Fundamental Tourism: Travel like Brad and Angelina

June 1, 2008 - PRLog -- Movie stars and celebrities are often trend makers.
Following the example of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Madonna, and many others who choose to provide assistance to people in remote countries as to add a deeper sense to their existences, the trend of ‘Humanitarian Journey’ is born.
International TV networks, as Sky TV and Canal Plus, broadcast specific programs and reportages on this subject.
Traveling becomes then the expression of a need to live an experience able to integrate the pleasure of discovering to the sensation of sharing; bringing to the others and enlightening themselves, returning home and finding himself a much better person.

It is not easy though to feel like being as Angelina in Namibia, Madonna in Malawi or George in Darfour.
Not certainly if the eco-friendly lodges where you spend your vacation exclusively utilizes recycled toilet paper in their luxurious facilities; or, if a green-washed vacation club redistributes the huge buffet leftovers to the poor kids from local school.
Finally, you might also find that sleeping on foam mattress for weeks, in hazardous and awkward conditions, doesn’t actually give that feeling you deeply look for, that willing to accomplish an experience that can really add a profound meaning to your life.

How can I make the right choice?
There is an effective lack of a worldly recognized certification authority, charged to inspect and rate the organizations spread all around the globe; very few of them actually provide an authentic chance to experience this kind of journey.
Before planning your trip, it is highly advised to settle a direct contact with the local organization that will host you and guide you during the mission.
Build a trustworthy relationship: preferably by previous travellers’ advices and comments, by their responsible travel policies and norms, by their commitments to local communities and actual presence in the territory.

The founders of the H.E.L.P. Travel Association are pioneers in this kind of initiatives.
International travelers who enjoyed their programs all agree on the fact that the experience lived with their organization is constantly source of inspiration in their daily lives.

Additional information can be found on their website:
http://www.helptravel.org/eng/home_eng.html
Their Video Trailer:
http://www.helptravel.org/eng/videoen3.html