Ecotravel | Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

North Carolina: Progress and Contrast

11. Mar, 2010 0 Comments

Durham’s tobacco fields are disappearing under miles of roads, but its Southern manners and natural beauty hold strong.

community, design, Durham, ecotravel, featured posts, green building, green living, green plus, North Carolina, sustainable, transportation, travel, weather

RECOMMENDED: Simply Car-Free

an e-Book by Tammy Strobel

01. Mar, 2010 1 Comment

Tammy Strobel, simple-living blogger extraordinaire, has released an expert guide to car-free living.

adventure, alternative, bike, car-free, e-book, ebook, ecotravel, energy-efficient, environment, featured posts, green living, sustainable, transportation, travel

Esperanza Project spotlights Latin America’s eco-warriors

by Tracy L. Barnett

22. Feb, 2010 0 Comments

A guest post from the curator of an independent green news portal for the Americas

adventure, americas, community, ecotourism, ecotravel, ecovillages, environment, esperanza, featured posts, green living, latin america, mexico, photography, sustainable, the esperanza project, tourism, tracy barnett, travel

Where Are You Now?

17. Feb, 2010 8 Comments

State of the Blog.

future plans, green travel, ruminations

adventure, ecotourism, ecotravel, featured posts, sustainable, tourism, travel

Friday Photos! One Year Ago: Humboldt/Siskiyou County Line

29. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

A year ago today, I was watching the first signs of spring: spots of color breaking through the greens, grays and rusty browns of northern California.

California, ecotourism, ecotravel, environment, featured posts, Humboldt, nature, outdoors, photography, Siskiyou, travel, water

How Polyface brought my oomph back

In which I meet Joel Salatin and rediscover my inspiration

28. Jan, 2010 4 Comments

The Universe kicks me down a spot of amazing luck: a personal visit with a brilliant agriculturalist who reminds me why I’m on this trip in the first place.

agritourism, ecotourism, ecotravel, environment, farm, green living, joel salatin, organic, polyface, Polyface Farm, sustainable, tourism, travel, Virginia

Headed to Beantown? Take the T.

02. Dec, 2009 0 Comments

Boston’s a truly people-oriented city, and you simply don’t need a car to get around. I spent a lot of time on the metro instead, and learned a little history in the process.

Boston, things to do

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How to Travel Cheap & Green: couchsurfing vs. hostel

30. Nov, 2009 13 Comments

I stayed in Boston twice: once at the hostel, and once as a couchsurfer. Each has its charms, and its problems; what are the differences, and which would you choose?