Pack Your Bags: Rick Steves on Travel As a Political Act

Check out this great piece on the value of travel. He says it far better than I…

6 Ways to Go Green…Before You Leave Home

If a trip – whether long-haul or short – is on your spring break agenda, there are ways to help Mother Nature…and save some money too.
•Go direct: If you are flying, book a direct flight. It might cost more, but, since 50% of carbon emissions are from take-off and landing, a direct flight costs the [...]

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VT Eco Travel Tip: Stick to 3 fl. oz. and fly easy

I’ll be flying shortly for the first time since the Christmas carry-on crisis so have been looking for ways to make my flight easier. My usual advice to skip the travel-sized toiletries (it takes a lot less packaging overall to simply take regular sized versions!) doesn’t fly in the face of the new regulations. So…with [...]

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I Wonder As I Wander: In Defense of Travel

I come from a long line of homebodies.
My father spends his winter days snowed in at a Canadian lakefront cottage but sees no point in following the sun to the south. “Why?” he asks me, genuinely baffled, sweeping his arm past the frozen lake view from his window.
My grandfather, whose travels took him to the [...]

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