PinnedPlease Don’t Feed the TrollsThey want to trap you into fights I haven’t been posting on Medium for awhile now. I still occassionally check articles to read using the app. Yesterday, I discovered an odd reply to a reply I made an someone else’s post from long ago. Very random. …Trolls2 min read
Published in Tourism Geographic·PinnedWhat Made the Conflict Between Affordable Travel and Sustainable Tourism?Something happened decades ago to change the way the public travels — This might not be a question you would ask when you are searching for the lowest fare for your next trip but it’s a big part of why we are facing the need for sustainable tourism over the next decade. The Aviation Industry Changes the Way We Fly You see, in the late 1950s the airline industry started…Affordable Travel5 min read
PinnedLeaving Arlandia, Stockholm, Sweden via Scandinavia AirlinesLifting out of the fog into a sunny… — Travel1 min readCredit: AuthorLeaving Arlandia, Stockholm, Sweden via Scandinavia AirlinesLifting out of the fog into a sunny…11
Published in Sustainable Traveling·Pinned9 Easy Things Within Your Ability to Practice Helpful Sustainable Travel HabitsIt’s not too late to start doing these things now every time you travel. Sustainable travel is not something out of your comfort zone. In fact, it can become an actionable plan to put you in your comfort zone. …Sustainable Travel4 min read
Published in Climate Conscious·PinnedSustainability; What Does it Really Mean to You?It’s too complicated and I can’t change for it — I was reading an article on the top tags on Medium and found the word sustainability is one. I searched it out only to discover many articles written on the topic with hardly any reads or claps. It made me wonder, do people really give a shit about sustainability? Remember Luke Skywalker in a scene feebly saying; “I care” to an uninterested Princess Leia?Sustainability4 min read
Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge·Feb 7Lucky is not badFebruary Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hide &… — Monthly Challenge1 min readCredit: Valerie Delzer. This was taken at the Reindeer Farm in Leavenworth, Washington.Lucky is not badFebruary Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Hide &…1741741
Dec 6, 2021The One-armed Russian I didn’t want to hassle with at the Stone of UnctionThis is a snippet story of an incident that happened to me while visiting Israel in 2019. I walked into the courtyard of the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem. Lots of people were everywhere so I imagined it would be bustling inside. …Travel4 min read
Published in Sustainable Traveling·Oct 20, 2021On joining the DFW chapter of the Climate Reality ProjectI’m excited to be a part of this movement! What does Climate Leadership look and feel like? I signed up this year to become trained by the Climate Reality Leadership program as started by VP Al Gore back in 2006. You earn a certificate of leadership after you complete the required courses and virtual meet-ups. In the process…Sustainable Travel8 min read
Published in Sustainable Traveling·Oct 12, 2021Google Flights Now Shows You Carbon Emissions Per FlightThis useful information will help you travel sustainably — On October 6, 2021, Google announced this new feature as part of their broader green-travel push to help consumers make useful sustainable travel choices. From the screenshot I took above, you can see on the right side column right before the total price, what the carbon emissions would be for…Travel3 min read
Sep 24, 2021Publication: Sustainable TravelingAre you an avid traveler and interested in sustainability? Write for us! — I created my Medium publication Sustainable Traveling because I think there is a strong need for it. I think there are people that want to know how to travel sustainably, as travel is not going to go away anytime soon. …Travel3 min read