18 Dec Missed our Early Bird Deadline? Don’t worry!
You can still apply to go backpacking with a purpose with us next summer! ...
You can still apply to go backpacking with a purpose with us next summer! ...
The last few days was spent tucked away in an old German castle ...
Walking into the town of Villa Primero de Mayo on the first day.
We have wasted no time making ourselves at home in the coastal capital! ...
We connect with Talent Egg to learn more about the "backpacktivist" lifestyle. ...
I love Southeast Asia. I love Cambodia. I love travel....
After weeks of backpacking with a purpose, our participants are returning home...
'Nou pap jamais blye ou' - 'We will never forget you'...
After spending a challenging 4 weeks working to make the world's first shredded styrofoam Ubuntu Blox factory, OG Haiti: Grassroots Engineering has completed its group volunteer portion and is now ready to adventure around the country....
Yes, we missed our bus in Thailand. Yes, we took 5 buses. Yes, we were on a bus for over 26 hours. And yes, the bus did break down on our way...
As our crew hiked up the steep hills in the sweltering heat for 6 hours, the intensity of our experience over the next week started to sink in....
If you read our last blog post, you´d remember that our week was tiring to say the least. In addition to our regular activities, we also made room for salsa lessons and a birthday celebration (happy birthday to OGGer Anna Marzsalek)! Perhaps the most fun...
This morning we went down to the market and haggled with some tro tro drivers to guide us around for the day. We wanted to get out of town and explore some new sites. Since the 12 of us would fill up a whole vehicle...
The group has arrived! All participants are safe and sound after being welcomed by a konpa band at the airport and surviving the craziness that is Haitian customs. In our first two days, we've accomplished so much its hard even to recount it all. We...
It's only day 4 of the India trip and they are already making the papers. Check out the picture below to see an awesome article about the team's visit to the Patiala School for the Deaf and Dumb....