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Video: South African biker saves calf from drowning
Oct 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM: This guy must be related to MacGyver. While participating in the qualification trials for the Amageza Run, South African motorcyclist Johan Gray didn't think twice about stopping to save a baby calf who had gotten separated from the herd and fallen into a canal. While it took him a few tries, Gray was able to use his ingenuity to save the animal and bring him home. Thankfully, he was able to ...
Become a monk or Muslim for a month
Apr 29th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
If you really want to "go local" on your next vacation, have you considered changing your religion? A new program in Turkey offers guests a chance to be Muslim for a month in order to foster cultural awareness. The term month is used loosely - guests can choose from nine- and twenty-one-day programs, including visits to some of Istanbul's most famous mosques, lessons on Islam and Sufism (famed ...Marriott, New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity and KaBoom! help rebuild NOLA neighborhoods
Aug 24th, 2010 at 3:00PM: Five years have passed since Hurricane Katrina made her mark on the city of New Orleans but the city's spirit continues to thrive, thanks to the rebuilding efforts of NOLA residences and businesses.
All this week hotels are banding together their staff and guests to help support local area projects. "Marriott's Spirit to Serve New Orleans" package allows employees and guests to partake in ...Visit a baby sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica
Aug 20th, 2010 at 1:00PM:
It's been a long week, take a few minutes to enjoy some cuteness. Sloths may not typically come to mind as a cute animal, but I'm sure after you watch this video, you'll come around. I first saw a sloth at the New York Times Travel Show (part of a Busch Gardens exhibition) and immediately fell in love with their cuddly, sleepy, smiley oddness. This video was taken at the Aviarios Del Caribe ...
Sierra Club Outings offer envrionmentally responsible adventures
Mar 23rd, 2010 at 8:30AM: The Sierra Club is an outdoor institution in the United States. Founded in 1892, the club has grown to include more than 1.3 members, and has evolved into the environmental grassroots organization that is the model for all others to follow. Each year, the club organizes events and works with legislators on a national, state, and local level to safe guard wild places and promote environmental ...Celebrate Earth Day with a volunteer vacation!
Mar 3rd, 2010 at 8:00AM: 2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of Earth Day. Originally conceived by Senator Gaylord Nelson, the event was meant to remind us to stop and think about the amazing, yet fragile, planet on which we live, and possibly consider the ways that we can work to protect the environment around us. Today, that message is as important and relevant as ever, and Earth Day is celebrated across ...Giving back feels good: 600,000 signed up for Disney volunteer days
Feb 11th, 2010 at 3:00PM: Maybe it's a sign of the times or maybe it's a sign of things to come, but either way it feels good to give back -- just ask the 600,000 people who have already signed up for Disney's volunteer days.
Disney Parks kicked off 2010 with a new promotion: volunteer and get one-day free admission to Walt Disney World. During a press conference today in Orlando, Disney announced that just six weeks ...South by Southeast: The hill tribes of Southeast Asia
Jan 13th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
Welcome back to Gadling's series on backpacking Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. Southeast Asia is modernizing rapidly. These days, malls line the streets of Thailand and WiFi signals and cell phones blanket the cafes of Vietnam. But that doesn't mean the ways of the "Asia of old" have vanished – in fact, in the mountainous northern regions of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, a ...The Galavanting Girls help the children of Roatan
Nov 7th, 2009 at 3:00PM:
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Travel writer, founder of The Galavanting Girls, and creator of the Travel Blog Exchange conference, Kim Mance will soon be setting off on a cruise to visit, among other places, the island of Roatan in Honduras. Rather than spend her time in port sunning on the ...Planeterra Foundation gives sight to the blind in Tibet
Oct 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Tibet is one of the most visually stunning places on Earth, but many Tibetans can't see it. Blindness is a serious problem in the developing world. Poverty and lack of rural health care means that millions of people around the world go blind because of easily curable maladies such as cataracts. One of the organizations fighting to stop curable blindness is the Planeterra Foundation, which ...Tourism in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa in light of recent disasters
