On AlterNet: travel

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Are We Safe Anywhere? An American Traveller Confronts Unspeakable Violence at Home and Abroad

Christina Ammon, AlterNet. January 10, 2012.

An American traveling abroad faces Al-Qaeda kidnapping warnings, while a horrific act of violence shatters her idyllic hometown in Oregon.

8 Adventure Tourist Destinations That Respect Tribal Peoples

Joanna Eede, AlterNet. September 22, 2011.

Adventure travel can be extremely dangerous -- for tribal peoples. One man's 'landscape' of escape is, quite simply, another man's home.

Separate from Those Scanners, Intrusive Airport Pat-Downs Are Par for the Course for Many Thousands of Travelers

Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 25, 2010.

Thousands of travelers each day, who have any medical metal in their bodies, are being semi-mauled for no logical reason.

Why "Eat, Pray, Love" Makes Me Want to Gag

Sandip Roy, New America Media. August 15, 2010.

Do we need another movie about a self-centered Westerner squeezing one-dimensional natives for exotic food, wisdom, and spirituality?

Cash-Crunched Resorts and Hotels Find That Going Green Is a Good Way to Scrimp on Money

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. August 12, 2010.

From composting guests' uneaten pancakes to washing bedsheets with ozone, some hotels are taking radical steps to go green.

Pack Your Bags: Travel as a Political Act

Rick Steves, Perseus Books. March 7, 2010.

Travel connects people with people. It helps us fit more compatibly into a shrinking world. And it inspires creative new solutions to persistent problems facing our nation.

Traveling for the Holidays? Pack Like a Pro

Jennifer Margulis, Christian Science Monitor. December 19, 2007.

In times of heightened airport security, one traveling maven gives some essential tips.

Southwest Airlines Mocks Women They Harassed For Dressing Too Sexy

Jessica Valenti, September 18, 2007.

Jessica Valenti: Southwest's faux apology was followed by the airline promoting new reduced fares called mini-skirt prices.

Southwest Airlines Continues to Harass Women For Dressing Too Sexy

Jessica Valenti, September 12, 2007.

Jessica Valenti: Am I the only one who finds it interesting that both women that Southwest has harassed are well-endowed in the boobie department?

7-Year-Old On His Way to Disney World, ID'd as a Terrorist

Richard Blair, August 21, 2007.

Richard Blair: A Muslim family had their trip interrupted on both ends because their seven year old son was flagged by the "no fly" list.

Where Hollywood ends and America begins

Tara Lohan, March 5, 2007.

Tara Lohan: A new book by Alicia Rebensdorf takes readers, literally, down the road of pop culture. It is a trip not to be missed.

Saying Goodbye to Cheap Airfare

Gregory Lamb, Christian Science Monitor. February 14, 2007.

If we don't find alternative jet fuels soon, air travel will become limited to the ultra wealthy.

Government Spying Goes Global

Maureen Webb, AlterNet. December 12, 2006.

The government is tracking your transactions to help find terror suspects -- a move that makes about as much sense as assigning guilt based on Google keyword searches.

Air Travel Is Killing the Planet

Jay Walljasper, Ode. October 17, 2006.

Burning jet fuel creates a large -- and growing -- share of greenhouse gases. But there may still be ways to see the world without harming it.