I seem to find a new reason to love the internet every day! I love all the resources and connections that are made possible by this form of mass communication. As travelers, we all know that the internet has completely changed the way we move about the …

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“How many times have you been traveling and visited a school or community or local charity that you would love to help? The school needs books, or a map or pencils; an orphanage needs children’s clothes or toys. All things that, if only you’d known, you could’ve stuffed in your …

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I have a small confession to make —after a long day yesterday, I came home, plopped down on the couch and indulged in one of my guilty pleasures. I tuned in to the season premiere of the mother of all reality shows—Survivor.

Even …

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I returned from a trip to Peru a few months ago filled with love for the beautiful people there and their amazing culture. As a participant on a community-based travel program, I made deep connections with an Andean family during a home stay and gained many …

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Here’s a new perspective to consider when booking a hotel room – walkability!

Thanks to a fabulous new website called Walk Score (http://www.walkscore.com) you can now calculate the optimal use of what they call your “zero pollution transportation machines.”

Here’s how it works: simply type in …

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Here’s a story that hits on both the major tenets of sustainable travel—cultural preservation and environmental stewardship.

The Sydney Morning Herald ran a story last month about Jeffery Lee, the sole remaining member of the Djok Clan and senior custodian of his ancestral lands at Koongarra, adjacent to …

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This is more than just the title of a delightful foreign film by Ang Lee.
These are a few of the words you should learn in the local language of every place you travel!

Learning just a few words in the local dialect will do wonders for the …

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