Oct 4th, 2009 at 5:00PM: In light of the recent quakes in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa and the total devastation in the areas surrounding Manila, Padang, and Apia, it's important to understand what tourism will look like as these tourism hot spots recover. Here's a look at the current relief work happening in each locale, and some speculation as to what tourism will look like in the coming year. The Philippines ...Disney offers free park admission to volunteers
Sep 30th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
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Volunteer one day of your time next year, and you could receive a free day of admission at a Walt Disney theme park in return. The Disney company has announced that one million people who volunteer with the HandsOn Network can get into any Disneyland Park in ...Make a difference in December (in warm Costa Rica)
Sep 30th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Those of you living in southern states, granted, may not feel the need to disappear when the December winds start to blow. I hear it all around me in New York every winter: it's cold, it's wet, it's awful. Frankly, I dig winter, but I realize I'm in the minority, especially when the temperatures hit rock bottom. And New York's got nothin' on the likes of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Maine. Well, if ...National Public Lands Day: enter a park for free and volunteer
Sep 10th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Maybe you took advantage of one of the fee-free weekends at a national park this summer? That was for 147 parks. Here's a free day that's valid at all 391 national parks. National Public Lands Day is on Saturday, September 26th. It's not just a time to get into a park for free, but it's a time to participate, if you can. Organizers of the event hope to honor the parks with both celebration and ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 9.2.09
Sep 2nd, 2009 at 5:30PM: Buenos dias, Gadlingers. I want to apologize for my brief absence over the weekend. I was lodging in Colca Canyon, the world´s deepest canyon, and was therefore unavailable to post my usual Gadlinks. Fortunately, Aaron´s been holding the fort. Here now is today´s dose of Gadlinks, a quick whirl around the travel blogosphere.
Speaking of Latin America, check out this ...Voluntourism in Costa Rica doesn't have to be expensive
Sep 2nd, 2009 at 4:00PM: Tropical Adventures is making it pretty easy for travelers to save the world. The company's new Cultural Encounter Package offers a six-night/seven-day package at a steep discount of 45 percent. The first two nights are at the historic Hotel Don Carlos, with the other four in the Bamboo Cultural Center's rustic accommodations in the Talmanaca Indigenous Region. The package includes all meals and ...Volunteer and earn a free stay at any Sage hotel
Aug 11th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Volunteer one day to a registered 501C3 nonprofit organization and your next stay at a Sage Hospitality property could be free. The hotel group is offering a limited number of free rooms at each of its 53 hotels around the country to those who can verify - with a signed letter from the organization - that they have donated eight or more hours of their time to charity.
Under the "Give a Day, Get ...Gadlinks for Monday 7.27.09
Jul 27th, 2009 at 6:30PM: A glorious Monday here in California! I hope you are all enjoying the last month of summer. Live it up -- and maybe browse some of these travel reads while you're at it.
My boyfriend is a huge fan of conveyer belt sushi. In Japan they call it "kaiten sushi," but in Hawaii they call it "Genki" -- Genki Sushi, to be exact, which is a kaiten sushi chain on the islands. "Genki" means happy, and ...Climbing Kilimanjaro with Roadmonkey
Jun 27th, 2009 at 8:00AM: A few months back we wrote about travel company Roadmonkey, which offered unique travel experiences that combined adventure with the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the places you visit. For instance, one of their 2009 expeditions is a mountain biking tour through the remote jungles of Vietnam that culminates with a volunteer project to build a farm that will grow fruits and vegetables on ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (5.29.09)
May 29th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Gather round dear readers, it's Friday and that means it's time for our weekly roundup of links from our friends at BootsnAll. Think of it like a travel website "cage match:" hundreds of travel stories go into the ring, only five of the best come out alive. Got it? Then to the winner the spoils! Here's what we found this week:
Calm Those Flying Fears - I have a secret confession. Despite the ...
