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By Austin Considine
Published: January 1, 2006
Travel Notes
Resolved for 2006: Finding New Ways to Travel
Sticking to New Year's resolutions doesn't always have to be a chore. While mending your ways in 2006, you can resolve to do something new in your travels. Here are some ways to enjoy (and, just maybe, improve) yourself this year.
SAIL AROUND THE WORLD
VISIT A NATIONAL PARK
COLLECT NEW EXPERIENCES
SPEND YOUR VACATION VOLUNTEERING
A volunteer vacation is the perfect way to combine travel and altruism, without the long-term commitment of programs like the Peace Corps. Several nonprofit organizations, like Global Volunteers (800-487-1074, www.globalvolunteer.org ), and Globe Aware (877-588-4562, www.globeaware.org ), offer packages around the world that include meals, local transport, project expenses, lodging and other necessities. Habitat for Humanity (229-924-6935, www.habitat.org ) also needs skilled and unskilled volunteer work in home building, abroad and domestically, in places like the Gulf Coast.