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12 Steps To Long-Term Travel
Do you travel as often as you please? Would you hate me if I told you that I did?
Three years ago, I would’ve answered “yes” to the first question and responded to the second with a slap across the face. Unemployed and broke, I was also bitter: I wanted to travel the world more than anything, but assumed long-term travel to be a luxury...
The History of Mother’s Day
The origins of Mother’s Day dates back thousands of years, even before Christ was born. The earliest history actually dates back to the ancient annual spring festival that the Greeks dedicated to the maternal goddesses; they also used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology.
The ancient Romans...
Chasing Birds And Sharks In Belize
When the subject of my daughter’s high school spring break came up earlier this year, the family discussion turned to getting away for a week — someplace easy to get to, fairly inexpensive and beachy. Hawaii was the frontrunner, but we decided we wanted something more exotic. It was that impulse that led us to Belize, the tiny Central American...
Unable To Work, Indian Immigrant Women Turn To Spiritual Practices For Comfort
Even though she met her husband through an arranged marriage, Pooja Sindhwani considers herself a modern woman. She worked in interior design in her native India for four years, and she and her husband spent a year getting to know each other before their wedding. When she followed her husband to Houston, she wasn’t worried about adjusting to...
Are You Safer In Mexico Or America?
As Lonely Planet’s US Travel Editor, I frequently get asked if it safe to go to Mexico. I have always said that, if you’re thoughtful about where you go, the answer is yes. But, after my most recent trip there, I’m answering the question with another question: Do you think it’s safe to go to Texas?
To be clear, violence in...
An ‘Eye for an Eye’ and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: It’s Not What You Think
There is a wonderful TED talk by Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, called “the danger of a single story.” Adichie describes the danger of talking about any group of people as if they are one thing and one thing only. “The consequence of the single story is this,” she says. “It robs people of dignity. It makes recognition...
If More of Us Love Nature, The Environment Will Take Care of Itself
Over at OnEarth, David Gessner has recently published a piece that hits close to something that I’ve been increasingly thinking.
When it comes to inspiring people to live in awe of nature, with reverence for all life, with a sense of never-ending wonder and desire for open-minded inquiry, environmentalism doesn’t really cut it. Like the...
Eco-friendly Designs Take Birth on Theresa Deckner’s Canvas
Theresa Deckner a young designer from Pratt Institute is the next rising star in the field of eco-fashion. At the annual Pratt Fashion Show on April 26th her collections simply attracted everyone’s attention.
The young designer presented a collection that sported painted fabrics. The designer chose sustainable fabrics as her canvas and focused on...
John Robshaw’s Rules For Traveling In Asia
Designer John Robshaw has traveled the globe for his eponymous textile company, working alongside artisans and studying their traditional printing methods. He makes at least one buying trip to Asia each year. Here, he shares some tips for exploring the region.
Carry on or check in?
Check in, always: Carrying bags makes me feel like a mule. I also...
Fashion Can Be an Influence in Environmental Change
Let’s be honest – I don’t know a lot about fashion. It’s certainly not my expertise – that would be trash.
In addition to knowing a lot about trash, I know a fair bit about changing people’s perception of trash. TerraCycle’s goal is to get people thinking different about trash in order to eliminate the idea of waste.
To that end, we do...
