Costa Rica Guide Marco Fallas What makes ConservationVIP’s volunteer trip in Costa Rica not only fascinating and memorable but also joyful? Our local guide, Marco Fallas! About Marco Growing up in the heart of Costa Rica, Marco developed an early passion for the natural world. He has devoted his life to sharing his love of…
North to Alaska This past summer I headed north to Alaska to spend nearly 2 weeks on a ConservationVIP volunteer trip. I was left in awe. Seriously, I will make a feeble attempt to put into words what seems like such a mystery to me. How do such good things happen to someone as ordinary…
We are excited to be officially counting down the days to our first ConservationVIP® trip to Cinque Terre, Italy, in October 2022! We thought you might enjoy a refresh on how our Cinque Terre conservation volunteer trip came to fruition from ConservationVIP® Program Manager, Carol Clark. Consisting of medieval villages overlooking the Mediterranean Sea between…
Nature Brings Out the Best in Us People Need Nature I like the quotation “people need nature, nature does not need people.” When we are in the natural world, in our backyards, parks, forests, backcountry or high up in the mountains, we feel peace, tranquility and contentment. Hi, my name is Susan Murray. I have…
The Call of the Wild Call it the ultimate call of the wild. As post-pandemic tourism numbers return, travel hotspots heat-up across the world. I’d long wanted to join one of the growing number of international volunteer programmes to tackle the increasingly evident woes of over-tourism. So last month, I signed up for the ultimate…
Building a New Trail to the Towers What Can I Say about Myself? That’s Right! No doubt about it. Ask anyone. I am one of the Hardest-Working, Fun-Seeking, Glass-Full, Patagonia-Loving, Volunteer Leaders you will ever know! And I love Torres del Paine! I took my first trip to Patagonia in 2004. At the time I…