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Blog

Welcome to the Voluntouring blog, a space dedicated to volunteer travel, alternative lifestyles and stories from travellers, volunteers, hosts and communities around the world.

In this blog you will find articles about:

  • alternative ways of living,
  • long-term travel,
  • hitchhiking,
  • nomad lifestyles and volunteering,
  • volunteer testimonials and project experiences,
  • interviews, and
  • news from the world of responsible travel.

The Voluntouring blog also grows through voluntary article contributions from readers and followers. If you would like to share an experience, practical guide or reflection, you can write to us with your article idea.

You can also propose an interview or guest post about a relevant experience, community or project. Editorial articles and interviews are considered separately from volunteer opportunity listings.

If you are looking for volunteers, you can submit your opportunity for editorial review. Current publication conditions for hosts are explained in the FAQ for hosts.


Blog section 🌐

Browse the most recent articles below and use the “Older posts” navigation to continue exploring the archive.

Do you have a travel story, volunteering experience, interview idea or article you would like to share? You can propose it to Voluntouring.org for editorial review.

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Last reviewed: August 2026.

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Write a “Love Letter” for the Niman Children

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Our climate is in danger

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Call for International Student Week in Iran 2021

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28th of May is World Menstrual Hygiene Day

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How to design your very own Alternative Lifestyle 🌈😌✌️

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Help building 3 safari tents during the first couple of weeks in June in Cambridgeshire UK

Dragon-shaped entrance at El Pasaje Secreto in El Roque, Tenerife (Canary Islands).

A magical place where I volunteered in Tenerife

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Call for volunteers for refugee support! Short and long term opportunities

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What inspired me to become a beach cleaning volunteer

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Decolonize volunteering: webinar on colonial mindsets in international volunteering

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My volunteer experience at a Dog Shelter – by Evgeniya M.

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Grape harvest in France seasonal job opportunities 2026

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Sponsor a Child: Meet Sandra!

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Learn German online for free (with these free tools)

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Become an International Facilitator in Poland

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About Voluntouring

Voluntouring.org is a directory of volunteering, work exchange, and sometimes paid seasonal roles. Hosts and volunteers connect directly, and we encourage clear terms, reasonable hours, and safe hosting.

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