Us vagabonders are quite privileged to know our way around different lands. Have you ever "donated" your travel expertise to newbies? Matt Gross, writer of the New York Times Frugal Traveler blog , did just that. He started doing time at JFK airport at a help desk staffed by volunteers. Here is his article: Frugal,...

A lot of vagabonders are hardcore volunteer-ers and, often, tend to be more progressive and liberal with their politics. This doesn't mean that anyone who travels is a hippie pinko Commie rat, by any means...just that there tends to be a lot more support for giving your money away rather than saving it like Scrooge...

As people interested in travel, we are obviously interested in the world around us, and I'm sure that all of us have thought about how we can make a difference. Any teeny weeny difference. There are many initiatives you can take part in, but if you want something effortless to kick-start your "making a difference"...