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The Mindful Tourist

Socially conscious travel with a bit of snark.

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Url:http://mindfultourist.com
Author(s):Shadia Garrison
Language:English
Tags:travel, humor, green
Description:Chock full of information and a humorous slant on socially conscious travel, including ecotourism, green travel, sustainable tourism, cultural travel, etc.
Ratings (14 Ratings)
Popularity:99 Followers

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A Vegan Tourist’s Guide to Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut, a Portland institutionOur cheese-loving selves have a hard time thinking about ever going vegan.  But we do appreciate and admire our friends who jump on the Soy Train Express.  On...more
2009-11-16
Are New Mexico Safaris in Your Future?
The state of New Mexico (yes, Sarah Palin, that’s located in the United States of America and on a related note, why are we so obsessed with La Palin?) has awarded a new grant to a group call...more
2009-11-13
Interview with Writer and Budding Anthropologist Peter Rudiak-Gould
The Mindful Tourist is thrilled to have been able to sit down (virtually) with Peter Rudiak-Gould, author of Surviving Paradise, a memoir we recently reviewed right here on this site.  We talked wi...more
2009-11-09
Vampire Tourism Good Enough to Sink Your Teeth Into
Imagine Danny and Sandy with fangs - it just doesn't get better!With vampire books, movies, and television shows abounding, it’s no wonder vampire tourism is now taking off as well.  Billed as ...more
2009-11-06
Frugal Traveler DC Baby-Centric Story Leaves a Lot to be Desired
"Dad, let's spend all day on a bus together so we can bond."In one of the most inane traveler stories we’ve read in a while, the NYT Frugal Traveler takes his infant daughter for a day ...more
2009-11-04
“Surviving Paradise” a Wonderful Read
Peter Rudiak-Gould’s new memoir, Surviving Paradise: One Year on a Disappearing Island, is a unique and conflicted account of his year as a young adult volunteer living among the Marshallese people...more
2009-11-03
Interview with Ayako Ezaki of The International Ecotourism Society
Last week, Ayako Ezaki of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) was kind enough to answer some ecotourism-related questions we had for her.  See her thoughtful and informative answers below, ...more
2009-10-26
The Onion’s Weekend Edition
As we’ve said before, the headlines are the best part of The Onion so here’s their front cover/headline-only weekend edition for this week.  Of course, we don’t condone violence b...more
2009-10-24
October 24, 2009: Here’s What David Suzuki Would Do
Courtesy of 350.orgWe just saw a fun and cute play called Tree Boy and the title character kept asking himself, “What would David Suzuki do?”  Well, David Suzuki is supporting the same initiative w...more
2009-10-19
Galapagos: People or Eco-System and Do We Have to Choose?
Simon Romero of the New York Times writes about the Galapagos Islands’ problem of overpopulation and increased immigration, a trend that is affecting the islands’ eco-system and contributing to the...more
2009-10-13

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Facebook UserMay 4

Super blog! I'm following - perhaps you'd like to reciprocate, although mine is fairly new? You'll find it at http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/navigationz/
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On TravelApr 12

Great blog !
 
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