What is happening in the Philippines at the moments has really touched me, as I’m sure it has so many other millions of people all…

It’s Friday and time for another edition of It Could Only Happen To Me – the weekly series where I feature those travel mishaps which…

Over the years I’ve done a number of voluntary placements in different countries around the world. Some have been organised in advance, such as working…

It’s all very well getting super-organised about your saving but how much money will you actually need for your career break or sabbatical? Now I’m…

As a journalist I’m used to being the one asking the questions and staying out of the limelight. So it came as a bit of…

After a month travelling around China I decided to spend my last three weeks volunteering. It felt like a nice way to end my trip…

The one thing I think most travellers would agree on is that visiting different countries makes you appreciate the life you have. Whenever I travel…

When I was putting together my #30b430 list, one of the things which was really easy to add to it was some voluntary work. In the…