Friday, July 8, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Arts & Crafty Mountain Getaway: Penland School of Art

Week-long and longer sessions perfect for learning/honing skills in glass, clay, photography, metalworks and so much more...in the gorgeous mountains of western N.C. at Penland School of Craft. Read about it at http://prime.peta.org/2011/06/crafty

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Yellowstone turning into Ghost Park?

Yellowstone turning into Ghost Park? Men’s Journal reports on loss of trout, pines, other species due to human-caused pollution and climate change http://bit.ly/ftUivz

Monday, April 11, 2011

New BOSTON hotel + bike tour package

Urban AdvenTours and the  Fairmont  Copley Plaza have teamed up to offer a super new and environmentally friendly experience with Boston’s Hidden Treasures by Bike Package. Check it out - click here

Monday, March 28, 2011

Flavor Lust in Cambridge, Mass!

Flavor Lust: the tastiest new places to bike to in Cambridge, Mass. From MIT's cool museum to new eateries (veg places crazy-packed with omnivores), pure-food food trucks, clubs and retro shops. http://bit.ly/ek9RBn

Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Flip Side Travel Guide: MegaCon comic convention rocks Orlando

Tiny tot SuperGirl -- gotta see the pix! The Flip Side Travel Guide: MegaCon comic convention rocks Orlando: "Hundreds of Superheroes, Pokeymon-iacs, Family of the Future, new age R2D2s, zombie maidens, monsters, commandos and other characters in ex..."

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Mock meat that carnivores can love

Healthy ways to get protein: Gardein, Daiya and now coming to a market near some of you, MATCHmeat from St. Louis.
This article links to some others. http://prime.peta.org/2011/03/match

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.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Vacation like an Olympian in Utah

Utah Olympic Park and Park City featured in the Jan. 9 Worth the Trip feature first appearing in the Washington Examiner. One edition here.
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Saturday, January 1, 2011