When we hear about a major catastrophe, our natural impulses is to want to do something to help out.

Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Today on Travel with Rick Steeves, a travel operator from Portland tells us why he organizes groups to visit disaster zones.

Voluntourism is a nice word, but I think it's probably more impact for that.

We care about them.

That's one thing that resonates with anyone from New York City

to Thailand to Japan.

And after a year, the people's revolutions in the Arab world are still simmering.

Coming up, we'll get an inside view on why Egypt is still in the middle of its people's revolution.

A very heavy lid has been on a very hot pot for

50 years and that lid has come off and everything is bubbling up and

all sorts of tensions are being released and residents of nearby countries

like Morocco are taking notes too. The truth of this revolution is not religion as the people

are fed up. They have no future, they live miserable life and they want a better way

of living. Stay with us as we hear how people power can make this a better world, even if it's a work in progress.

This is Travel with Rick Steeves.

Calling it the Arab Spring probably understates the importance of the popular revolutions of the past year.

Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steeves, we'll hear two insider views on the revolutions in North Africa and how they impact expectations in the

rest of the Arab world. First, we're joined by Mr. Scho Dozono. He runs a large tour agency

in Portland, Oregon.

Just like he did last year, he's preparing to send a group of people to visit the region of Japan

that was devastated by the big earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. tsunami and

Shodozono. Thanks for joining us. Well, thank you for having me.

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