Green Maps

Imagine a world atlas charting health food stores, recycling centers, farmers’ markets, museums, wilderness, holistic medical clinics, schools, parks, wheelchair accessible sites, etc. This global guide to green and enlightened living is just a mouse click away thanks to the non-profit global Green Map System www.greenmap.org.

The power of a good map is that it can alter our perception of the world, and in just ten years, an international band of mapmakers collaborating on the Green Map System have charted nearly 300 of the world’s cities, towns, villages and bioregions in more than 40 countries. Read more

Online Travel Booking Bargains

When it comes to booking air travel, most of us know to research and compare online for the lowest air fares. The best discount deals are definitely online - you just have to be enterprising and patient enough to find this form of travel bliss.

If you’re looking for the one site that always sells the best air fares, wake up, dear traveler - you are searching for an artificial paradise. The best strategy is to shop around different Web sites. Because we are all time-crunched, this can seem like a drag. But you do not need a travel agent: the good news is that there are some ways you can make it easier on yourself while hunting around. Read more

In-flight Acupressure

in-flight acupressure for mind/body bliss
Airplane cabin pressure and super-dry, recycled air are a well-known drag for the sinuses, skin, eyes, and soul. Even on short flights, the combo of cabin pressure and stale, dry air can trigger skull-aches, itchy eyes, swollen extremities and low spirits. But the good news is, help is literally at your fingertips, via acupressure. This ancient Chinese healing modality was invented thousands of years before cabin air pressure, but practicing in-flight acupressure helps your body and mind stay balanced during travel and after landing. Read more