Take Your Big Trip | Travel Advice, Inspiration, and Stories

In 2008, I traveled to India for three months. The only goal for that trip was to open my heart. Fresh from leaving one an entire life behind, my broken ticker was closed and cracked and needed a bit of love and compassion to float on in. There were several things I wanted to do [...]

This travel memory is from my first Big Trip in India, October 2008. It was women and children’s day at the Shakyamuni Buddha Community health programme and since there was no scheduled program or classes and my train did not leave until that night, I took advantage of the ride along during my last day [...]

International volunteering while on a Big Trip is a great way to experience local culture and open your heart to others, and, if you’re there long enough – even make a difference. But how does one do it? There are many organizations and articles out there find the best program and begin to do it on your own big trip

Volunteering makes the heart grow larger and fonder and enriches a Big Trip travel experience. In my opinion, I think it should be a part of every Big Trip. There’s everything to gain like helping others, learning about another culture, being invited into witness how things are instead from the viewfinder view of the tourist [...]

This article is about my experience volunteering in Kolkata, India at Mother Teresa Charities and how to do it yourself at Shanti Dan