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Pack a Little Karma On Your Next Adventure
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Here's a travel tip for those of you who'd like to pack a little karma on your next adventure...

Let's say you've decided to go trekking in Timbuktu, touring the wine country in South Africa, or celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Great! Now, before you go, leave a little room in your rucksack (or designer suitcase...if that's more your style) and visit StuffYourRucksack.com. The site lists crucial items (e.g. boy’s clothing for a youth organization in Rawanda) needed by non-profits across the globe. Simply enter your destination in the search engine, then pick up a few things to deliver in person.

“How many times have you been travelling and visited a school or community or local charity that you would love to help? The school needs books, or a map or pencils; an orphanage needs children's clothes or toys. All things that, if only you'd known, you could've stuffed in your rucksack. But once you get home you forget, or you've lost the address, or worry that whatever you send will be stolen before it even gets there...” That's why we've set up StuffYourRucksack.com - Kate Humble.
 
Hummm? With the name Humble, it sounds like there's more than a little karma behind Kate's passion. Thank you Kate!

 

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So many ways to help
written by mia, August 21, 2008
What a wonderful idea -- thank you for bringing it to my attention!!

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Ellen Barone

Ellen Barone

Travel expert Ellen Barone did what many of us only dream of doing: at the age of 35, she traded a successful academic career for the wild blue yonder and set out to explore the world and herself. In the nine years since that intrepid decision, she has turned passion into profession journeying to more than 60 countries in search of evocative images and life-enriching adventures.

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