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Travelling Through Fair Trade Markets - Zoom in on Tea :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines November 10th

In this series on fair trade, it’s teatime.

Millions drink it everyday.  Whether it be for its taste or its virtues, tea remains one of the most highly consumed beverages around the world. However, when tea follows conventional trade routes, much social and environmental harm follows.

Photography by: Éric St-Pierre (www.ericstpierre.ca) Read the following.

Travelling Fair Trade Markets - Zoom in on Cocoa :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines October 22th

This week is, following the fair trade coffee, bananas, and rice showcased in previous weeks, a post on cocao fairtrade.

Photo credit: Éric St-Pierre (www.ericstpierre.ca) Read the following.

Travelling Through Fair Trade Markets – Zoom In on Coffee :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines September 14th

Photography by Éric St-Pierre (www.ericstpierre.ca) Read the following.

Travelling Through Fair Trade Markets - Zoom in on Bananas :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines September 09th

Yesterday we went all the way to Thailand to discover fair trade rice that usually travels to us. Today, again by means of photojournalist Éric St-Pierre’s pictures, we head off to find fair trade bananas in the Dominican Republic.

Photography by Éric St-Pierre (www.ericstpierre.ca) Read the following.

Travelling Through Fair Trade Markets - Zoom in on Rice :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines September 08th

Here’s my first post in a series of five on fair trade. We’ll be following the journeys undertaken by fair trade rice, bananas, coffee, tea and cocoa. To do so, we’ll also be tagging along on Éric St-Pierre’s travels. He’s a photojournalist who has greatly helped make fair trade better known.

Photography by: Éric St-Pierre (www.ericstpierre.ca) Read the following.

A Few Tips for Responsible Camping :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines July 16th

Camping season is back. So I am going back too. Here are a few tips on how to respect nature while camping. Remember that every little action counts in the end, just as every great hiking trip starts with a few small steps.

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Jerry Hannan’s song Society sung by Eddie Vedder :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines June 11th

In this “Singin’ and Trippin’ ” series: we travel with the song Society. First, if you still haven’t seen the movie Into the Wild… I do encourage you to do so.  Based on a true story, this movie directed by Sean Penn presents the story of Christopher Johnson McCandless. It’s a movie that goes through a wide variety of emotions. But it is not the movie I will be talking about here, but rather the song Society, written by Jerry Hannan and sung by Eddie Vedder (if the name doesn’t ring a bell: Pearl Jam’s singer) in the movie.

 Photo credit: Inês Lopes

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What are your criteria for choosing a destination?
Survey among my friends

Written by ines March 09th

So here’s the deal… I asked a few friends to tell me about their 3 main criteria when selecting a destination.  “Don’t worry about ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers”, I told them.  Here are the answers of 10 of my buddies that were willing to take part in my little survey. Read the following.

Net Discoveries :: by ekimondo

Written by anne-marie October 06th

Every week, ekimondo explores the Net searching for sites, articles and blogs on responsible traveling.

Here is what we found:

http://www.burningman.com/
Burning Man is on every “100 things to do in your life’s” list! Leave no trace event, the Burning Man Festival just ended this year. Many blogues and websites of addict Burners can be found on the Internet. Here is the link of their official website. A life time experience…

http://www.unwto.org/wtd/index.php
The world celebrates the World Tourism Day every September 27 since 1980. Taking place in Peru, this year’s edition was about “ Tourism Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change and global warming”.  Some interesting issues have been discussed and deserve travellers’ attention from all around the world.

http://cleantechnica.com/2008/05/21/summer-travel-turns-up-the-global-heat/
It may be I little early to talk about summer vacations, but everyone knows these holidays have to be booked a couple of months in advance. If you are already in need of summertime and ready to plan you 2009 sun moments, stay tuned and think responsibly.

Net Discoveries :: by ekimondo

Written by anne-marie September 26th

Every week, ekimondo explores the Net searching for sites, articles and blogs on responsible traveling.

Here is what we found:

http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/responsible-travel/2008/03/12/go-green-go-caravanning/
How caravaning can be a great alternative for green travelling…

http://gogreentravelgreen.com/
Go Green Travel Green offers great tips to Eco-Conscious Travelers.

http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/responsible/ecowebsites.shtml
Transitions Abroad proposes a list of Best Responsible Travel and Ecotourism Sites and Portals. Hope they will add ekimondo soon!

http://blog.greenty.com/2008/07/responsibletravel-results-show-high.html
Here are propositions for Eco Hotels and Resorts all around the world.