September 29th, 2008
Ladies, does answering the call of nature rank among one of your least-favorite parts of hiking and camping? Whether it be the midnight shuffle to a stinky outhouse or the thrilling “dig your own hole” event, it’s rarely a trip highlight.

Photo courtesy of code poet / creative …
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September 12th, 2008

I’ve found another great eco-travel and lifestyle site to lure me away from my work and send me down a sauntering daydream. It’s the eco travel section of Green Scene USA.
Today they are featuring The Crossings, an eco-lodge in Austin, TX and the lead photo …
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March 26th, 2008
Okay, raise your hand if you are as excited as I am for the arrival of the sweet days of spring!

The warmer days are sure to draw many of us out of our hibernation holes and onto backroads and trails. Whether you are day hiking just beyond …
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January 21st, 2008

As if my newly-developed love of Sudoku isn’t enough to prove my geek status, I’ve found a new website that allows me to flex my vocab skills while helping to address the issue of world hunger.
Freerice.org is the result of John Breen’s attempt to make learning …
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November 13th, 2007
Green travel. Responsible travel. Eco-travel. Call it what you will; it’s on everyone’s radar these days. Ever since Lonely Planet released their own tome devoted to this last year, Code Green: Experiences of a Lifetime, I have been curious to see what the …
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October 12th, 2007
Everybody wants to take photos when they travel—it’s one of the best ways to preserve moments, trigger memories and share your experiences with others at home. A few years back, my partner and I forgot our digital camera at a trail head on Kauai. When …
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July 20th, 2007
Consider this: in the U.S. alone, about 1.5 million barrels of oil are used each year to produce bottled water.
Now imagine that on a world scale, as travelers the world over reach for the “safety” of a bottle of water, often in countries with little or no recycling whatsoever.
And …
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July 10th, 2007
Welcome to the Travel with a Purpose blog! This blog is collaboratively written by four women who share a passion for travel and are committed to helping others see the world in a responsible way.
Women travelers are all hard-wired as responsible travelers – it’s in our nature. We are …
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