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Year 6: 2009

In our sixth year, Journeys Within continued making the press for being pioneers in philanthropic travel, our team stayed busy not just planning and running guest tours but traveling throughout the region themselves, and Narla took his first trip to the US!

2009 Narla in US

2009

Milestones:

Andrea named a judge for the Conde Nast Traveler World Savers Awards

Narla travels to the US for Journeys Within Our Community Fundraising tour

Touring to these countries:

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma

Press:

Planet Good Radio: Vacations That Create Change

Do the Right Thing on Truth.Travel: A Tour Operator’s Take on Philanthropic Travel

Budget Travel: Lost in Laos

Girlfriend Getaways: Fly Girl – Andrea Ross

Conde Nast Traveler: 126 Top Travel Specialists

Capitalist Chicks: Social Entrepreneur – Andrea Ross

TalkShoe: Journeys Within Our Community & VolunTourism

Galavanting: Women’s Travel Magazine & Community

Special Memories from 2009:

Couper and Callie on a day tour in Seoul. Couper was not too enthusiastic about the tour, but he was still cute!
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Brandon, Narla and Andrea at Narla’s graduation ceremony.
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The hotel and tour company team head out to dinner in Siem Reap.
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Callie, Brandon and Couper having fun on a night tour of Angkor Wat.
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Andrea and Waew meeting in Bangkok. Waew was on the original JW Bangkok team.
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Callie being a great mahout taking care of her elephant at Patara Elephant Farm in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Callie and Srey Nut swimming at Journeys Within B & B aka Home.
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Students at Journeys Within Our Community are all smiles.
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Callie and Andrea take a bike ride on the dirt roads in Pakse, Laos.
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Andrea finds cell phone service on a boat on the Mekong in Laos. Callie finds a great place to take a nap!
2009 Andrea, Nicole and April in Laos
April, Nicole and Andrea having a little fun at the Green Travel Conference in Vientiane, Laos.
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Nicole, Andrea and April on a tour of the city in Vientiane, Laos.
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April in the Cu Chi tunnels in Saigon, Vietnam.
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Callie explores Southern Laos.
2009 Dinner with Mr Nam
April and Andrea with Mr and Mrs. Nam and their beautiful family in Saigon, Vietnam.
2009 Narla in the US with kids
Couper, Narla and Callie napping on the way back from SFO. Narla was tired from the long flight from Cambodia and Couper and Callie well, they were 3 and 4 years old and it’s exhausting being little!
2009 Nicole at JWOC
Nicole helps students at Phik Noy school in Luang Prabang, Laos.
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Andrea, Brandon and Narla attend an awards ceremony in Los Angeles for A Drop in the Bucket documentary which JWOC was featured.
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Narla gets the chance to tour the US while also fundraising for JWOC.
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Andrea finds cell service again! This time on a cyclo in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Andrea and April at the Friendship Bridge in Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Andrea and April give alms to monks in Luang Prabang, Laos.

2009 Southern Laos
Sunset at La Folie Lodge in Southern Laos.

 

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