travel

Ever dream of living a nomadic lifestyle where jailoos (high summer pastures) are your living room? In Kyrgyzstan you can, thanks to the Kyrgyz Community Based Tourism Association. The KCBTA aims to improve rural living conditions in mountain regions of Kyrgyzstan by providing tourism opportunities that utilize local resources without… Read the rest

Idaho will welcome home its wild salmon this weekend at the 10th Annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival. Snake River chinook and sockeye salmon are returning to the streams and lakes in the Sawtooth Valley and Stanley Basin. These fish tackle an epic journey — swimming 900 miles and climbing 6,500 feet… Read the rest

Leaders in the environmental movement, all eyes are on European countries as they come up with initiatives to help combat climate change. This week brought the latest in progressive policies, when 11 companies, representing 30 different airports and one quarter of Europe’s air traffic, signed a plan to cut their… Read the rest

Everyone wants to deck out their travel SLR with some sort of personal touch, and we dig these camera straps made from used seatbelts, rescued from wreck yard automobiles. You can buy your own here.
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Sustainability is certainly a buzzword, but what does it really look like? Green Living Project is looking to answer that question. Their mission is to ”educate and inspire citizens to live and support a more sustainable lifestyle through stories focused on successful and unique sustainable projects from around the world”… Read the rest