Archive for the "Sustainable travel" category

What IS sustainable travel, anyway?

by Angela Dollar - Travel with a Purpose
( January 31st, 2012 )

hotel linens
I participated in my first #ExpChat, a weekly Twitter chat hosted by Expedia on different travel topics, last week. The topic was “sustainable travel”. Admittedly, I was a bit taken aback by what I heard….

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Endangered Places: Italy’s Cinque Terre

by Angela Dollar - Travel with a Purpose
( January 19th, 2012 )

View of Vernazza, Cinque Terre
If you’ve been there, or even have just watched Rick Steves scamper along its hiking paths, you already have a feeling – Italy’s Cinque Terre is a special place.
This small region …

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Tips for Choosing a Volunteer Travel Experience (Don’t call it a vacation!)

by Angela Dollar - Travel with a Purpose
( October 11th, 2011 )

volunteering in IndiaThe popularity of “volunteer vacations” is hard to ignore. I have a clear bias towards the benefits of seeking out meaningful volunteer opportunities while abroad because I’ve been working for an NGO that offers these kinds of international travel programs …

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