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5 Explorers Who Conquered New Worlds Without Raping and Pillaging

Illustration: Columbus landing in the New World, before proceeding to pillage. He is NOT one of our explorers.

History is filled with tyrants and bloodshed, all in the name of discovering new lands. Here are the few that kept it honourable.
The age of exploration has a reputation as a brutal and bloody part of our history. [...]

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New Zealand wins top award at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2008

New Zealand has won this year’s Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards, earning the “Overall” award for sustainable practices. The country also scooped the Best Destination Award for its national, strategic approach to responsible tourism.

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All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Twenty One

This entry is part 21 of 21 in the series all things eco
Welcome to the October 20th, 2008 edition of All Things Eco.

Be sure to Stumble the posts you like, or submit them to other social bookmarking services. Let’s promote each other, as well as this blog carnival.
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All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Twenty One

This entry is part 21 of 21 in the series all things eco
Welcome to the October 20th, 2008 edition of All Things Eco.

Be sure to Stumble the posts you like, or submit them to other social bookmarking services. Let’s promote each other, as well as this blog carnival.
I’m receiving more submissions that are not suitable [...]

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Feel-Good Gifts

Though political pundits may be debating whether or not we’re really in a recession, you need look no further than rising gas and food prices to know that your bank balance is falling. Many of the hardest hit during the economic downturn will be the world’s poorest women as people pinch pennies. But empowering women [...]

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Geotourism Innovators Honored at Summit

Last week, National Geographic was proud to be the host of the first-ever Geotourism Challenge Summit, which took place Oct. 14 and 15 at our headquarters in Washington, DC. The summit brought together winners and finalists of the Geotourism Challenge – a global competition of tourism-related projects that promote natural and cultural heritage while improving [...]

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How to: Pack for a Year Away

by Jodi Ettenberg
After being on the road for a few months, I’ve found that everyone becomes a walking encyclopedia of travel tips. “Oh, you DEFINITELY need to check X place out, but whatever you do, don’t go to Y.” I am not exempt from this pathological need to impart advice, and have amassed a laundry [...]

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How to deal with Your Bus Getting Hijacked (and Other Dangers) While Living Abroad

Feature photo by DBarefoot. Photo above by debaird.
Travelers can do certain things to be ready should the worst happen while abroad.

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Few people know what their lives are worth. My life was worth about $45, a credit and bank card, a new phone, an old watch, and a new iPod.
Bryce, [...]

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How to deal with Your Bus Getting Hijacked (and Other Dangers) While Living Abroad

Feature photo by DBarefoot. Photo above by debaird.
Travelers can do certain things to be ready should the worst happen while abroad.

Recommend this on Yahoo Buzz!

Few people know what their lives are worth. My life was worth about $45, a credit and bank card, a new phone, an old watch, and a new iPod.
Bryce, [...]

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Green Giveaway! NEW "Where to Go When: The Americas"

It’s that time again! We’ve rounded up some more fabulous favors to give away to the globetrotter community - and today, we’re launching the raffle for three stunning copies of DK Eyewitness Travels’ “Where to Go When: The Americas.”
Having debuted last month, this beautiful hardcover is filled to the brim with delightful destinations, and conveniently [...]

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Green Giveaway! NEW "Where to Go When: The Americas"

It’s that time again! We’ve rounded up some more fabulous favors to give away to the globetrotter community - and today, we’re launching the raffle for three stunning copies of DK Eyewitness Travels’ “Where to Go When: The Americas.”
Having debuted last month, this beautiful hardcover is filled to the brim with delightful destinations, and conveniently [...]

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New Galapagos DVD: ‘A Musical Odyssey’

Shot in hi def on location, “Galapago” A Musical Odyssey” features up-close images of exotic wildlife of one of the world’s last pristine paradise, located along the Equator line in the Pacific some 1,000 kilometers west of Ecuador, their sovereign country.

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