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How to Be an Green Traveler: 20 Essential Tips
As exponents of responsible travel since 1977, we
cut through the sometimes excessive hype and jargon to get to the
core of what is involved in being conscientious
yet practical eco travelers.
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Green Travel: Savings for You and the Planet by
Tim Leffel
Some very simple and responsible steps can help you save money while helping to minimize negative impacts on the natural word we all share.
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How
Travel Can Change the World: One Journey
at a Time by Dr. Jessica Voigts
Experienced travelers and experts illustrate and
largely agree that in travel there is a false choice between
ethics and pleasure.
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Culturally Sensitive Photography:
Like Travel Itself, Photography
Builds Bridges
by
Jim Kane
Capture some of the essence of local people and their culture with these tips for travel photography. Learn to take respectful, non-invasive photos that are culturally sensitive and authentic.
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How to Volunteer to Protect Wildlife by Amy E. Robertson
How to find a sustainable volunteer program to protect wildlife while you are overseas.
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How
to Find a Responsible Voluntourism Experience Overseas by Amy E. Robertson
5 key steps to finding a sustainable voluntourism experience by an author very experienced in volunteering and evaluating programs.
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Responsible Vacations and Travel with Purpose by
Amy E. Robertson
How to enjoy and create purpose in your travels
while meeting and contributing financially to the
local community. Travels with purpose is another
way of describing a form of responsible tourism.
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A Realistic Guide to Small Sustainable Group Travel by
Stephanie Dyson
If you are considering an responsible tour to an otherwise inaccessible location, here is a guide to let you know what to expect.
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10
Ways to Experience a Culture Authentically
While Traveling by Jonathon
Engels
For many fellow travelers, “experiencing another
culture,” means something far different from visiting
museums, archeological ruins, and national monuments.
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Permaculture
Jobs, Responsible Living and Endless Travel by
Jonathon Engels
Over the past decade, there has been an enormous
growth in interest and activities relating to permaculture
jobs as a means of farming abroad, sustainable
living, and the endless travel this enables.
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A
Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating
Community
An Interview with Nicholas D. Kristof
Nicholas D. Kristof discusses an important
book cowritten with his wife, "A Path Appears:
Transforming Lives, Creating Community," with
John Dwyer and TransitionsAbroad.com. Nicholas
goes on to discuss related issues such as volunteering
abroad, and other ways individuals can make a positive
impact around the world in terms of changing lives
and tackling huge issues of inequality.
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Responsible Travel
Handbook
A 2 megabyte PDF by various authors, many who have written from Transitions Abroad as well as guest contributions, discussing many important evergreen issues relating to Responsible Travel, and produced by Ron Mader and Sherry Schwartz.
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Good
Travel is Thoughtful Travel by Rick Steves
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Travel
Responsibly and Give the World a Break by Rick Steves
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Defining
Green Travel and Responsible Tourism by Ron Mader
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Responsible Travel and Study Abroad by Astrid Jirka
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Responsible
Green Travel in Action: Helping to Preserve Endangered Species
and Ecosystems by Volker Poelzl
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Transitions
Abroad and at Home: Moving from Aggression to Peacekeeping,
From Consumption to Fair Sharing by Rob Sangster
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Ecotourism
Guidelines: How to Choose the Organizations and Businesses
You Support by Dianne Brause
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Educational
Travel as a Model for Responsible Travel by Shoshanna
Sumka
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A More Responsible Face of Mexican Tourism by
Tim Leffel
Some sustainable tours in Mexico for those who wish to explore regions of the country without taking a generic package.
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Vacationing
or Volunteering in an Eco-Friendly Guatemalan
Mountain Lodge by Lies Ouwerkerk,
Senior
Contributing Editor
Imagine waking up to the first rays of sunshine
casting their spell on smoke puffing volcanoes
and a lush valley just in front of you. And then
realizing where you actually are: in a comfortable,
rustic king size bed inside a secluded, window-walled
tree house, with a hammock waiting for you on a
private deck, your own bathroom with a hot shower
just down the stairs, and a message pinned on the
wall: "Welcome! This tree house is built into
the oak tree. If the wind is strong, it will sway
a little bit..."
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Seeing the Real Dominican Republic: A Stay at Tubagua Eco Lodge by
Lebawit Lily Girma
An illustrated description of an off-the-beaten path stay at a magnificent and award-winning eco lodge in the Dominican Republic, far from the usual all-inclusive beach resorts.
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Galapagos
Islands: Fragile and Fabulous by Senior Travel Editor Alison Gardner
An adventure visiting the Galapagos Islands on an eco-cruise with a tour operator who emphasizes conservation of a fragile ecological environment.
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Man
vs. Man: Saving the Galapagos by
Tim Leffel
A story how the government and locals worked together to manage the ravages of tourism using green energy and other more sustainable alternatives.
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Volunteer Conservation Work and Ecotourism in Costa Rica
Monitoring Wild-Release Macaws
by
Theodore G. Manno
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Working in an Eco-Lodge and Guiding Tours in Costa Rica by Carolyn Nye
The story of a long-term traveler who finds work on the spot at an eco-lodge in Costa Rica, as part of her odyssey working in countries worldwide, complete with practical advice.
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How
to Connect Locally while Traveling Internationally by Amy E. Robertson
How to visit budget destinations in Central America
while connecting to the local people and culture
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How
to Practice Responsible Travel and Ecotourism in Mexico
and Central America by Ron Mader
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Xochimilco
Gardens: Tourism Maintains Jobs for Thousands of Worker by
Ron Mader
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Responsible
Shopping at the Markets of Oaxaca by Ron Mader
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Mayan
Community Tours Enrich a Visit to Mexico's Sian Ka'an
Biosphere Reserve by Alison Gardner
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Honoring
Tradition in Oaxaca, Mexico, for the Day of the Dead by
Jim Kane
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Rafting
to a Jungle Lodge in Costa Rica: Indulge in a Responsible
Adventure by Katherine McIntyre
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Responsible Travel in Belize: Treasures in Culture and Nature by Volker Poelzl
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The
Coca Plant Paradox: A Simple Little Leaf With a Complicated
History in South America by Tim Leffel
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Saving
Machu Picchu by Tim Leffel
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Living
Festivals: Getting Into the Local Spirit by Jim Kane
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Preserving
Peru’s Textile Tradition by Jim Kane
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Visiting
Rio de Janeiro's Favelas by Jim Kane
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Discover Guatemala's Richness Through its People and Rituals by Jim Kane
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Responsible
Travel in Brazil: The Race to Save the Amazon by
Volker Poelzl
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Travel to Study the Jaguar in the Pantanal, Brazil by Marsha Johnston
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Trekking
in Patagonia: Explore Argentina's Pristine Mountains
and Support Native Communities by Volker Poelzl
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Community-Based Travel in Guatemala by Volker Poelzl
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Slow Tourism in Ecuador: Green Travel That Raises Awareness by Andres Hammerman
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Preserving the Flora and Fauna at Iguassu: Border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay by Isabel
Eva Bohrer
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