I’ve long been aware of the fantastic community based travel organization Andaman Discoveries, and may admiration for their work has only grown over the years. If you are headed to Thailand and want a real cultural immersion and a chance to lend a hand helping communities …

Continue reading

Photo by Matt McGee / Creative Commons

A recent trip to Seattle’s southerly sister—Portland, OR —has me very excited about the green lodging options that have popped up like mushrooms all over the stomping grounds of my youth.

“Stumptown” (or Portland, OR as it is better …

Continue reading