I’ve found another incredible tour company that I want to shout about from the rooftops! BornWild offers once-in-a-lifetime itineraries and the best part is each ticket sold supports wildlife conservation efforts around the world. Unique adventures plus wildlife conservation…does it get much better than that? I’m thrilled to have connected with Kate, the founder of […]
Hawai’i has faced major struggles with over-tourism in recent years, barring the huge decline in visitors it experienced during 2020 and 2021 from COVID. Recently, they created a DMAP (destination management action plan) for O’ahu to help curb over-tourism and restructure their tourism industry to prioritize sustainable development and regenerative travel. There is a lot […]
If you search for a list of eco-friendly cities around the world, you’ll see the same places rise to the top of the list. Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Amsterdam. San Francisco. San Diego. Singapore. These are a combination of the most “green” and most visited cities, but it leaves off a ton of lesser-known, fascinating places […]
How old were you when you made your first bucket list? Do you remember? I must have been around 14 when I wrote my first draft. I had just watched The Bucket List, a movie with Morgan Freeman about a dying man aiming to check off the items left on his own list. I remember […]
Meet the two best friends who are changing the travel industry, for good.
I’m back with an interview I’m so excited to share. I met Teja on the Horizon through the internet, which seems an increasingly common statement of mine since I started blogging. I’ve been following Teja on twitter for a while and saw so many tweets that really resonated with me. I knew I wanted to […]
I’ve grown up in Indiana my whole life and I’ve been blogging about sustainable travel for over three years now. It seemed well overdue to put together an eco-friendly guide to Indiana. Our mayor created the Office of Sustainability back in 2008 with the hopes of turning Indianapolis into a hotspot for sustainability in the […]
The tourism industry is constantly evolving and new trends always emerging as more people take to exploring the world every year. Sustainable travel is one of the many new terms to enter the travel lexicon in recent years. Given the environmental issues our planet is facing though, it’s also a term here to stay – […]
Slow fashion [sloh fash-uhn] (n) A movement to shift our fashion consumption choices to be more ethical and sustainable, largely through buying less and making sure what we buy is long-lasting and high quality. Closely related to slow travel, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of traveling through spending more time in one place. I […]
I try to buy most of my clothes used these days, but with some exceptions for items I plan to wear for a while, or things I prefer firsthand (socks and underwear). When I do purchase clothes “firsthand”, I try to find brands that are eco-friendly, fair trade, or otherwise supporting a cause I love. […]