INDONESIA | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Views [8404]
A few weeks after I arrive in Indonesia,
one of my host’s friends, Jamal, invites me and a few other volunteers to his
village. We travel 20 minutes out of Cianjur until the rice paddies and tea
plantations dissolve the highway into a bumpy mud ... Read more >
Tags: asia, connect locally, eating, fishing, indonesia, java, locals, rice paddies, southeast asia, travel
ITALY | Monday, 2 May 2011 | Views [5649]
Photo courtesy of Stationary Hobo, Flickr.com Travelers who seem to have a unique gift to attract interesting experiences always seem to say that meeting people wherever they go is one of the greatest joys of traveling. Name any destination they've ... Read more >
Tags: cuisine, experiences, food, italian food, italy, locals, making a local connection, milan, travel, venice
WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 | Views [2433] | Comments [1]
Every traveller seems to want to meet new people and experience
other cultures on their journeys – in short, we all want to connect locally.
However, how do you actually define what it means to make a local connection?
Does it ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, connect locally, connections, experiences, friends, local travel, locals, people, travel, turkey