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From USA to Macedonia: why the Steads came to volunteer in Skopje
With their two small Maltese, the retired North American couple is already used to move around – after living in the Bahamas for five years, their latest choice was Skopje, Macedonia. In our first episode, we talk with Edward Stead and Elen Wright-Stead about helping out as they can in a foreign country while they…
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Burgos, Barcelona, Madrid: Spain by bus, plane, and train
Sightseeing three Spanish cities in one day during a pandemic? Done! And most of that by walking. This is how six young Macedonians spent an incredible week in Spain in late August 2021. We started our journey by flying to Madrid from Sofia. We were supposed to eventually arrive in Castrillo de la Vega for…
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One weekend in Albania
What’s the best way to use a long weekend as a volunteer? Right, to travel! However, those four days surpassed all of our expectations of sunny beaches and cheap meals. Keywords: Car accident and a shop owner who chased a bus for us. Friday night. The bus station in Skopje. I arrive ten minutes before…
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First practical experiences in a travel agency
It’s been almost two months since they arrived in Macedonia. Carolina and Nil are the only people from the Spanish group that work in a travel agency here. After this time, both of them confirm it’s the perfect place to gain experience in the field. A good day starts with a coffee, and that’s what…
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Volunteering. Selfishness or Altruism?
A longer journey to the farthest corners of the world is undoubtedly a tempting vision. Our actions can make the world a better place, each day bringing us new challenges. In pursuit of a career, we often try to prove to ourselves that we are the ones who want to do something for others. However,…
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Le të shkojmë qartazi oriental, Shijoj!
A keni menduar apo ëndërruar ndonjëherë të hipni në një tren për të arritur zonat më të mëdha, rajone ekzotike, duke shkuar deri në fund të botës? Le të kthehemi pas në kohë përpara epokës së artë të aviacionit. Duket sikur mbase ishe më e zakonshme në këto ditë të përgatiteshe për një udhëtim që…
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Let’s go expressly oriental, Enjoy!
Have you ever thought or dreamt of boarding a train to reach the utmost areas, exotic regions, going all the way to the end of the world? Let us go back in time before the golden age of aviation.
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Во Новата година по нови доживувања: Подготвени за патувања?
Времето поминато дома ја зголеми страста за допир со надворешниот свет, запознавањето со различни места и култури, но пред се, со потребата повторно да се чувствуваме слободни и живи. Додека броиме ситно до заминувањето на годината што влијаеше исклучително силно во сите сфери на нашите животи, и светот на патувањата засекогаш ќе остане променет од…
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From Passion to Profession
A language story about Lindsay Williams Dobuan is a language spoken by about 100.000 people on an island off the coast of Papua New-Guinea. It is a small language, rather unknown outside perhaps of linguistic circles. Yet, in a small-town library in the middle of England, language enthusiast Lindsay Williams was quite surprised to stumble…
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Indonesia, the land of unity in diversity
Did you know that Indonesia has the most populous island in the world? Java, the main island, hosts over half the country’s total population of 270 million people for a land area of around 130 000 km². In other words, it means that over 135 million people live in an area as big as Greece.…
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VOICES November 2020
Don’t you think happiness should be found on every leaf of the Tree of life? Our team recently grew up, as we happilly welcomed new volunteers along with their enthusiasm and refreshing writing talents. Are you up for traveling the world and the seven seas? We will make you travel far away, to beautifully diverse…
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