It’s time to wrap up the week now with our favourite links from around the web.

Ever wanted to be a video documentary filmmaker? World Nomads is offering a full scholarship to go on assignment in Africa with professional filmmaker Trent O’Donnell. Check out the full details here.

RoadJunky has whittled down their 2007 Gonzo Travel Writing Contest to the first short-list, featuring BNT contributor Greg Rodgers.

An internet classic, if you haven’t bookmarked Perpetual Travel’s Round the World Travel Guide, I highly suggest you have a read.

10 Travel Tips From a Seasoned Traveler offers some good advice for travelers of all types.

Lighter Footstep suggests ideas for How To Take A Green Vacation, focusing more on the types of trips, rather than specific details.

Rob Meyer sparks an interesting discussion about the ethics of the voluntourism industry, in part I and part II.

Enjoy the weekend! As for me, I’m off to Toronto for a few weeks.

Ian MacKenzie

Ian MacKenzie is the founder and editor of Brave New Traveler. Aside from writing, he spends his time exploring the fundamental nature of existence and wishing he did more backpacking.