When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... And Yourself | An intro to the book by Intentional Travelers

When Helping Hurts: How to Travel Intentionally

Mission trips. Service trips. Alternative Spring Break programs. Voluntourism. There are many different types of travel that somehow involve interacting with an impoverished community, whether it be locally or abroad. Our Experience Intentional travel has led us to a few of these experiences in places like Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica. Sometimes it’s just a week trip….

Featured Intentional Travelers |Interview with Creatives In Transit
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Intentional Travel Interview: Brittni & Mike – Creatives in Transit

When we first considered living an unconventional, Digital Nomad lifestyle, we wondered if others were doing something similar. Turns out, we are definitely not alone. It’s an awesome community who loves to share their adventures, the great discoveries and challenges, the bits of helpful information they wished they had known, and the inspiration needed for…

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On Being Digital Nomads

Digital nomads are individuals that leverage wireless digital technologies to perform their work duties, and more generally conduct their lifestyle in a nomadic manner. Such workers typically work remotely—from home, coffee shops, public libraries and even from recreational vehicles to accomplish tasks and goals that used to traditionally take place in a single stationary workplace….

The Unofficial Help Exchange: Win Win Win via Simply Intentional
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The Unofficial Help Exchange: Win Win Win via Simply Intentional

I share this at Intentional Travelers because it’s a good example of getting creative to have great experiences (and save money) while you travel. In this case, we were able to help out some friends, get free use of camping gear in return, learn more about things we’re interested in (like growing native plants and using…