volunteering
How Volunteering Around the Globe has Changed My Style of Travel, and My Life
After my first real travel experience of interrailing through Europe back in 2009, I can safely say that I was officially addicted to travel from then on. We saw around 12 countries in those two months, and I thought to myself ‘This is just Europe, imagine what else is out there!’ It was then that … Continue reading
How I Learnt to Make Cheese – Volunteering at a Dairy Farm in Canada
I went on my first solo trip way back in 2010, off to British Columbia in Canada. During my time there I decided to do some volunteering, so signed up with WWOOF, and ended up at Goat’s Pride Dairy Farm in Abbotsford. I stayed for just over a month, joining the Dykstra family, the owners, … Continue reading
Volunteering at a Sustainable Living Project in Mendoza, Argentina
I was wearing no shoes and desperately clinging onto a rope, which had my hands at one end and a boisterous sheep named Guapo at the other. I had been asked to get him back into his pen, and anxious to get back to his women, (‘Africa’ and ‘Cuba’, the other sheep) Guapo decided to … Continue reading
Volunteering in hostels – Argentina
When most people think of volunteering, images of orphanages, nature conservation and perhaps even organic farming spring to mind. Whilst there are all of these options out there in huge numbers, volunteering doesn’t always mean working with a charitable organisation. With work exchange websites such as HelpX, the one I use, the term volunteering has … Continue reading
Volunteering on a vineyard in Spain
When my time in Barcelona was coming to a close and I had a free 10 days on my hands, it seemed natural to me to go and do some volunteering for that short while. After searching through pages on HelpX, I found a vineyard to go to up in the Spanish Pyrenees, in a … Continue reading
Free or low cost volunteer resources
Below are a list of the resources and companies I have found whilst trawling the internet that offer free or low cost volunteering opportunities in a wide variety of countries and for different causes. If I have missed a company out that you think should be on the list, feel free to tweet me. If … Continue reading
Introduction to Free Volunteering & the Common Misconception that it Doesn’t Exist
Updated 4/5/2013 Anyone who has known me over the past year will be aware that I am constantly on the hunt for low cost or free volunteering opportunities around the world. Volunteering is such a great way to travel – it enables you to meet local people, learn their trade or skill, meet other travellers … Continue reading
