Euro - Vision / Volunteering

Eurovision time… fun time
Volunteering time.. fun time

I am feeling a little creative so I am combining the Eurovision with an email I got recently from the BTCV about their Volunteering holidays. It was a BTCV holiday that I went on to Estonia that was the inspiration for this blog. A cool holiday where I could volunteer and help and explore the world...
I am surprised that the BTCV hasn’t done something similar but o well here goes

First off in Alphabetical order

Bulgaria – Where you can help build nests near the Black Sea or help manage habitats on the Sakar Mountains Details from the BTCV here

Their Eurovision song entry called Na Inat was in the second Semi Final on Thursday, but unfortunately did not get through.



Estonia - Where you can help look after the Alam Pedja Reserve. There are plenty of photos and thoughts on this blog about this. For instance here are a few from the start of this blog. A lovely remote but friendly place. A place to escape but also to find .

Their Eurovision song Rockefeller Street was performed in the second Semi Final too and has qualified for the final so you can watch it live again ! Its quite a catchy tune.


Iceland - You can volunteer and help at Skaftafell. Another interesting volunteering holiday I have been on. At Skaftafell the feel of the Sagas of old felt alive, and also a huge big glacier to wake up to every day. Also you may experience the looooooooooooong days where the sun never really sleeps.
Some thoughts and photos are here

As for their Eurovision entry it is called Coming Home. It was written by ‘Sjonni’ who sadly died in January, his friends decided that the song should stay in the competition and it has gone through the first Semi Final and qualified for the final.



There is a lot to do in Italy! You can revive mountains (apparently), help restore a villa and help with the olive harvest. More details here

As for Eurovision it is their first entry for 14 years. It is a jazzy song which I quite like. They are straight into the final so you can enjoy it there too.


For Portugal you best be quick! One holiday doing coastal work has already been booked up and the National Park work in June is fast approaching. More details here

Their entry Luta É Alegria is a traditional collective song and means the struggle is joy. Unfortunately it didn’t get past the first semi final but you can enjoy it here


Romania was one of the choices that looked tempting to me. It is volunteering in Transylvania! Doing community work and working in meadows. Looks a great way to learn about Romania. Details here.

As for Eurovision they qualified through the second semi-final with Change.


Slovakia you can volunteer, if you are quick again as it is June, in the Tatra Mountains with research and monitoring. Details here.

Their entry was interesting as the group was called TWiiNS as the girls were identical twins which was quite strange to watch with two identical people singing at once… which you can do here , as unluckily they didn’t qualify for the final.



Other places that BTCV have had or are looking at :
Albania
BTCV
Eurovision

France
BTCV
Eurovision

Germany
BTCV
Eurovision

Finally the BTCV does do the UK , these along with other holidays (USA , Japan etc) can be found here

Of course the UK are in Eurovision and there are plenty of other countries not mentioned here.
Enjoy Eurovision and volunteering :)