Category : India

My Top Tips for Volunteering in India

AnnaJanuary 10, 2015March 10, 2024

India is an incredible, life changing country to visit but the poverty is often shocking for Western visitors. If you are looking to give something back and get really immersed in the culture then volunteering in India is a great idea. When you are a volunteer in India you are......

Exploring Shravanabelagola, Belur & Halebid Temples in Karnataka

AnnaJanuary 4, 2015March 10, 2024

India is alive with different faiths and full of fascinating history so a visit to India is not complete without visiting some historic temples and combining the two. While I was volunteering in Bangalore I explored some really interesting, offbeat temples in Karnataka at the weekend. Offbeat Temples in Karnataka......

14 Travel Highlights of 2014

AnnaDecember 27, 2014October 13, 2022

14 Travel Highlights of 2014 2014 was my 2nd year as a full time traveller after deciding to live my life to the full. In Dec 2012 I gave up everything to travel the world because I believe life is not about amassing titles, money and material goods. I believe life......

A Day in my Life as a Volunteer in India

AnnaDecember 18, 2014March 10, 2024

I’m volunteering in India! In the southern Indian city of Bangalore with a local NGO working to empower women and vulnerable children. This exciting opportunity has all been organised by an amazing local social enterprise there called Leave Ur Mark. This is ‘a day in my life’ while volunteering here, although there isn’t really any such......

10 Things to do in Bangalore

AnnaDecember 11, 2014September 7, 2023

Bangalore, or Bengularu, is the capital of the state of Karnataka and the biggest city in South India. Is often described as India’s silicon city as it is the major center of India’s IT industry. Due to Bangalore’s booming IT industry the city has quite a modern and westernized feel and......

I’m Volunteering in India!

AnnaDecember 5, 2014August 16, 2023

A New Adventure Starts …. I’m so excited to be returning to a very special country that really sparked off my wanderlust. This incredible country gave me a real culture shock but also provided me with some of the most rewarding, as well as challenging, experiences and for me, is the......

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Category : India

My Top Tips for Volunteering in India

Exploring Shravanabelagola, Belur & Halebid Temples in Karnataka

14 Travel Highlights of 2014

A Day in my Life as a Volunteer in India

10 Things to do in Bangalore

I’m Volunteering in India!

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