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Responsible Travel Bridging Worlds: How Social Cycles Combines Travel and Charity Combining the mission of supporting local NGOs and the joy of travel. The mechanics of how we do it. Hands wearing blue wristbands stacked together in a circle, seen from above Responsible Travel Short term volunteering opportunities abroad Many people want to ‘help’, but where do you start? It might be easier than you think. Two riders smiling for a close-up, one in a helmet and pink headscarf Responsible Travel Balancing passion, purpose and profit in small business Want to know how to start your own social enterprise? Are you determined to ‘make a difference’ in the world? What is… A touring cyclist with loaded panniers on a highway, with The Kindness of Strangers logo Responsible Travel The Social Cycles Story: How it all started “How on earth did you get the idea to be doing this?” Well…. Children smiling and holding the bars of an iron gate, in sepia Responsible Travel How not to support orphans There are many orphanages across places like Cambodia that are run as a business. And by that, I mean they are in… Adventure bike tours in Cambodia Responsible Travel What’s wrong with giving money to poor children? It could make all the difference. And you want to make a difference… But let’s try and take a step back and… A campaign image of tourists photographing children posed inside a museum display case Responsible Travel The ethical evolution of voluntourism Should you volunteer whilst on holiday? For many years, tourists from more developed countries have yearned to ‘give back’ and ‘help the…