Want to travel to some of the world’s greenest cities?
No, we’re not talking about the cities with the most roadside foliage. The cities highlighted on this list (from the fabulous environmental news site, Grist.org) are being recognized for their marked efforts towards more sustainable and ecologically …
My holiday gift list this year poses quite a challenge.
It includes:
-travelers constantly on the move and living out of their backpacks
-urban friends who live in studio apartments the size of a toll booth
green thinkers who are painfully aware that gift giving creates about a 25% ...
As recycling programs are developing in more and more countries around the world, we’re seeing different takes on recycling iconography. Here are a few of the symbols used around the world to signal the soon-to-be universal concept of recycling.
The Mobius Loop
This internationally-recognized symbol indicates that the product …
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Transportation ranks high among the excesses that seem to mark the winter holiday season, as highways and flyways clog like turkey-stuffed arteries with holiday travelers. Will you be traveling to celebrate with family and friends this year? AAA bets you are: they estimate …
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 …
A week in the backcountry can wreak havoc on your nails, and we all know the toll a lengthy trans-atlantic flight can have on your girlish good-looks! Here are three eco-chic products that will help you step off the plane or out of the jungle feeling fresh and looking fabulous….
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo.
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