the next flight please!
Best piece of travel advice: Go with no expectations and an open mind. The things you thought you’d never do or like may well be the part of your trip that you enjoy the most!
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Ruth Clark – Customer Support Team
Favourite country visited: Botswana - beautiful country with the most amazing wildlife I have ever seen
Next country on the list: If I won the lottery it would be a Galapagos cruise but as that’s unlikely, it will probably be South Africa
Best piece of travel advice: Try things you wouldn’t normally dream of doing – you might surprise yourself!
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Jane Walker – Customer Support and Product Team
Favourite country visited: Thailand- beautiful beaches, amazing animals, lovely people and fantastic food.
Next country on the list: I've just booked to go to India and I can't wait!!!
Best piece of travel advice: Go out of your way to try something new, you only live once and will live to regret the things you never made time for.
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Linda Gledhill – Product Team
Favourite country visited: So many favourite countries! Peru, Ecuador and Galapagos, then Borneo!
Next country on the list: South Africa and Zambia, can’t wait!
Best piece of travel advice: Make the most of every day, live like a local, enjoy to the max, go with the flow and explore all you can! No matter how long you are away for the time to go home always comes round too fast!
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Australia Team
Matt Chester – General Manager
Favourite country visited: Guatemala or Nepal
Next country on the list: Ethiopia is top of the wish-list
Best piece of travel advice: It’s exciting to see the sights, but it’s the connections with local people that leave the fondest memories
Rhiannon Lee – Travel Advisor
Favourite country visited: Namibia, Indonesia, South Africa and Canada.. too many to choose from!
Next country on the list: Japan or India
Best piece of travel advice: As Ghandi wisely said "You must be the change you want to see in the world." Never be afraid to get your hands dirty, to play, eat, sleep and breathe as the people you are surrounded by do, and above all remember that you are the visitor, always think in the local currency, don't expect western conveniences, avoid special treatment and try to speak the local language - the rest will take care of itself!
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Mary Has – Travel Advisor
Favourite country visited: Laos and Cambodia
Next country on the list: Ecuador
Best piece of travel advice: We don’t remember days, we remember moments” Experience as many things as you can when travelling, learn from the locals and try different cuisines. Make memories good or bad, these are stories you can share and keep with you forever
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Stoewie van den Bulk – Customer Support Team
Favourite country visited: Japan
Next country on the list: This changes every day but I’ll stick with Ecuador
Best piece of travel advice: Don’t get annoyed when something doesn’t go the way you’re used to – it’s different then you’re used to at home but isn’t that the reason why you’re travelling?!
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USA Team
Elizabeth “Betsy” Haskell – Travel Advisor
Favourite country visited: Australia
Next country on the list: South Africa
Best piece of travel advice: Pack a light bag, bring an open mind and Dance around the World!
