Improve the positive impact of your travels with these 20 easy tips! 1. Don’t buy ivory souvenirs. 2. Turn off the water while shaving or shampooing. 3. Seek out unique destinations. 4. Eat less meat and more vegetables. 5. Ride rented bikes. 6. Choose a “green hotel” or eco lodge that uses alternative energy sources, … More 20 Things You Can Do To Become A More Sustainable Traveler
As we try and use less plastic one thing that we’ve noticed that we do buy from the grocery store a lot is coconut milk. The cardboard containers come with plastic lids that are non-recyclable and don’t ever decompose. If you go for the canned coconut milk, it is lined with BPA. So we started … More Easy Homemade Coconut Milk
I’ve recently been baking bread like crazy and have been experimenting with some different recipes and this one is my favorite versions of an easy whole-wheat bread. At the bottom of the recipe I have a link to a coupon for $1.00 off of any Bob’s Red Mill Product. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups warm water … More Healthy Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
Here’s a list of the best apps we’ve found for traveling! From language barriers to getting around a new place these apps have ended up saving us lots of time and money. Couchsurfing Airbnb Booking.com Google Maps Citymapper XE Currency Trip Advisor Google Translate Duolingo Whatsapp
While traveling you are often faced with whether or not to accept customs that are in conflict with your own beliefs. While this is hard to figure out, there are some traditional practices that sustainable travelers should never support. Buying Products Made From Ivory Buying souvenirs is often a highlight of any trip and some … More Harmful Practices Tourists Should Never Support
“Most consumers purchase toothpaste and other personal hygiene products without even bothering to read the list of ingredients, blindly trusting manufacturers to have the customers best interests at heart. It can be a costly mistake. Toothpaste contains many potentially harmful ingredients, including some that can lead to serious long-term health problems.” Mouthwash and toothpaste alike … More Homemade Toothpaste and Mouthwash
These are not only some of our favorite movies but ones that will make you want to sell everything you own, hit the road and see the world! “The sight of the huge world put mad ideas into me, as if I could wander away, wander forever, see strange and beautiful things, one after the … More Movies That Make You Want To Travel The World
Climb Mount Kigali Although not really a “mountain”, hiking Mount Kigali is a really fun day hike with incredible views of the City. Once you start to hike uphill the shops and stores dwindle out until you are surrounded by small family coffee gardens and occasional homes. It’s so quite and beautiful, especially compared … More 10 Super Cheap Things To Do In Kigali
I recently wrote a post about How Beauty Products Are Hurting The Planet Here are 20 makeup products that aren’t hurting the planet: Eyes Right Mascara $19.95 The Skinny Mascara $7.00 e.l.f. 3-in-1 Mascara $3.00 Feeling Younger Highlighter $19.95 Bright Idea Illuminating Stick $8.00 e.l.f Baked Highlighter $4.00 Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio $2.99 Be My Vision Eyeshadows $3.00 … More 20 Eco Friendly, Vegan, and Cruelty Free Makeup Products Under $20
The Adventures of Paul and Sue 