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Holidays 2019: Finding Quiet in a Noisy Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the most stressful time of the year. No matter where you tend to fall on that spectrum during the week preceding the end-of-the-year holidays, almost
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“Home for the Holidays” and Other Travel Conundrums
This week, we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving, kicking off what we call the “holiday season”: typically defined as the triumvirate of Thanksgiving, Christmas/Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve. It’s also a huge traveling time. But unlike most
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What You Need to Know about Carbon Offsets
When Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg made a recent visit to the U.S., she chose to sail here by an emission-free racing yacht instead of to fly. She did what she felt was
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New Zealand: Immerse Yourself in the Scenic Wonders of the South Island
Imagine a land where Hawaii, Alaska and Colorado have collided in an unexpected mosaic. Glaciers wind down into coastal rain forest filled with giant tree ferns, waterfalls feed turquoise rivers, alpine parrots fly over
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Conservation-Minded Travel and 9 Tips to Get You Started
What unites travelers is our love of place. Most travelers want to help support the destinations they visit, but don’t know where to start. As tourism developed, emphasis grew around visiting natural sites. By the 1980’s ecotourism as a trend came into the spotlight. Today,
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Traveling Small in the Big Outdoors
Being an inveterate introvert, I avoid large crowds—well, really, even groups of people numbering 15 or more—like the plague. Yet the places that call to me are some of the most jam-packed because they
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Anticipation Is the Happiest Part of a Travel Journey
There’s a lot to be said for spontaneity. It allows you to take advantage of opportunities that pop up and opens the door for creativity, flexibility and freshness. But I prefer to operate in
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Top Apps to Download Before Your Galapagos Tour
By Jess Signet I had dreamed about a trip to the Galapagos long before my feet ever touched down on the island soil. A long time ago, I had a pen pal, Michael, from Ecuador whose
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