With amazing support from the travel community, we far exceeded our goal of $5,000 for Heifer International through Passports with Purpose. As this very moment, we stand at $6,250! The exciting news is that we have nearly two full days left to increase that number with a final push. Some items have been sadly overlooked, Read More…
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Passports with Purpose Update
Take a peek at our PwP page. We’ve added some new items and HOLY MACKEREL we have more than $3,000 in donations already. (Our goal is $5K and we still have a couple more weeks to go!) You Wanderlusters might consider bidding on the following: Destinations: 2 night stay at a B&B in California from Read More…
Additional Items for Passports with Purpose
OK – here are a couple more items for the Passports with Purpose fundraiser to benefit Heifer International. Our generous sponsors today are: ExOfficio and Putumayo! For the guy and gal who like to travel together, and in style, check out this His and Her set from ExOfficio. This is from their HALO collection. Value Read More…
Passports with Purpose Raffle Launches
The moment you’ve all been waiting for (OK, the moment I’VE been waiting for). At the beginning of November, myself and 3 other Seattle-area travel bloggers (Michelle Duffy of WanderMom, Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View and Debbie Dubrow of DeliciousBaby) hatched an idea to harness the power of the travel blogging community and do Read More…
Things to Give Thanks For…
I’m humbled today. I’m overwhelmed by the generosity of the travel community; travel bloggers eager to participate in the Passports with Purpose fundraiser; companies willing to donate clothing, overnight hotel stays, electronics, guide books… the list goes on (wait ’til you see the list on Monday!; and the media willing to help us promote this Read More…
Passports with Purpose – A Time for Giving
As we slip into Thanksgiving week (already?), it’s time to take a moment to give thanks for what we, as travelers, experience when we’re on the road. The mere fact that we can purchase an airplane ticket valued at $600 or more (often FAR more) to travel around the globe, means we are a fortunate Read More…
Passports With Purpose – Travel Bloggers Doing Good
It started out as a little get together over a pot of coffee and homemade coffee cake in a West Seattle home. Four Seattle travel bloggers talking travel and blogging. It turned into Passports With Purpose, a fundraiser and opportunity to make a difference in the world. That’s what happened when Michelle Duffy (WanderMom), Debbie Read More…
“O†Bracelets Supporting Women in Africa
Oprah’s O Magazine recently got behind a project to help women in Zambia and Rwanda affected by AIDS. These women are creating hand-beaded bracelets that are now being sold exclusively at Macy’s. One hundred percent of the profits go to the women creating the jewels, which nets them between $5 and $19 a day (far Read More…
Global Girlfriends and Fair Trade
Last week, I ran into an old friend of mine, Elizabeth. We got to catching up on our lives and I mentioned my immersion in the world of travel. She then enthusiastically showed off her handbag, made of recycled Indian newspapers, and told me about the company that creates this line of fair trade products. Read More…
Hands to Hearts Helps Kids
A friend recently introduced me to an organization called Hands to Hearts International (HHI). This Portland, Oregon-based non-profit was created in 2004 by Founder and Executive Director Laura Peterson. Laura’s commitment to the health of women and children globally grew from her years of working with troubled youth and from her travel experiences in developing Read More…