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A 360-degree Approach to Teen Summer Service Travel

Crawford Hill | Posted 04.05.2013 | Travel
Crawford Hill

A true educator recognizes that the destination and the central experience are strong platforms, which can either be woefully under leveraged or embedded in a powerful experience for your child that is leveraged to the max. This is rare.

A Purposeful Spring Break

Crawford Hill | Posted 05.01.2013 | Travel
Crawford Hill

Spring break provides an incredible opportunity to do some volunteer work and have a vacation too.

Cultural Immersion Through Those You Meet

Crawford Hill | Posted 02.10.2013 | Travel
Crawford Hill

Through eco-immersion, travelers see a place through local eyes and really own the experience in a powerfully personal way -- not your typical tourist experience, anywhere.

PHOTOS: A New Trend In Family Travel

Irene Lane | Posted 12.24.2012 | Travel
Irene Lane

These eco-adventure vacations offering up-close-and-personal views of nature are led by naturalists and historians who are trained to understand -- and have a passion for -- culture, plants, birds and animals and their relationships to ecosystems.

InstaBaja

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 07.02.2012 | Travel
Lindblad Expeditions

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.

Do a Little... A Lot

Shannon Wentworth | Posted 02.14.2012 | Gay Voices
Shannon Wentworth

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.

Rock the Eco-Kasbah in Morocco

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 09.07.2011 | Green
Karin Kloosterman

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.

Sustainable Tourism, Conservation and Culture Flourish in Fiji

Deborah Bassett | Posted 08.30.2011 | Travel
Deborah Bassett

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.

Best Spas for 2011

Departures Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Departures Magazine

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

Transforming Every Day Tasks Through Travel

Leah Mayor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Leah Mayor

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

Promoting Productive Travel

Leah Mayor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Leah Mayor

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

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

MindBodyGreen Travel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
MindBodyGreen Travel

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...

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

Huffington Post | Hallie Seegal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

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...

Ecopreneur: Never Let Them See You Sweat

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Kristin Boekhoff

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.

12 Hip Green Hostels Around the Globe

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

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...

Costa Rica Green Report Card: Southern Nicoya Peninsula

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Perry Garfinkel

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.

Costa Rica Green Report Card: Arenal Volcano Region

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Perry Garfinkel

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.

How Green Is My Costa Rica?

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Perry Garfinkel

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.

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

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Stefanie Michaels

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.

Greening Hollywood: The Grand Del Mar Eco-Luxury

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Paige Donner

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.

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

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Karin Kloosterman

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.

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

The Green Guide | Paul McRandle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

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...

Eco-Travel Options Are Abundant

Los Angeles Times | Kimi Yoshino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

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...

Green Books To Read At The Beach

Grist | Michelle Nijhuis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

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,...

Brad Pitt Designs New Green Hotel In Dubai

Ecorazzi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

"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...