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Steps For Planning Your ILP Vacations

Posted by Emily Henkel on 8/24/17 9:32 AM



So. You’re all set to plan one of your ILP vacations but have no clue where to start. How are you supposed to find a place to stay in Prague without visiting first? How are you supposed to get there in the first place? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

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Topics: All The Travel Tips, All About ILP + Volunteering

Tips For Finding The Best Flights From Bangkok For Vacations

Posted by Abbey Krzymowski on 7/14/17 9:04 AM

Planning to spend a good chunk of time in Thailand? Then you have to visit some of the amazing surrounding countries as well. Here are some tips for finding well-priced airplane tickets from Thailand.

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Topics: Asia, All The Travel Tips

Traveling With A Polaroid Camera?

Posted by Emily Henkel on 6/23/17 7:09 PM


Wondering how easy it is to bring (and use) your Polaroid camera on your ILP adventure? We’ve got some insights from volunteers who have done just that. 

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Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All The Travel Tips

How I Afford To Travel

Posted by Emily Henkel on 6/8/17 11:36 AM



If you spend your lunch breaks checking flights to Europe and counting the empty pages in your passport, you need these tips. 

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Topics: All The Travel Tips, Saving Money + Fundraising

Keep This In Mind Before Shopping At Foreign Flea Markets

Posted by Emily Henkel on 5/3/17 7:50 AM

Want know where to get the coolest souvenirs? Skip out on the stores and find a flea market. No, but really.

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Topics: All The Travel Tips

How To Use The Metro For The Very First Time…In A Foreign Country

Posted by Emily Henkel on 3/9/17 5:51 PM

Nervous about taking the metro for the first time ever while traveling abroad? Relax, it’s easy, I promise. 

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Topics: Asia, All The Travel Tips, Europe

Why I'm Glad I Went For A Semester Instead Of A 2-Week Trip

Posted by Emily Henkel on 2/28/17 10:20 PM

I’ve done both types of trips and I’ve got to say, I always prefer to be gone for an entire semester and here’s why. 

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Topics: All The Travel Tips, All About ILP + Volunteering

Your Essential 'Long Layover' List

Posted by Emily Henkel on 2/3/17 11:49 AM

Flights are exciting, but can also be really long...especially with layovers.

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Topics: All The Travel Tips

How To (Quickly!) Get Through Customs And Immigration

Posted by Emily Henkel on 1/23/17 8:14 AM

Ugh, going through customs and immigration has to be the worst part about traveling…okay, maybe going through customs and immigration AND leaving after a whole semester living in the Caribbean or Africa. Yeah, that’s definitely worse.

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Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All The Travel Tips

5 Things That Are Not Saving You Money While You’re Traveling

Posted by Emily Henkel on 12/21/16 7:09 AM

Looking to save money while you travel the world? Of course you are! Travel gets expensive (unless you know a few tricks).

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Topics: All The Travel Tips, Saving Money + Fundraising

Hey friends!

We are ILP, a Utah-based non-profit org that has service abroad opportunities for college-age volunteers. We love travel so we're sharing all our tips for making the most of your time living abroad + seeing the world, and how to do it all on the tiniest budget.

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