Traveling the Green Way

November 13th, 2008

Costa Rican Eco-Adventure Rios Tropicales

Fancy an eco-adventure in Costa Rica?  Costa Rican eco-adventure company Rios Tropicales was recently chosen as one of the winners of the 2008 Geotourism Challenge by National Geographic, in partnership with Ashoka’s Changemakers.
The company was selected for its commitment to protecting the rainforest in collaboration with local communities, tourists, and conservation organizations in Costa Rica.
 ”We […]

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August 25th, 2008

Winner of the ‘Explore Costa Rica’ Book Giveaway.

Hey everyone, thanks for participating in the ‘Explore Costa Rica’ book giveaway’ - Traveling the Green Way’s  first ever giveaway and hopefully the first of many…
Now, for the moment you are all waiting for.
The winner, thanks to the random number selector, is…

    Angie
Congratulations Angie. Just email me with your address, I’ll arrange for Explore Costa […]

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August 22nd, 2008

Latest Chance to Enter ‘Explore Costa Rica’ Book Giveaway.

          
The ‘Explore Costa Rica’ book giveaway closes in a couple of hours.
So what are you waiting for?
…enter now…
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August 18th, 2008

Green Videos: Costa Rica Ecotourism.

Costa Rica is considered the premiere eco-vacation , eco-travel, and eco-tour destination in the world. But for it to remain this way, there is constant work being done by the government and non-profit organizations to protect the environment. Here’s a few of the battles going on today…
Assignment Earth video about ecotourism on the Osa peninsula…

The […]

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August 15th, 2008

Green Tips From a Traveler: Harry S. Pariser.

Today’s green tips traveler is Harry S. Pariser, author of Explore Costa Rica and sponsor of Traveling the Green Way’s very first book giveaway.
How do you travel green?
Traveling truly “green” is impossible because we do impact the environment with exhaust fumes, whether these be from a car or a jet. However, I would recommend […]

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August 14th, 2008

‘Explore Costa Rica’ Book Giveaway.

Costa Rica is about as green as it gets.
A country that pretty much pioneered the concept of ecotourism, Costa Rica is a green traveler’s paradise. It might be a  tiny country (approx 0.1% of the world’s landmass) but it contains approx 5% of the world’s biodiversity, mostly because around 25% of the country’s land area is […]

By Liz Lewis -- 24 comments

July 17th, 2008

Nature Air: The World’s Greenest Airline.

Nature Air is a Costa Rica airline that offers daily flights to 17 destination in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. And they have been doing it the ‘carbon neutral way’ since 2004, long before large companies such as Virgin Airlines even started making green travel noises.
So how do they do it?
Well, to start of with, […]

By Liz Lewis -- 4 comments