I don’t usually link to PEPY’s monthly newsletter in my blog, but the song from the PEPY Tours video in here won’t get out of my head, so I thought I’d infect you with it too. (Click on the image to see the newsletter) Yep, that song is a Khmer rap song. Yep, it’s pretty [...]
This month, I was lucky enough to join Summit at Sea, the fourth event put on by the Summit Series team who bring together business visionaries, artists, social entrepreneurs, and environmentalists with the goal of fostering collaboration and innovation through the revelry they create at their exclusive gatherings. The event was unlike any other I [...]
I recently wrote a piece about PEPY Tours on World Nomad’s website. I am reposting it below as it relates to a lot of the themes of this blog: Responsible Giving, voluntourism, Cambodia, etc Fast Five Profile: PEPY Tours One of the PEPY riders on her bike for Cambodian based PEPY Tours 1. Who are [...]
This is a guest post by Eric Lewis: “Take lots of pictures!” It’s something we hear just about every time we leave for someplace exotic. Family and friends want to experience our adventures vicariously, and who can blame them? Photographs preserve certain moments—priceless scenes and scenarios that evade verbal description. But every action has an [...]
It’s exciting when people look past the bottom line of their own company and spend their time and resources to take action to improve the whole field in which they work. Priscilla Macy of Global Sojourns is someone who does that on a regular basis. Priscilla and her company offer a range of adventure travel [...]
In the last post, I wrote about how voluntourism can be ineffective if the right match between traveler and program is not found. I suggested placing volunteers in a role they are a natural fit for: as tourists. Here is how this example fits into our work at PEPY in Cambodia. I would be interested [...]
My friend Sweta is organizing a bike trip which will also support education programs in Nepal. She is a fabulous guide, is from the area, and says the biking will be AMAZING….. join in! http://www.ekduiteen123.blogspot.com/