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Area: Luzon

This beach resort is a British owned business run by the retired owner and his Filipina wife We have been in business for almost 9 years so we are well established and known We have 17 guest bedrooms, a function room, pool and a busy bar and restaurant. Most of our guests are Filipino, but we have had more than 40 other nationalities at one time or another

Area: Sabah

A new cafe and bar for travelers and locals in Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah state on the island of Borneo. The cafe focuses on fresh, healthy and organic food whenever possible. It is a centre for local arts and music and is a provider of independent travel information for Borneo and other parts of South East Asia.

Area: Petra

Camp in Wadi Rum All year long The Camp is located in the protected area of the Wadi Rum Desert. It is a small and authentic Bedouin camp where you will live the Bedouin way of life. We organize many tours in Wadi Rum, Jeep tour, camel ride, trek and climbing. We propose 5 hours / day and 5 days / week. Hope to welcome you

Area: Tanahun, Gandaki Zone

Hi My name is Manjil. I am the principal of a school in rural Nepal. The School is the only free private educational institution in the country. This is its first year. Without Volunteers, the project will not be able to run in the upcoming years. That would be terrible because a lot of children would be very sad :( There are many things you could do here. You could help teach or be involved in other ideas. Me and my friends here are constantly trying to come up with new ideas to help support this free school. We have agricultural land, art projects and construction ideas too. The families of the students support the school with vegetables and fruits and are always ready to help out in order to keep sustaining this free school.

Area: Indian Himalayas

We run a small, luxurious retreat for tourists in the Indian Himalayas. The Retreat is 80 Kms north of Shimla, the earstwhile summer capital of British India. Thanedhar is famous for apples, which were introduced by an American gentleman Mr. Samuel Evans Stokes way back in 1916. His family, like the rest of us, is still into apple cultivation. Thanedhar a charming little mountain village, with a small bazaar, which is 1 Km from the retreat . Thanedhar can be easily accessed from Shimla and Chandigarh by regular daily buses. The Retreat is situated in an apple orchard. We also grow cherries and other temperate fruits, but apple is our main crop. The property consists of six bedrooms, two suites, and two independent log cabins . Volunteers will essentially be on hand to interact with guests, who being mostly Indian families, love the opportunity to meet travellers from other countries. Activities include accompanying guests on orchard and forest walks, sitting around the nightly bonfire and sharing meal times. We are looking for volunteers who love the mountains and the outdoors. The volunteers will be entrusted with the duty of a co- host. We are specifically looking for helpers who feel comfortable engaging with guests, sitting for meals with them and showing them the beauty of the area while escorting them on walks. The volunteers will be provided independent accommodation in the family guest room and served meals in the dining room,along with other guests. IMPORTANT INFORMATION - # Please be advised that we are now booked for volunteers April, May, June, July 2012. # Two further openings exist in 2012: ( Aug 1st until Sept 15th) ;( Sept 16th until Oct 31st) . We would consider one volunteer for the entire Aug-Oct three month period. For Apr-Oct 2013: apply October 1st 2012 (and not before)..