Friday, February 25, 2011

Vitality on the plate: Vegan travel delights

"You're vegan? What do you eat when traveling" Too much, but it's all so good! And we can pedal it off. Good article, loads of tips and food for thought here.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Chili pepper wine, spicy jokes, gorgeous mountain outing

Chili pepper wine, spicy jokes and a spectacular  orchard setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Read about a hilarious wine tasting at Peaks of Otter Winery in this new Washington Post travel article here

Friday, February 18, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Rise of the Hegans - power vegans

Burly guys, athletes and power players coming out ... as vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians. Charleston newspaper article here http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/feb/15/rise-of-the-hegans/

Friday, February 11, 2011

Palm Springs: bike-tour cool inns to desert canyons

New article about where to bike, and where to rent bikes, in Palm Springs. The mountain and canyon sightings are more exciting than celeb spotting! Plus you can tour the cool Modernist houses, B&Bs, hotels and art museum. Article here: http://bit.ly/g8jZ3v

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011

AT through-hiker: what to pack, when to go

Want to hike the AT - Appalachian Trail? This through-hiker reveals what to pack (mosquito-proof hammock and other items you might not expect...everything should have at least 2 uses) and when to go. Dennis R. Blanchard recently published the great book, Three Hundred Zeroes: Lessons of the heart on the Appalachian Trail. Listen here http://radiosrq.com/news/dennis-r-blanchard-interview-part-i/5856/
  Part 2 at http://radiosrq.com/category/podcasts/page/2/

Thursday, February 3, 2011

SEEtheWILD new ecotour venture

Check out SEEtheWILD.org, a new non-profit that helps you vacation with wildlife in spectacular places http://bit.ly/eWsfbc . Image by Greg Shea via SEEtheWILD and SEETurtles.