Experiential Travel
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Tourists tend to zip through a place, adding a notch to their “been there, seen that” list of cities and countries. They may even boast that they made it through seven countries in seven days after a week in Europe. Others know better.
Travelers tend to experience a place from the inside rather than view it as an outsider. They prefer to linger in one place and savor the local culture, knowing that a closer encounter with a location allows people to learn more about cuisine, customs and history than a one-day jaunt through a city can provide.
Take a language class, stay in local homes, rent an apartment, take a cooking class—even spend your vacation volunteering to help build homes, preserve nature or teach local children. All opportunities allow you to meet and talk with people who you may not encounter as a regular tourist.
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Articles on Experiential Travel
360 Degrees Longitude: A Yearlong Family Adventure
Follow John Higham and his family as they travel around the world for a year in this new book that also gives helpful tips for how to plan your own long-term travel adventure.
Where the Wild Things Are
Learn how you can get personal with alligators, prairie dogs and falcons while on vacation.
A Travel Guide With a Conscience
This guide, written by former Peace Corps members, will show you how you what you need to know to plan a volunteer vacation.
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- Become a Marine Research Volunteer on St. John
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- Feel the Love With Bahamas’ Host Program
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- Uganda: The Pearl of Africa
- Visit Uganda, one of the most beautiful... »
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