Tag Archives: transportation
Travel Days: Asheville to Nashville to Summertown, Tennessee

Travel Days: Asheville to Nashville to Summertown, Tennessee

A series of bus rides and colorful characters and unlikely interactions, arriving finally at the middle of nowhere.

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North Carolina: Progress and Contrast

North Carolina: Progress and Contrast

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

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RECOMMENDED: Simply Car-Free

RECOMMENDED: Simply Car-Free

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

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Headed to Beantown? Take the T.

Headed to Beantown? Take the T.

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.

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Working Out on the Way to Work

Working Out on the Way to Work

GOOD has released an infographic comparing the percentage of active commutes with the percentage of overweight adults in countries around the world. Results? Not surprising.

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SURPRISE! “Carbon Offsetting” Doesn’t Work.

SURPRISE! “Carbon Offsetting” Doesn’t Work.

Responsible Travel is one of several organizations ending their carbon-offset programs. Why they pulled out, and what it means for travelers.

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Chicken in the City

Chicken in the City

Travel doesn’t have to be expensive–or even scary. Here’s how I saw Manhattan for the grand sum of ten dollars. (Featuring The Navigator!)

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