Teddy Bear's travels around the world

Sending the CRF teddy bear with backpack, map and video camera around the world making new friends, collecting stories and safety tips. Sharing amazing experiences with people from different cultures...

Objective

CRF’s teddy bear is to embark on travels around the world collecting travel safety tips, local knowledge and insider travel information as he goes. It is his mission to make new friends, experience different cultures and explore the world whilst collecting travel stories to share with young travellers via the CRF website and other online mediums.

The CRF teddy bear will be equipped with a video camera and information pack and will travel with volunteers, on placements with wwv.org.uk to various destinations around the globe. As well as gathering general travel safety tips, teddy hopes to record daily life, culture, local knowledge and country specific safety information.

Teddy Travels - Bio

Teddy Bio

Hi my name is Rainbow. I am an inquisitive and friendly little bear who has a great interest in travel, different cultures and travel safety. I would love to go on a great adventure with you and record your experiences on my camera, capturing daily life in your host country, showcasing the great volunteer placement you are doing and relaying hints, tips and travel safety advice to young travellers around the world.

Rainbow Teddy kindly donated by Elgie Bears of York www.elgiebears.com

Teddy needs

I like to be kept warm and dry but other than that I am pretty low maintenance! I don’t eat much, don’t take up too much space and I’m a great listener who would love to hear all about your experiences. I am happy to keep an eye on your belongings if you keep us safe together. I’d like to be in photos and video clips with you and would like join you on your day trips or watch you work.

I am interested in your views on....

The project you are volunteering with – What attracted you to the project? What work will you undertake and what impact will this have? How are you finding the project on a day to day basis?

Top travel tips for your destination – What information have you discovered in your pre-trip research? What tips have you learnt along the way and is there anything you wish you had known before you travelled to your destination?

Local cultures – How much of a culture shock have you had, if any, since arriving? What customs and traditions have you noticed? Is there any cultural advice you feel travellers should be aware of before visiting your destination?

Local services – What hints and tips have you learnt with regard to local services? What are public transport services like? Where are the best hostels located?

Safety advice for the town/city/country you are based in – What should young travellers be aware of before visiting? Are there any unusual laws or customs people need to know? Are there any areas travellers should avoid? Have you learnt of any local scams which travellers should look out for?

…together with any other hints, tips and information you may consider relevant. I hope that together we can share amazing experiences, raise awareness of travel safety issues and have a positive impact on the world of travel for future young travellers.

Camera and Bag

The camera is a Sanyo Xacti CG10 and fits snugly in to the Lowepro carry bag.

It can be used to take photos and video footage, is simple to use and comes complete with an 8 GB memory card which allows up to 6 hours of footage. The camera comes with full instruction manual and two batteries and charger.

Camera kindly sponsored by Barbara Jacobs and Co Solicitors www.barbarajacobs.co.uk