Category Archives: Traveller Culture

This series of articles is all about the social and cultural aspects to travelling, particularily from the point of view of the traveller. We discuss topics such as cultural understanding, roles and duties, ambassadorship. We look from the inside to the outside, and use our personal experiences as examples.

Learning Spanish On The Road

Do you fear travelling to a foreign country, and not understanding the language? This is how I, a Canadian, learned Spanish on the fly, in real time, on the road. And you know, it was fun. Really fun.

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Giving While Travelling

Part of expedition travelling is about taking time from our regular lives to take on the world outside. One of the things we need to consider when doing this, is how we’re going to give back to that world, the one far from home, the one where people have not and have less. This article discusses some ideas you could consider.

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Roles and Responsibilities while Travelling

Having clear and agreed upon roles and responsibilities while travelling is really important. There are many unknowns and stressful situations that you will encounter on a routine basis, and dealing with them safely and efficiently works best when everyone knows what they are supposed to do. We talk about this through one of our encounters with the police in Nicaragua.

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