Emmeline Griffin

It’s hard to imagine not seeing all the things you’ve seen on social media in real life, but you can see so much more if you don’t spend all of your time in line and pushing through crowds! Your trip may not have the time built in to enjoy these little luxuries by default, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t experience the trip-enhancing delight that comes with simply paying attention. I know that sounds lame and woo woo, but you’ll miss the lightening-quick spark of spontaneity if your eyes aren’t open and you aren’t engaging with your surroundings. Sticking around in one place for awhile can make that easy, but if you don’t have time for slow travel you will have to find other ways to prioritize engaging with new people.

Even after deeply researching travel terminology, I’m still borderline convinced that Ethical Travel, Conscious Travel, Responsible Travel, and Sustainable Travel are all pretty much the same thing. While this is a popular travel term, it is more of a vague travel concept than a travel style. A travel style that encompasses both eco-travel and sustainable travel in a super-term. Green Tourism is a travel and marketing trend that is used to describe sustainable travel or ecotourism, or at least to imply sustainable tourism practices.

I’m going to lay out some pretty compelling reasons why you may want to consider booking direct with hotels rather than through online travel agents (aka cheap booking sites). However, most travel agents I know happily book direct when the hotel makes it straightforward and beneficial to do so. You’ll also find that in addition to having to wait on hold with the OTA’s call center, the hotel is less likely to be flexible with the third party than they would’ve been with you if you’d booked direct. Even if there’s nothing extra to gain from booking direct, hotels are your local hosts when you travel.

Maybe you believe the voices in your head that tell you why you couldn’t or shouldn’t or wouldn’t move forward with something you really care about. Let’s overcome imposter syndrome and add our unique contributions to the world. ’s fear talk uses the tactics that work best on us, so the lies usually sound true! If you aren’t achieving, if you aren’t doing fulfilling work, if you aren’t in meaningful relationships, you are not contributing to raising the vibration of the world around us.