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Should You Buy Local When Traveling?

Should You Buy Local When Traveling?

Simple answer: Yes. Ok.  So you’re the conscious traveler type concerned with how you impact the places you visit.  How can you spend money and still benefit the people, environment and communities you visit ? Shop local. I’m a big believer in putting my money where my mouth is. I strongly believe in economic and environmental [...]

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India. Why Am I Going?

It wasn’t easy but I nailed down a hotel room in Goa, India over the phone.  I  has just popped my first mefloquine and was checking out the online booking rates.  I couldn’t help thinking – I could do better than this.  I went over a couple of maps and found a hotel, the Ginger [...]

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GeoTourism

Geotourism is “best practice” tourism that sustains, or even enhances, the geographical character of a place, such as its culture, environment, heritage, and the well-being of its residents. For the past eight months I have been working with the Center for Sustainable Destinations , National Geographic Maps and the Four Corners Region Geotourism Stewardship Council [...]

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