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For the fourth year in a row, Absolute Travel’s Leslie Overton has made the cut as Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Specialist for Family Travel to Asia. Impressive. Below she discusses her impressions of the 8th annual Travel Specialist Summit in Sin City.
In January I attended the Condé Nast Traveler Exchange: The Travel Specialists Summit, [...]
During her recent visit to the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, Absolute Travel general manager Leslie Overton (and Conde Nast Top Travel Specialist) encountered the worlds tallest building, gold dispensing ATMs, and even navigated the Bosphorus River. She is full of fresh information, including the abundance of wonderful properties in the regions. Here are a [...]
Ken’s heart was pounding as he ventured off on his own through the foothills of Iran’s dramatic mountainside, no one else in sight, gazing at the Saint Stephanos Monastery from above. It wasn’t the altitude or the solitude that had his heart beating, but the adrenaline rush from the same journey Achaemenians had taken more [...]
As I continued along my Southeast Asia circuit, Burma also made headlines.
While celebrating the Thingyan water festival for the Burmese new year last week, a bombing took place in the former capital of Yangon (Rangoon), killing and injuring several people. This was an isolated incident and tourists were not the target of this attack. There [...]
It is our job at Absolute Travel to see and do as much as we can on our journeys so that we can share the valuable information we learn with you. When we travel, our itineraries are packed: we try the latest restaurants, scout new boutiques, conduct countless site inspections, head out on new touring possibilities and generally try to cram as much into each day as possible. It’s a tough job but somebody has to do it! We thought it would be fun to share a little more of what we see on these trips in this forum, as well as news, thoughts, and general musings on the travel industry. We hope you enjoy it! – Ken Fish
We recommend that donors thoroughly research any charity on their own before making a contribution.
Conservation through Public Health - CTPH works to promote gorilla conservation and public health in Uganda by improving primary health care to people and animals in and around protected areas.
Wildlife Direct - An environmental organization founded by Dr. Richard Leakey to support conservationists doing critical work to protect wildlife and their habitats.
Elephant Nature Foundation - A non-profit organization that advocates and acts on behalf of the rights of Asian elephants in Thailand.
Kids With Cameras - This organization empowers children around the world by giving them cameras with which to document their lives.
The U.S. - Africa Children's Fellowship - By collecting and distributing educational materials and sports equipment as well as other school-support activities, this group assists needy schools in Zimbabwe.
Thembenathi - Supports South Africa organizations caring for orphans and other children made vulnerable by AIDS.
Project Shanti Bhavan - A charity in Bangalore that is working with school aged children to eliminate the cycle of poverty.
Duang Prateep Foundation - This group has a number of initiatives designed to help women and children living in the slums of Thailand.
Right to Play - An athlete-driven humanitarian organization that uses sports and play as a tool for the development of children in disadvantaged areas of the world.
Charity: Water - Working to provide safe water to those in need through sustainable projects that involve the communities they serve.
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