Here's the latest from BellaOnline.com's Solo Travel site: Last-minute vacations are often about that steal of a deal that you just can't pass up. But sometimes, the opportunity to go is attached to helping out those who have been hit with disaster. Here are 5 tips you need to know before you go.

Taking a Trip to Volunteer during a Disaster

Our avian vet volunteers at large disaster sites. She is amazing.

I used to volunteer for the Red Cross and they sent us all over the place, from local house/apartment building fires where the residents were misplaced and needed assistance to regional response units involving large fires and even tornadoes. It's quite an experience...