With the winter holidays in the rearview mirror and the summer vacation still far away, it’s time to start thinking about spring and where you’ll go celebrate the new season and revamp your mental desktop. With cheaper season rates and fewer crowds to the fields of blooming … [Read more...] about 16 breathtaking travel destination for your next spring trip
Travel
Not just a week at the beach
More and more people are using their vacation time to work for others. Diane Daniel and Sandy Stabile | November 2008 issue Before Victor Benard left on an eight-week bicycle tour of India with his wife, Marlene, he learned about Children Walking Tall, a British charity in Goa … [Read more...] about Not just a week at the beach
Experiential travel can enrich our lives and the communities we visit
Live it, don't look at it. Experiential travel gives tourists a great time—and gives something back to the places they visit. Diane Daniel | April 2009 issue The Eiffel Tower. Big Ben. The Taj Mahal. Only 20 years ago, these were the notches on the traveler’s money belt, which, … [Read more...] about Experiential travel can enrich our lives and the communities we visit
Community-based tourism: Going native
For life-changing trips that boost local economies, try community-based tourism. Carol Greenhouse | April 2009 issue At the end of a business trip to Central Asia last summer, Leo Caprez decided to see Kyrgyzstan. So he signed on for a five-day tour through the Kyrgyz … [Read more...] about Community-based tourism: Going native
Slum tours: Traveling off the beaten path
Slum tours offer travelers an authentic, offbeat look at foreign cultures—and locals a new way to make a living. Vicky Collins | April 2009 issue It’s a bright morning, and I’m picked up at the Copacabana Palace, one of the most splendid hotels along the beach in Rio de Janeiro, … [Read more...] about Slum tours: Traveling off the beaten path
