Voicebox: Global travel and culture

You might think the people who do volunteering programmes abroad would be people who actually, you know, care about volunteering. But, sadly, that’s not the case at all. Or, at least, it wasn’t the case for me.

I spent ten weeks volunteering with a charity last autumn, but it wasn't exactly the experience I hoped it would be.

Travelling alone may seem like a daunting prospect, but in reality it could be one of the most exciting and rewarding adventures of your life.

Why I chose to take a little break from education

This is a review on an Arts Exhibition in the Royal West of England Academy called Seeking Random which displays artist Neil Murison's work.

Global Arts Corps have worked in areas such as Rwanda, Kosovo, Cambodia and Northern Ireland, using theatre as a tool to form bonds and bring people together from opposite sides of - often violent - disputes. We caught up with Executive Producer, Jackie Lessac, to find out more.

You may be back from your holidays, but the party doesn't have to end!

An exploration of the line between the conceptual and the accessible.

So you're thinking about traveling and you want to take your camera with you. Why not make a film while you're there?

Rachel Freeman is the Lead Artist of dance company, everyBODY dance, who run community workshops and organise global tours that bring disabled and non-disabled performers together.

When films 'take a trip' and shoot in international locations, do these place become stereotyped or shown in a particular, exaggerated light?

Fancy taking a year abroad while you're studying? Want to do an artist residency where you can take yourself to a brand new place (and headspace)?