News and Links

Active Web and Email

A new feature in our volunteer guides is active (clickable) web and email addresses. Click on any website address and a new web browser will open, saving you the task of manually entering the details.

The Black List

Another new addition to our volunteer guides are details of organisations/projects that have received negative feedback. We do not endorse these organisations/projects but it is possible you may find them while surfing the web. This information could save you money and a huge amount of disappointment.

Low Cost Volunteering in Africa

If you are looking for low cost volunteer programmes in Africa a good place to start is Volunteer 4 Africa. This organisation is still in its infancy but they already have some fantastic projects on their database. Please visit their website for more information.

Every Flight a Fight Against Poverty – with North South Travel

North South Travel is a travel agency with a difference: all their profits are donated to grassroots projects in the developing world. Please take a look at their website for full details and sample fares. North South offer highly competitive fares for any route, worldwide.

Changing the Atmosphere

We take the threat of climate change seriously and our website has been carbon neutral since 2003 following the purchase of a small parcel of tropical forest in Ecuador. To ensure our website remains at the top of the 'environmentally friendly' league we have also offset 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions as part of Climate Care's (pdf 449K) CO2 reduction project.

Pick & Mix - Latin American Guidebooks by the Chapter

Did you know that Lonely Planet have (digitally) chopped up all of their guidebooks on Central America, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean? You can now pick, download and print only the chapters you need in digital (PDF) format. Please visit the Lonely Planet website for further details. You can download the first chapter of each guide for free.

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