Review: Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary + Hill Tribe Homestay (with Video)
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Review: Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary + Hill Tribe Homestay (with Video)

Southeast Asia has its fair share of elephant camps, sanctuaries, and various other elephant attractions. Nature & Wildlife tours, as well as trekking tours to the hill tribe villages, are some of the top things to do in Chiang Mai. While visiting elephants sounds exciting, visitors should be aware that the thriving travel market in…

When Helping Hurts: How to Travel Intentionally

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….

The People and Land of Haiti

The People and Land of Haiti

Remembering Haiti 5 Years After the Earthquake Haiti’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, left 220,000 people dead, 300,000 injured and rubble nearly everywhere. (NPR.org) In the summer of 2009, Jedd and I had the opportunity to travel to Northern Haiti for the first time on a vision trip with Haiti Foundation of Hope. Being Jedd’s…