Can a cupcake change the world? Maybe not on its own, but when four blogging Wonderwomen – (Wanderlust & Lipstick‘s own Beth, Michelle of Wandermom, Pam of Nerd’s Eye View, and Debbie at DeliciousBaby) – get together and exchange ideas over cupcakes and coffee, amazing things happen. Reportedly, that’s how they originally baked up the […]
Philanthropy
Traveling in the Wake of Disaster
The oil spill clean-up is on, the aftershocks have subsided, the political riots are over, and the volcano’s ash is dissipating….in all cases, the local economy is suffering and tourism could sure use a bolster. But is it time to go? Most economies struggle greatly with a massive decline in tourism following a disaster, whether […]
Passports with Purpose is back and kicking butt!
As anyone who has been there will tell you, Cambodia is an intense place to visit. The ghost of the Khmer Rouge’s legacy and genocide of the seventies hangs palpably in the air, and the country hobbles forward, much like a landmine victim, on the slow path to recovery and peace. Poverty and reminders of […]