Planning an Itinerary For Your Next Vacation

When you plan a vacation, you will not want to get stuck on a certain place and do the same things. You will definitely want to maximize your vacation and make the most out of it by visiting various places of your travel destination.

Those who just go straight ahead to the places without plotting an itinerary tend to get confused with which place to go first or what they should do next after an activity. To avoid having this kind of dilemma, check the tips below for you to help your self when planning for the itinerary of your next vacation.

* Make Leeway and Adjustments
* This is a factor that most tour organizers often fail to take note of. When you plan an itinerary, make sure to make allowances for meals, restroom breaks, etc. Give others the time to wander around and take pictures of their own and of the location. Do not jam pack your Activities

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Volunteering in Africa - Changing Lives at a Volunteer Orphanage

One of the areas of volunteering in Africa which gets a lot of good coverage and publicity is volunteer orphanage work. Often we see TV and movie celebrities with a babe in arms, or sports personality kicking a ball around a dirt pitch.

This is one of those times when all publicity is good publicity. The more people who are aware of the difficulties faced by orphans in Africa, the more help will arrive. Of course you can't get much idea of the work with a two minute news clip, so what really happens at a volunteer orphanage placement?

In St Lucia, South Africa, there are large numbers of Zulu orphans who have lost their parents to HIV and AIDS. Education here isn't just about reading and writing - important though that is - it's also about making the next generation aware of the problems of these killer diseases so that hopefully their children won't suffer the same fate.

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