Veterinary internship with Sri Lanka’s street dogs

Help the Dog Care Clinic to give a better life to dogs (and cats) The Dog Care Clinic is a German animal-welfare organisation in Sri Lanka, that is dedicated to help the countless stray dogs of Sri Lanka. Apart from neutering, mass vaccinations and treatment of injured and neglected animals, the Dog Care Clinic also

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Tierisches Auslandspraktikum auf Sri Lanka

Als StudentIn der Veterinärmedizin hilfst du in der Dog Care Clinic das Leid der Straßenhunde zu lindern Die Dog Care Clinic ist ein deutscher Tierschutz-Verein auf Sri Lanka, der es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, das Leid der unzähligen Hunde auf dem Inselstaat im Indischen Ozean, zu lindern. Neben Kastrationsprogrammen, Massenimpfungen und Behandlungen von verletzten

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WTM London 2015 – TripSpirit war zum ersten Mal dabei!

(Bildquelle: World Travel Market Facebook page) Meine persönlichen Eindrücke von der Messe Die „World Travel Market“ Messe findet jedes Jahr im November statt und lockt ungefähr 50.000 Fachbesucher nach London. Dabei stehen Zukunftstrends der Branche, verantwortliches Reisen (Responsible Tourism) und globale Zusammenarbeit und Networking im Vordergrund. Neben den Konferenzen und Seminaren rund um das Thema

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WTM London 2015 – TripSpirit was there for the first time!

(image source: World Travel Market Facebook page) My personal impressions about the event The World Travel Market takes place every year in November and brings about 50.000 trade professionals to London. The show offers great insight in future trends, Responsible Tourism, and creates opportunities for global networking and cooperation. Apart from conferences and seminars in

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Riding an elephant on your bucket list? Here’s an alternative for you!

When I was planning our trip to Sri Lanka last year, I came across all these images of majestic elephants carrying one or more tourists through stunning sceneries of this beautiful country. I started wondering if that was somehow harmful for the elephant, but not knowing anything about the practices behind elephant rides, I assumed

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Sapa wedding and the sugar cane experience – Part 2

The first part of my story concluded with a soothing hot session in a traditional Red Dao herbal bath – which was a divine pleasure after the chill of the cold night had crept in our bones. With a last beer around the cosy fireplace, it was clearly time for bed. Nocturnal Encounters Our accommodation

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“Adventures Less Ordinary” – be inspired…

Are you looking for an adventure off the beaten track –  but at the same time, you want to “do good” while travelling? Here is my recommendation for you – “Adventures Less Ordinary” – a great compilation of expert advice and insights on various volunteer and voluntourism projects, or simply great volunteering inspiration. In this

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Sapa wedding and the sugar cane experience – Part 1

This is a story in three parts. The reason is A) that this is my first blog post ever and I have not figured out how to be brief yet, and B) there were too many unique and amazing experiences made in those three days to keep this short. “Where shall we go for our

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