The Tranquilo Traveler
The Tranquilo Traveler is a celebration of voluntourism, slow travel, and other interesting ways to see the world. Travel writer and award- winning Moon Handbooks author Joshua Berman created The Tranquilo Travel as a resource for world trippers and international volunteers, a window to the author’s travels in Nicaragua, Belize, and beyond, and an update of his books and articles.
Tranquilo Tip of the Hat to David Arnold, Worldview Magazine Editor Extraordinaire
By Joshua | 
No Comments » I’d like to belatedly join Peace Corps Polyglot (blog of the National Peace Corps Association) in wishing Worldview editor David Arnold well as he moves on. After 14 years of... [Read this entry]
Ghana girls dorm is finished!
By Joshua | 2 Comments » Last October, I posted a plea from Peace Corps Volunteer Carl Allen in Northern Ghana, who was raising funds to build a girls’ dorm at a business school in the... [Read this entry]
Living abroad: life changing AND a nice resume liner
By Joshua | 1 Comment » “Young people who study abroad for a year often come back with a newfound passion for social change, a fresh worldview and even different career interests.” So begins Seth Green’s... [Read this entry]
Peace Corps Wiki Project
By Joshua | No Comments » Nearly 190,000 Americans have served in the U.S. Peace Corps since the program was launched by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. PeaceCorpsWiki is the effort of a few... [Read this entry]
Apply now for 2008 Volunteer Summer: Go to Uganda, Honduras, Ghana, India, or Nicaragua
By Joshua | 1 Comment » AJWS Volunteer Summer applications are due February 1. This is one of numerous overseas opportunities from American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Volunteer Summer offers Jewish young adults (ages 16-24) the... [Read this entry]
Phenomenal Photo Stream from Nicaragua
By Joshua | No Comments » I love these images from Empowerment International Director (and friend) Kathy Adams and her Nica protégées. Kathy, other volunteers, and Nicaraguan community leaders provide numerous education programs to children in... [Read this entry]
Building New Hope: More good work in Nicaragua, more voluntourism opportunities
By Joshua | 1 Comment » Building New Hope is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization with years of experience doing community level development work in Nicaragua and El Salvador. They are particularly active in Granada, Nicaragua... [Read this entry]
Herbal Studies Retreat this January in Nicaragua
By Joshua | No Comments » ATRAVES, a Nicaraguan nonprofit association working “to support creative, small-scale, locally controlled initiatives in development, education, health and social justice,” has a few unique opportunities I’d like to share. In... [Read this entry]
Help girls go to school in Northern Ghana
By Joshua | 1 Comment » Last year, Tay and I met Peace Corps Volunteer Carl “Ka” Allen in Northern Ghana, in the village of Nakpanduri where Carl was living and where Tay and I were... [Read this entry]
Denver Fundraiser for Nicaragua and Nepal Rural Schools
By Joshua | No Comments » Call today (303/399-3649) to make a reservation for Namlo International’s Ninth Annual Fall Dinner and Celebration, featuring a Nepalese buffet dinner in Denver, Colorado. There will be a... [Read this entry]
Joshua Berman is an award-winning author for Avalon Travel Publishing's Moon series. He is a writer, editor, and trip leader, based in Central America and Boulder, Colorado. Learn more about Joshua or contact him here.- 0. Volunteering Abroad
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Once again the old adage comes to life: you can't ... [read more] - kARLA on Back in Nicaragua: La Trinidad, EstelÃ
I LOVE LA TRINIDAD ....SURE! IS MY beatifull TOWN - India Holidays on The Ten Most Tranquilo Temples in the World
I really want to see the top ten most tranquilo te ... [read more] - Claire Walter on Learn a language online for free: Travel tips from Brave New Traveler
Gracias. Grazie, Merci. Danke. She-she. Arigato. E ... [read more] - New hunza generation on The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
The so called Mir Ghazanfar will be burried soon a ... [read more] - Karim on Himalaya, Mountain Mama: The Hunza Valley
Hi Josh, Thank you very much for the beautiful wor ... [read more] - FakePrinceSalim on The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
Hello Mr Salim... what do you think? if you will i ... [read more] - FakePrinceSalim on The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
I agree with some of my friends that, the Hunza st ... [read more] - Wannabe Travelwriter on Lonely Planet “scandal” passes; guidebooks left in the debris by
What was that statistic I just saw; 31 million tra ... [read more] - Jameep Sis on The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
To Sheheryar (so-called prince of Hunza) What yo ... [read more]
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