In the heart of Union Square in Somerville, MA each Saturday, you will find local farmers, bakers and even live acoustic music, all gathered under a handful of canopies participating in the Union Square Farmers Market. Here, you will also find a wide range of fresh produce, herbs, the delicious Taza Chocolate and even [...]
Archive for the 'go green' Category
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
The buzz for this virus is like nothing I’ve seen.
My initial reaction was to move on, but when I sat back to catch up on my Google reader, I realized how much this epidemic is anticipated to impact the travel industry…
Jenn Abelson and Robert Gavin of the Boston Globe reported how global concerns over [...]
Last Friday afternoon Lisa, Bryce and I left for Montreal from Boston, while our friend Caitlin boarded a plane in New York to meet us that night. Our timing was perfect and we were able to swing by the airport to pick her up on the way to the hotel. We settled in and set [...]
[Photograph courtesy of NASA: Taken from National Geographic]
Chris Reidy at the Boston Globe recently covered findings from a survey by TripAdvisor. It looks like just over three-quarters of survey respondents say they sometimes incorporate “green choices” into their travel plans and 27 percent “intentionally made environmentally-friendly travel choices in the past year.”
Michele Perry, vice president [...]
As seen on Boston.com
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies/NOAAThis right whale image was taken in Cape Cod Bay under NOAA Fisheries permit 633-1763, under the authority of the US Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts. (Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies/NOAA)
Mike emailed me this image from Boston.com because he knew I would be excited to see [...]
I am sure most of you have heard of The Best Job in the World, a new campaign Queensland is doing in Australia. If you haven’t, the job is being the caretaker of The Great Barrier Reef. You get to live in Australia, in a baller house, travel the islands, blog about it, do [...]
As part of my packing strategy for my trip to Guatemala and El Salvador, I went to BJ’s Wholesale Club and bought a giant pack of LUNA bars – you would have thought I was packing to go live there.
Fearing that I might adopt the comfort level that my friend Sue had achieved after having [...]
It is times like these when I realize I have chosen the right profession- when someone asks me to help them promote something they care about- and I get so excited. Not only because I like to learn about the ways in which the causes are being promoted, but because in these particular cases, I [...]
I know I am really crossing the point where it is old here, but I read so many great resolutions recently that I thought I would dedicate this week’s roundup to some of my favorite.
So here goes.
Christine at Almost Fearless shares her inspiring goals
Sara at My Checked Baggage is learning slang
When Tara Met Blog is [...]
I am excited to say that I have finally participated in Passports with Purpose, a fundraiser started by travel bloggers to benefit Heifer International – an organization that is committed to ending hunger through sustainable, poverty-fighting practices. It is the brainchild of Debbie Dubrow of DeliciousBaby, Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View, Michelle Duffy of [...]
