How you can help Japan after the disaster
I have been to Japan only once, more than 10 years ago, and only for three days, so I can't claim to know the country well. Yet, like everyone else, I want to help in any little way I can. UN aid worker and fellow Lonely Planet blogger Todd Wassel [...]
How to rent a home in Aotearoa New Zealand
After the Christchurch earthquake, the grassroots movement Blog4NZ was born, aiming to support Aotearoa New Zealand tourism after the earthquake. For 72 hours, travel bloggers from all over the world will tell stories about a country we love. Here's one of mine: After I had my youngest daughter, I used [...]
Oslo On the House – 10 great free Oslo attractions
With the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony coming up this weekend, Oslo is the obvious choice for this chapter in Magic of Cities. The focus will be free travel. That's right: low-budget, or rather no-budget, free Oslo attractions. Norway is not exactly famous for being a budget destination, so you might [...]
Passports with purpose
Heard of Passports with purpose? No? Well, here's the skinny: "Passports with Purpose is an annual travel bloggers’ fundraiser. In 2009, 90 bloggers participated and raised almost USD 30 000 to build a school in Cambodia. This year, USD 50 000 will be raised - to build an entire village [...]
Download free e-book for Charity:Water
Almost one billion people don't have access to clean drinking water. Katie Sorene at Tripbase would like to help fund freshwater wells and raise awareness about this worthy cause. That's why Tripbase has published the Best Kept Travel Secrets - a series of free e-books with more than 500 travel [...]
Haïti – how to help
Earlier this week, an earth quake measuring 7 plus on the Richter's scale hit Haïti. Instead of posting a travel photo on Friday, I'm doing a little bit to bring attention to how we can help.
