Travelling abroad can be a daunting prospect, especially if it’s for the first time without your family. They say life is a book though, and those who do not travel read only a page.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2:42PM | tagged advice, culture, gap year, travel, volunteering | in Gap Year Advice 
Rachel Glendening brings us this great off-duty beach shot from her time on the Frontier Central America Ethical Adventure trail.
Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 4:42PM | tagged Ethical Adventure Trail, adventure travel, central america, volunteering | in Volunteer Photo of the Week 
In order to volunteer, many people fundraise in various ways to raise the money they need to contribute towards the project they have chosen to take part in. Often, the projects that they are volunteering within require flights in order to get there, and again fundraising can help provide some or all of the funds needed. Volunteers are turning to crowdfunding as a useful and successful way to gain sums of money relatively quickly.
Many young people often worry that if they don’t take a gap year at the ‘appropriate’ time (usually before or just after studying at University), then the opportunity will have passed them by.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 12:41PM | tagged advice, age-limit, gap year, volunteering | in Gap Year Advice, Inspiration 
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually of the 8th March observed by both men and women around the globe, with support from international organisations such as the United Nations.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 11:21AM | tagged International Women's Day, human rights, suffrage, volunteering | in Inspiration 
This urban delight comes from Danielle Watts who's currently taking part in Frontier's South East Asia Ethical Adventure Trail, combining the backpacking delights of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam with volunteering. If you think Danielle's photo deserves this month's Volunteer Photo of the Month crown get ready to head over to the Frontier Official Facebook page at the end of February to vote.
Monday, February 11, 2013 at 12:08PM | tagged Ethical adventure, South East Asia, adventure trail, bangkok, cambodia, thailand, vietnam, volunteer, volunteering | in Volunteer Photo of the Week 
I decided to leave the US back in 2008, and from the start one of the core tenants of my travels has been to find small ways to regularly give back to the communities and places I pass through.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:27AM | tagged give back, long-term travel, volunteering | in Guest blog 
Leaving the books behind, those who find themselves travelling, be it before or after University or a job, relish the experiences they encounter, but is it just an excuse to find the cheapest bars?
Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:27AM | tagged benefits, gap year, travel, volunteering | in Guest blog 
Concluding the road trip as the definitive way of travel, Frontier has recently established three new road trip projects that involve learning about the culture of a country whilst on the road with volunteering.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10:43AM | tagged Nepal, britney spears, cambodia, community development, conservation, gap year, india, jack kerouac, road trip, sri lanks, travel, volunteering | in New Projects 
Congratualtions to Kat Maddams whose close-up detail of a small crab from her Madagascar project won over our Facebook followers to win November's volunteer photo of the month crown. This awesome first entry for December comes from Jo Young, who spent part of her summer on Frontier's Tanzania Teaching and Beaches project.
Monday, December 3, 2012 at 1:42PM | tagged photo of the week, tanzania, teaching and beaches, volunteer photography, volunteering | in Volunteer Photo of the Week 
Tourism will always be seen by some as a necessary evil. If it’s given too much thought, it becomes clear that there will always be negative aspects to the travel industry. People have always wanted to visit new countries but as it becomes easier and cheaper to do so, more people are flocking to the smaller, once unknown or unreachable areas.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 11:40AM | tagged poverty, sustainability, tourism, travel, volunteering | in Gap Year News, Opinions 
As winter sets in it’s the perfect time to start daydreaming about where in the world you’d like to travel next. Into the Wild took to the streets around London HQ to find out where peoples’ fantasy projects would take them. From 'Space' to India, there wasn't a single answer London HQ wasn't keen to go on ourselves!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 12:18PM | tagged Hox pops, ccommunity development, conservation, fantasy projects, hoxton, international development, volunteer projects, volunteering 
