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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.

Film-making volunteering opportunities

Travel Documentary Reality TV Series: looking for crew team!

Illustrated world map with colorful continents and animals used for the Elephant and Ants postcard project for kids in Lombok, Indonesia

Flou’s initiative to create world maps & postcards to help poor villagers

Simon Dabbicco, sitting on an old orange tracked tractor overlooking the Sicilian countryside during a WWOOF or wwoofing experience

What is Wwoof? And why should I give it a go?

Horse travel Spain to France - Grace (Gražina) with her gray horse Currito by a lakeside railing in Spain during a long distance journey.

I travel with my horse Currito, around Spain and beyond: a slow travel story

Smokinya Foundation ESC project poster, “OFFLINE, from volunteer towards employed,” Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2019 to March 2020, European Solidarity Corps.

offLINE – from volunteer towards employed – Volunteering project in Bulgaria

The Seven On the Road smiling family with five children standing beside and sitting on their camper van, parked on a sunny countryside road, representing their adventurous nomadic lifestyle and life on the road together.

Seven On the Road – a modern nomad family (interview)🚐👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👪

Orphans, school, African, kids, volunteer programs, teaching

Ishmael’s dream: “I work to provide quality education for the children of Sierra Leone”

Cozy shared living room with four young adults chatting over tea, reflecting the community wellness bed and breakfast project in Jerusalem.

Looking for partners to set up a community based, wellness-focused B&b in Israel

Andreea and Denise colorful camper van parked by the sea in Portugal with cows grazing nearby - part of a European slow travel and van life journey focused on sustainability and volunteering

Traveling aboard a van looking for alternative lifestyles

Ghana Exchange volunteer teacher with Ghanaian students in green-and-white uniforms, group portrait outdoors in Senya Beraku during an English and Science teaching placement.

Traveling and volunteering to Ghana was the best decision in my life

travelling without money, travel with no money,

Adventure & learning: EVS opportunity in Romania

Nomadic family with two children posing with local volunteers at a community event during their 800-day slow travel and volunteering journey.

A Spanish family with young kids and their trip around the world

“Large group of volunteers and community members gathered at Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland - part of the Global Ecovillage Network European Solidarity Corps programme promoting sustainability, education, and community living

Volunteer at Findhorn Eco-village, in Scotland with ESC

Smiling children in a South African classroom proudly holding their drawings during creative learning activities at Thanda’s Early Childhood Development programme in KwaZulu-Natal - a volunteer internship opportunity for English-speaking assistants

ECD positions available internship in South Africa

Two young women enjoying the sea during an eco-friendly beach holiday – sustainable travel and responsible tourism concept.

Eco-tourism, is it ‘eco’ for ecology or economy?

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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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