Eco Travel

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Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 05.02.2012

The same week news broke that Facebook would acquire Instagram, two travelers used the app to shoot their Baja California expedition, capturing a $1 billion memory of a gorgeous wilderness.

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Do a Little... A Lot

Shannon Wentworth | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Lesbian Tourism, Sweet Travel, Sweet, Ecotravel, Eco-Travel, Discover Sweet, Lesbian Travel, Ecotourism, Eco-Tourism, Gay Voices News

Leveraging my experience in lesbian travel and LGBT marketing, my business partner and I struck upon the idea to take lesbians on vacation, get them out of their comfort zones and rally them to take on one bite-size chunk of a problem in a place we are visiting.

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Rock the Eco-Kasbah in Morocco

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Green Prophet, Slow Food, Eco-Travel, Morocco, North Africa, Kasbah Du Toubkal, Berber, Green News

Built by a British-Berber partnership and hugged by one of the most stunning vistas you can imagine, the Kasbah du Toubkal is an absolute must in Morocco.

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Sustainable Tourism, Conservation and Culture Flourish in Fiji

Deborah Bassett | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Eco Travel, Air Pacific, Deborah Bassett, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Fiji, Anthony Robbins, Sustainable Travel, Eco-Tourism, Savusavu, Sustainable Travel Fiji, Ocean Conservation Fiji, Travel Fiji, Yoga Vacation, Savusavu Travel, Savusavu Fiji, Mark Whitwell, Travel News

The Republic of Fiji is comprised of 332 islands. On a recent trip to the town of Savusavu, located on Fiji's second largest island of Vanua Levu, I was pleasantly surprised to discover several eco-friendly treasures.

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Best Spas for 2011

Departures Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St Lucia, Eco-Travel, Unesco, Rainforest, Costa Rica, Travel, Israel, Wellness, Spas, Slidepollajax, Best Spas in the World, Best Spas, Best Spas 2011, Travel News

With impeccable service, singular treatments and gorgeous surroundings, each of these nine spas has an edge that sets it apart from the rest.

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Transforming Every Day Tasks Through Travel

Leah Mayor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mongolia, Eco-Travel, Baldan Baraivan, Dumplings, Connecting to Communities, Sustainability, Community, Travel, Transformational Travel, Eco-Tourism, Sustainable Travel, Travel News

A conscientious, participatory vacation provides experiences that are meaningful to us as travelers partly because they are meaningful to the communities we visit.

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Promoting Productive Travel

Leah Mayor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Grand Tour, Tourism, History of Travel, Eco-Travel, Travel With a Purpose, Sustainability, Community, Taking Root, Sustainable Travel, Travel News

Our motivation to travel rests deeper than the desire for Niagara Falls key chains, Disney World t-shirts, and other brightly colored tchotchkes.

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6 Awesome Wellness Retreats to Warm You Up This Winter (PHOTOS)

MindBodyGreen Travel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Green Travel, Eco-Travel, Spas, Yoga-Retreat, Yoga, Travel News

We're well into November which means Thanksgiving is around the corner and cold weather is coming. For us here at MindBodyGreen Travel, this time of y...

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The 8 Best Bike Friendly Cities In The World (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hallie Seegal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Basel, Amsterdam, Eco-Travel, Beijing, Barcelona, Bogota, Slidepollajax, Trondheim, Copenhagen, Berlin, Bike Culture, Biking, Green News

Want to go on vacation without disrupting your work out routine? Want to support countries that live an eco-friendly lifestyle? Do you just enjoy cycl...

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Ecopreneur: Never Let Them See You Sweat

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Investing, South Asia, Eco-Travel, Resort, Bangladesh, Ecopreneur, Asia, Eco Resort, Investors, Eco-Tourism, Travel, Healthy Living News

There comes a point in every entrepreneur's life when they think to themselves, "What the #$%@ am I doing?!" and August 14th was definitely one of those days for me.

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12 Hip Green Hostels Around the Globe

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco Hotels, Hostels, Eco-Travel, Eco Hostels, Green Hostels, Eco-Tourism, Green News

Fancy spending some time on an organic farm, practicing yoga and taking long walks through the hills? Or would you rather stay in an art-filled old do...

