Articles tagged ‘earthwatch’
Ecotourism Vacations in Alaska
By Linda | March 28th, 2008 |
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Alaska, the 49th US state, may be cold and relatively barren yet it remains extremely popular with eco tourists keen to view its majestic glaciers and abundant wildlife and with adrenaline seeking travellers; adventure opportunities abound.
Mount McKinley, North America’s largest mountain, in Denali National Park offers exciting routes for hikers and cyclists as do [...]
Welcome to the Best of Eco Travel Logue
By Linda | March 26th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
For those of you new to Eco Travel Logue, welcome. I hope you like what you’ve read so far and have found some of the ecotourism tips, advice and info useful.
To see what you’ve been missing all this time here’s a few links to some of the more popular posts on the website. I hope [...]
Earthwatch – promoting a sustainable environment
By Linda | December 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Trips combining sightseeing with volunteering are more popular than ever with new companies and ideas springing up all the time so it’s difficult to know which to go with.
Earthwatch Institute is one of the matriarch’s in the business. The not-for-profit organisation has been around since the early seventies and could probably teach the new kids [...]
Your archaeological vacation
By Mary | November 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you find the science of human origins fascinating and you’re not afraid of hard, dirty, tedious work, signing on to work as an archaeological volunteer in the field could be a great travel experience.
The Archeological Institute of America is the premier source of info about volunteer field work around the world. In Africa, [...]
Weekend armchair travel, Web-style
By Mary | October 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Today I’m driving back to Providence from Vermont, and might not get a chance to post, so here are a couple of my favorite Eco-travel sites to keep you busy till I get back…
Responsible Travel, based in Brighton, England, has hundreds of listings including wildlife travel, volunteer holidays, cycling, cultural tours, safaris, and more. You [...]
Daily Dose 10.23
By Mary | October 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Take a ride on Alaska’s coastal ferry and get 30 percent off the fare, now through March 31. You can book online…
To complement last week’s most polluted places… the UN Environment Programme counts 200 “dead zones,” or low oxygenated areas, in the world’s seas and oceans…
If you’re a student age 16 to 18 with [...]
Go somewhere exotic, do something real, with Earthwatch
By Mary | September 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you’re tired of sitting on the couch while watching nature specials on TV, you can actually sign up to join an expedition instead. Maybe you’ve already heard of Earthwatch — they’ve been around for 35 years now — but if not, they team up volunteers with researchers working to preserve biodiversity and wildlife [...]
