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 some [...]
Archive for the 'go green' Category
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Design Hive is the brainchild of Valerie Fox, who felt that the designer markets you can find in New York City ought to be an experience for Bostonians as well. Featuring local designers and artists, Design Hive is also a place where you can actually find affordable stuff (www.designhivemarket.com). Last Saturday was the last day [...]
For many, the holidays bring travel. And with the New Year around the corner, what better way to get a jump start on thinking about one of my planned resolutions – going greener. So, in the spirit of Christmas and going green, this week I thought I would wrap up some great links that offer [...]
I am interrupting my regularly scheduled travel link roundup because it is a very important day in the blogosphere – today is Blog Action Day. It is a day where thousands of bloggers around the world focus upon and highlight issues around one topic – poverty. I have been thinking about this post for a while now. [...]
