Volunteer Travel

The internet is full of travel tips, tricks, and hacks that promise to make trips stress-free, and Globe Aware volunteers often find these especially helpful. Here are some tips to help you when you’re locating lost devices abroad.

The easy travel hacks that can help reunite you with your lost phone and camera

By Marti Stelling
Oct 29, 2025
MSN

The internet is home to no shortage of tips, tricks and hacks which promise to make your travels stress-free.

On the social media site Reddit, there is an entire discussion page for people to share these tips and ask for advice.

Globe Aware volunteers planning holiday trips can save money by booking early and exploring affordable destinations. A travel expert shares her top tips and inspiration for making the most of the holiday travel season.

With prices already trending up, here are some ways to save on holiday travel

Emmy-nominated travel host Alice Ford shares tips on the best times to book flights, her favorite holiday destinations, and more.

Scripps News Group
Oct 08, 2025

The holidays are right around the corner and if you’re planning to fly home or maybe get away to somewhere new, you’re going to want to start planning that trip sooner rather than later.

Alice Ford is an Emmy-nominated travel host and she sat down with Scripps News to share some of her top tips for saving money and finding inspiration on destinations to visit this holiday travel season.

Solo travel is more popular than ever, with searches reaching record highs and women making up the majority of adventurers. Globe Aware volunteers, many of whom travel independently, find that careful planning, safety awareness, and this one creative tip help turn solo experiences into meaningful adventures.

The Solo Travel Hack I Wish I’d Known About Sooner

This item is essential for solo travelers—here’s why.

By Meghann Foye
Travel & Lifestyle
Sept. 5, 2025

I’ve been traveling solo for as long as I’ve had my first passport. I took my first solo adventures while studying abroad in Paris during college, from wandering the Louvre every Sunday to taking the TGV train to Strasbourg overnight. It was the late 90s, and when the diners around me scratched their heads, wondering why a 20-year-old woman was eating alone on a Saturday night. I just smiled and took a bite of my choucroute garnie.

Globe Aware volunteers often connect through shared stories, like one traveler who asks moms of older kids what they’re grateful for and what they’d do differently. Since her own mom was diagnosed with dementia when she became a mother, she now seeks wisdom from others, and learn more on today’s blog.

I ask strangers for parenting advice when I’m traveling. It’s made me a better mom

By Judy Koutsky
Aug 23, 2025
Business Insuder

• I like to chat with other moms when I travel. I’ve received some of the best parenting tips that way.
• These strangers’ advice has helped me learn to accept my supporting role as a mom.
• It’s also taught me how to be more present for my kids now and worry less about their future.

I travel often, and whenever I do, I always ask moms of older kids (teens and older) the same question: Looking back, what are you grateful for that you did as a mom, and what would you have done differently?