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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; Eco Travel</title>
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		<title>Should You Bring Your Cell Phone on My Nature Trip?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/should-you-bring-your-cell-phone-on-my-nature-trip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Out There in the Wild in a Wired Age]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ted Kerosote]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["I won’t have a computer, an iPod or even a cell phone," blogs Candy Andrews about her nature trips. "I want to 'hear' the quiet." What do you think? Can cell phones harm your nature experiences? Or can they enhance them?]]></description>
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		<title>Five Billion Birds on the Wing: Where to Watch Autumn Migrations</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/five-billion-birds-on-the-wing-where-to-watch-autumn-migrations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/five-billion-birds-on-the-wing-where-to-watch-autumn-migrations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Worrall Redal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wendy Redal shares a guide to five prime U.S. locations where autumn migrations put on a show as spectacular as the annual turning of the leaves.]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Nature Photograph &#8220;Real&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/what-makes-a-nature-photograph-real/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/what-makes-a-nature-photograph-real/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aurora borealis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-travelers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[images]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew B. Brady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[northern lights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[polar-bears]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Does manipulating nature images — cropping, lightening and other digital alterations — count as "real" nature photography? Should the goal be to capture unadulterated moments in nature or create an artistic image?]]></description>
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		<title>Can Eco-Tours Help the Future of Spirit Bears?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-eco-tours-help-the-future-of-spirit-bears/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-eco-tours-help-the-future-of-spirit-bears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature trips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protecting wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rainforests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solitude]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eco-tourism could help save threatened Kermode bears and rainforests in British Columbia. But aren’t solitude and remoteness the essence of nature travel? Or could a conservation program encouraging travel be more important?]]></description>
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		<title>Green Rental Cars Becoming an Easier Choice</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/green-rental-cars-becoming-an-easier-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/green-rental-cars-becoming-an-easier-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Worrall Redal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next time you rent a car, find out how you can help the environment. Car rental companies are offering more fuel-efficient cars than ever before and are even funding projects that work to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.]]></description>
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		<title>Can &#8220;Glamping&#8221; Truly Be Considered Nature Travel?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-glamping-truly-be-considered-nature-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-glamping-truly-be-considered-nature-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservation efforts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Park Service]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=9981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are those who enjoy camping out in the backcountry, and those who prefer a private cabin on a luxury cruise. These two types of travelers meet in the new trend of "glamping," or glamorous camping. But does glamping really count as a nature experience?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Roam Globally, Eat Locally: Top 10 Cities for Local Food</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/roam-globally-eat-locally-top-10-cities-for-local-food/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/roam-globally-eat-locally-top-10-cities-for-local-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Worrall Redal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eat local when traveling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating local]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[farmers markets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["As more and more restaurants join the locavore movement, it’s now possible to focus on eating locally wherever you may be," writes Wendy Worral Redal. Check out the top U.S. cities for local food, so you can eat well and live sustainably — even during travel.]]></description>
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		<title>Unplugged: How to Justify a Totally Offline Vacation</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/unplugged-how-to-justify-a-totally-offline-vacation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/unplugged-how-to-justify-a-totally-offline-vacation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Worrall Redal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phones]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leave your technology behind]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=8975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["I knew I had a problem with my Facebook addiction when I kept thinking of last weekend’s camping trip as a series of status reports," writes Wendy Worrall Redal. For your next get-away, leave your cell phone an iPod behind, truly immerse yourself in nature and see how good it feels.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ecotourism: The Real Deal or Greenwashing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/ecotourism-the-real-deal-or-greenwashing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/ecotourism-the-real-deal-or-greenwashing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Worrall Redal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eco]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=8660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How can a conscientious traveler know for sure if a vacation is eco-friendly? Wendy Worrall Redal offers some tips on how to determine if travel businesses are really contributing to the well being of the environment.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is the Wilderness Restorative or Idealized?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-the-wilderness-restorative-or-idealized/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-the-wilderness-restorative-or-idealized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American wildnernesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back-to-the-earth movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Henry David Thoreau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[myth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walden]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=8663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“While we tend to idealize our ‘untouched’ wildernesses, when given the choice, it seems we like to spend most of our time indoors,” writes Candy Andrews. Read about if being in natural places is really restorative, or if it’s an idealized myth that we tell ourselves.]]></description>
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