Archive for Category: "Hiking & Biking"
Travel Tip: Hotel Bike Programs
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—in some cities, getting around by bicycle is the best way to immerse yourself while covering a lot more ground than on foot. Here’s who’s making that possible. The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, offers guests free Electra bicycles that even come complete with a shopping basket. [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: The American Hiking Society
In this week’s Voluntourism Spotlight, we look at the American Hiking Society’s work to maintain U.S. hiking trails and this summer’s voluntourism trip in Washington. Check back every Wednesday for our more voluntourism opportunities and tune into Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio to hear more information. Are you an avid hiker? Do you always find yourself [...]
Window Seat or Aisle Seat: Warm-Weather Winter Vacations
Did you know that today is National Escape day? In honor of this January day, why not plan a winter escape from the cold? Kerri Zane’s Window Seat or Aisle Seat column has advice and deals for planning your first vacation of the year. Winter can be the perfect time for a mental health holiday. [...]
Travel Tip: E-Bikes
You’ve heard of electric cars, but what about electric bikes? That’s right, this eco-friendly trend is growing rapidly in cities around the world. E-bikes involve battery-powered vehicles so you have the option to pedal the old-fashioned way, or kick it up with electric power. One of the best places in the world to try it [...]
Athletic Voluntourism: Travel, Compete & Give Back!
Last week over 190 charities participated in the New York City marathon, raising over $30 million for different causes, but athletic fundraising and voluntourism efforts don’t just happen one day a year. From cycling to cruising, philanthropic correspondent Marcy MacDonald outlines new way to travel and give back. Despite our troubled economy, voluntourism has continued [...]
Video Travel Tip: Bike Sharing Programs
Traveling through a city can be difficult, especially internationally. Renting a car and then driving through an unknown place is not only expensive, but also stressful. And walking from one location to another limits how far you can go. Public transportation is great, but then you have to stick to a specific route. That’s why [...]
Travel Tip: Watch Towers
If you’re ready for a new and really different way to experience our national parks, I be you haven’t considered visiting a park’s watch tower. A good portion of the towers are being used for spotting fires, but a good portion of them are being rented out to you. Head over to the Black Mountain [...]
Travel Tip: Cave Tours
Around the world, there’s an experience that you might not have had. It’s about going on a cave tour. Cave tours highlight everything from crystals and gems to bats. Cave and Basin in Banff, Alberta, Canada is, quite literally, a cave with a hot springs inside. It is Canada’s first National Park and you can [...]
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