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Travelers: Embrace Your Inner Tourist

Thursday, May 19, 2011
Travelers: Embrace Your Inner Tourist

I’m happy to have permission from my friend writer Cynthia Ord to re-publish a blog post of hers: Us and Them in Travel Literature. She voices many of the same thoughts I’ve had over the years, especially regarding the pretension with traveler (seasoned=good) vs. tourist (amateur) although I must red-faced admit I looked for the mindfultraveler.com... »

Slate: Praise Jesús for No More El Bulli Articles

Thursday, April 14, 2011
Slate: Praise Jesús for No More El Bulli Articles

Ha! Now this is funny. As you surely know, I love to whine and complain about things I don’t like, including banal, regurgitative, one-upsman, and/or pretentious writing. Come on, don’t we all? Oh, be quiet, Double Rainbow guy and why do you keep hanging around here? But because I’m not as gifted a... »

Interview with Claudia Ricci, Writer and HuffPo Trailblazer

Monday, April 11, 2011
Interview with Claudia Ricci, Writer and HuffPo Trailblazer

If you haven’t already heard about or become a fan of the first serialized novel to be presented on the Huffington Post, you better get on the ball, Nancy! It’s called Seeing Red by Claudia Ricci and you can find all weekly updates here. Readers, if you’ve gleaned anything... »


Unplugging Blah Blah Blah

Friday, February 25, 2011
Unplugging Blah Blah Blah

You know what’s been chafing my nerves lately? (If you thought “her inner thighs,” you’d be right but my lack of attention to pilates is none of your concern at the moment, thank you very much.) No, it’s the surplus of travel articles in which... »

“The beans, the ground beef, it was torture!”

Thursday, February 3, 2011
“The beans, the ground beef, it was torture!”

What a nightmare.  The New York Times is reporting (via the AP) that there’s been a miner involved in a chili disaster.  What type of chili disaster we can only imagine: too spicy? not enough onions? or, could it be… vegan??? Luckily, the miner survived... »

Location, Location, Location! Eco-Retreat Center Needs Your Input

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Location, Location, Location!  Eco-Retreat Center Needs Your Input

As you may know from our previous post about this super-exciting Life Pivot (new phrase – expect it to be all the rage on Twitter for a day), we are embarking on a quest to buy some land and develop our own humble eco-retreat... »

Sustainable Tourism Innovations Awards - Nominate or Apply Before August 2

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Sustainable Tourism Innovations Awards - Nominate or Apply Before August 2

As a relatively new field, ecotourism tends to attract entrepreneurs and innovators so you’ll have to be at the top of your game to win the International Ecotourism Society’s annual Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Award.  Good luck!  See details below. Media Contacts: The International Ecotourism... »

The Mindful Tourist Celebrates the Fourth of July

Thursday, July 1, 2010
The Mindful Tourist Celebrates the Fourth of July

Happy Independence Day, suckahs! Here is our planned schedule for how to celebrate the fourth in a fun yet socially conscious way: Location: Beach in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. 7am – Get woken up by douchebags who decide a good time to practice setting off the night’s fireworks... »

Slightly Off-Topic But Please Help Us Understand

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Slightly Off-Topic But Please Help Us Understand

We’re truly baffled.  Maybe it’s because just today we finished Barbara Kingsolver’s wonderful (leetle bit preachy, Babs) Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and are all hyped to go to the farmer’s market, bake some bread, and sit on turkey eggs. Here’s the conundrum: Slow Food USA is... »

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