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CHARITIES WE LOVE: PETA

We Are Travel Girls — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:36:33 +0000

Charities We Love is a series featuring inspirational charities from around the world. At We Are Travel Girls we care about giving back and hope this spotlight will help our readers discover organizations committed to bettering our planet. This week...

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CHARITIES WE LOVE: THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER

We Are Travel Girls — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:34 +0000

Charities We Love is a monthly series featuring inspirational charities from around the world. At We Are Travel Girls we care about giving back and hope this series will help our readers learn about charities and non-profit organizations that are...

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13 PLACES YOU MUST VISIT WHILE EXPLORING KENYA

We Are Travel Girls — Mon, 20 May 2019 13:00:52 +0000

Kenya is a magical land that has so much in store for a traveler! I recently returned back from this East African country after spending a month there, and I’m still drooling over the fact that it has blessed me...

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO VISITING YALA NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA

Becky van Dijk — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:50:10 +0000

Yala National Park is situated on the south coast of Sri Lanka, with parts of the park reaching to the water and touching the Indian Ocean. Unlike the safaris of Africa, Yala is still relatively undiscovered and catching up to...

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9 REASONS TO DIVE WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS IN GUADALUPE

We Are Travel Girls — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:00:24 +0000

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to come face to face with one of the world’s most notorious predators? Perhaps you watched JAWS and were instantly captivated, or maybe for you great white sharks are the stuff of nightmares…...

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UNEXPECTED SITES OF NAIROBI, KENYA

We Are Travel Girls — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:25:59 +0000

The infamous first lines of The Lion King’s “Circle of Life” – the ones hardly anyone gets right when signing along – played in my head throughout our time in Kenya and Tanzania. When thinking of visiting Africa, the first...

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A DREAM DAY WITH PANDAS IN CHENGDU, CHINA

We Are Travel Girls — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:14:25 +0000

I am currently performing in a musical that has brought me on a five-month long international leg to China; somewhere that had never really been at the top of my travel bucket list. How wrong was I? China is literally...

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SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI IN THE KAROO, EASTERN CAPE

We Are Travel Girls — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:04:06 +0000

I’m in a van cruising along a lone highway through the Karoo. My knees are bobbing and hands shaking as I type. We’re in the middle of nowhere on a bumpy road headed south for the Port Elizabeth airport. There,...

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5 EXPERIENCES YOU NEED TO HAVE IN ZIMBABWE

We Are Travel Girls — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:00:46 +0000

The Republic of Zimbabwe is situated in the Southern part of the African continent and is bordered by South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, and Mozambique. Formerly known as Southern Rhodesia – after British businessman and imperialist Cecil Rhodes – Zimbabwe has over...

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3 AUTHENTIC PLACES YOU SHOULD VISIT IN COSTA RICA

We Are Travel Girls — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:54:09 +0000

Costa Rica is a country that is often misjudged. The rumour says it’s a den of young drunk students from North America and can be too expensive for budget travellers to visit. Yet, if you are into breath-taking landscapes, pristine...

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VOLUNTEERING AT ESTERILIZA Y EDUCA DOG SANCTUARY, MEXICO

We Are Travel Girls — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 07:22:34 +0000

Last year while living in the tropical paradise of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, one of the southern states of Mexico, I decided to spend some of my free time volunteering. Like in many developing countries there are issues. The one issue that...

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Visiting The Phnom Tamao Rescue Centre In Cambodia

Becky van Dijk — Tue, 09 May 2017 09:15:56 +0000

One of my favourite parts of having a travel blog is the ability to bring attention to projects that I am passionate about, especially ones that are lesser known. During my recent trip to Cambodia I had an absolutely amazing...

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EAST TO WEST & BACK AGAIN: A GUIDE TO MADAGASCAR

We Are Travel Girls — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:21:49 +0000

I don’t normally book tours while traveling. It’s not that I am against them, or think I am too good for that kind of travel; it’s nothing like that at all. I usually just really enjoy the planning part of...

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5 SIMPLE WAYS TO JOIN THE RESPONSIBLE TRAVELLER MOVEMENT

We Are Travel Girls — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 05:24:46 +0000

Have you ever heard the phrase “responsible tourism”? What about “sustainable travel”? These buzz words are flying around the travel industry at the moment. Combined with “Corporate Social Responsibility”, or CSR, they are shaping the way in which people are...

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VOLUNTEERING AT THE ELEPHANT NATURE PARK, CHANG MAI

We Are Travel Girls — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 04:33:28 +0000

When I was 30, I decided to quit my job to explore the world for 6 months. Whilst I was excited to travel I was also looking for some volunteer activities to make my trip more meaningful. One of my friends...

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WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER RIDE AN ELEPHANT

We Are Travel Girls — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:42:15 +0000

Unfortunately, it’s quite common that animals are abused for the sake of tourist’s entertainment abroad. One of the animals that suffers the most is the elephant – a kind and friendly creature that is treated like a slave in many...

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