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Donna McTavish

Donna McTavish is a Scottish born Kiwi who loves road trips and stay-cations, and blogs about them here www.thelocaltouristnz.com. She speaks Italian when she can, makes a mean flat white and loves black and white movies. Donna spends a lot of time in her business www.englishforbusiness.co.nz helping people to be more successful by sharpening up their language skills but when she's not, she's busy finding people who are changing the world one smile at a time, and believing that they can.

Off the beaten track on New Zealand’s West Coast

March 13, 2014March 12, 2014 by Donna McTavish

New Zealand’s West Coast is a place of spectacular beauty, but step off the beaten track and there’s more to discover

Categories Armchair Travel, Travel in New Zealand, Travel Reviews Tags Travel in New Zealand, Travel Review Leave a comment

Volunteering experience in Marrekech

April 2, 2014March 5, 2014 by Donna McTavish

Follow the story of a young Kiwi who discovers the joy of volunteering in Marrakech, Morocco

Categories Inspiring, Making a Difference Featured Videos, Travel How To, Travel in Morocco 8 Comments

Looking for Inspiration

December 16, 2013 by Donna McTavish

Inspiration doesn’t have to be big and bold. If we open our eyes, it’s everywhere.

Categories Community Service, Inspiring Stories Tags Community Service, inspiring stories, Making a Difference Leave a comment

Improving the lives of children – one smile at a time

December 29, 2013September 18, 2013 by Donna McTavish
ICARE - Iraqi orphans

This is the beautiful story of ICARE a Kiwi organisation dedicated to helping Iraqi orphans with essential medical and dental.

Categories Community Service, Inspiring, Inspiring Stories, Making a Difference, Volunteer Tags Assil Russell, Children's Charities, Children's rights, Community Service, Donna McTavish, ICARE, Iraqi Orphans, Making a Difference, Not for profit 5 Comments
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