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Costa Rica Green Report Card: Southern Nicoya Peninsula

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Eco-Travel, Eco-Tourism, Costa Rica, Tourism, Costa-Rica-Travel, Green News

When we talk about eco-systems too often we forget that humans are part of the system, even if they are the last to join the community of life forms on Earth.

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Costa Rica Green Report Card: Arenal Volcano Region

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Hotels, Eco-Travel, Volcano, Spas, Costa Rica, Green Travel, Holiday Travel, Liberia, Arenal-New Mexico, Green News

Look, it's nearly impossible for a 114-room upscale hotel nestled into 750 acres of rainforest not to leave some footprint. But, under Wagner's guidance since 2006, not only has the hotel raised its luxury bar and won a handful of awards and stars but it also has tightened up on its various eco-programs.

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How Green Is My Costa Rica?

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Travel, Eco-Travel, Central America, Eco-Tourism, Costa Rica, Green News

The country that set the bar on what ecotravel meant and how to walk the eco-talk was Costa Rica. It's a living zoological museum, a geographic terrarium.

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When Times Get Tough, the Tough Get Going... Outdoors

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 05.25.2011

I have always said, when the economy slows, "we all get adventuring." You can find adventure at the top of the Andes, or outside your own backyard.

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Greening Hollywood: The Grand Del Mar Eco-Luxury

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Happiness, Culinary Excellence, Eco-Travel, Del Mar, Nature Hikes, Tom Fazio, The Spa at the Grand Del Mar, Luxury Travel, Addison Mizner, Golf, Papa Doug Manchester, The Grand Del Mar, Los Penasquitos Nature Preserve, Fresh Herbs, Conde Nast Traveler's Top Hotel and Spa 2008, Hydrotherapy, Eco-Luxury Travel, Jesse Rodriguez, Camron Woods, Culinary Series, Vichy Shower, William Bradley, San Diego County, Elizabethan Capella, Green News

The Grand Del Mar features an exotic mix of Spanish, Portuguese, Moroccan and Venetian design elements. Its elegance sets a new standard for luxury resorts, and not just in San Diego.

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Eco-Touring in the Middle East: How About Jordan, Iran and Lebanon?

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Iran, Green Travel, Middle East, Environment, Lebanon, Travel, Treehugger, Eco-Tourism, Eco-Travel, Global Democracy, Israel, Green News

ISA issues aside, eco-touring is no longer a concept found only in the West. More Middle Eastern organizations are starting to cater to the ecologically minded and are marketing eco-tours.

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Green Travel: Top 7 U.S. Eco-Travel Destinations

The Green Guide | Paul McRandle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco Travel, Green Travel, Travel Tips, Go Green, Travel, Green Business, Green Living, Green ZOne Hotels, Green Tips, Green News

Green travel isn't only about the journey--it's about the destination too. Here are seven great picks, recently surveyed by National Geographic Travel...

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Eco-Travel Options Are Abundant

Los Angeles Times | Kimi Yoshino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco-Vacation, Carless Travel, Eco-Travel Tips, Green Travel, Eco-Travel, Green Vacation, Green News

Santa Barbara's air pollution district has a little challenge for you: Leave the car at home. The district, in cooperation with the city's tourism of...

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Green Books To Read At The Beach

Grist | Michelle Nijhuis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Reading, Eco-Vacation, Green Reading, Eco-Travel, Green Living, Beach Reading, Green Vacation, Green News

So maybe you'll finally have a chance to catch up on some reading this summer. But so many of those books about the environment seem kind of ... well,...

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Brad Pitt Designs New Green Hotel In Dubai

Ecorazzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dubai, Eco Travel, Bradd Pitt, Green News

"Whilst acting is my career, architecture is my passion." -- Brad Pitt While most of the world is focused on his growing family, actor Brad Pitt is t...

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How To Island Hop Without Hurting The Islands

Times | Brian Schofield | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Green Living Advice, Eco Travel, Green Travel, Eco Living, Eco Advice, Green Vacations, Green Living, Green Living Tips, Healthy Living News

The very characteristics that make islands so easy to love also make them far too easy to love to death. Unique, isolated cultures are far from resili...

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