Rank Your Travel Options: The Second “R” of Responsible Travel

Rank Your Travel Options: The Second “R” of Responsible Travel

The second R (out of the 7 Rs of Responsible Travel) is Ranking. Ranking involves going a little deeper with the research (the first R) and prioritizing our options based on our personal travel goals and the best impact for the destination. Here are 4 questions you can ask to help you narrow down your decision regarding which businesses to support when you travel.

Three Practical Tips for Responsible Travel & Meeting Local People from My Trip to Guatemala

Three Practical Tips for Responsible Travel & Meeting Local People from My Trip to Guatemala

Do you stop to consider the impact of your travel on the communities you visit? Do you want to make responsible travel a routine practice in your trips? Do you want to help preserve nature, the cultural heritage, and develop friendships with the locals? Read on!

2017 Holiday Letter

2017 Holiday Letter

Happy Holidays from Minnesota!  When the clock struck midnight on December 31st, 2016, and the sky in Loja, Ecuador exploded into color as we ate our 12 grapes (representing a coming year of prosperity), I had no way of knowing what a range of emotions we would experience in 2017—from grief we couldn’t imagine to…