January, 2007 Photo Contest

Where Was This Photo Taken? Do you know the name and location of this famous lunar pyramid in Latin America? Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Daniela Papi, founder of the innovative adventure voluntourism company PEPY, who emailed us from Phnom Penh to correctly name the location of the photo we ran in our December issue - an unrestored portion of the Great Wall of China, taken from Badaling, near Beijing.

Lose Yourself on the “Endless Plain”

"Serengeti" means Endless Plain, and when Karen Zulauf and Wil Smith of Deeper Africa brought their company to life it was with the conviction that responsible tourism and its contributions to the economic value of wilderness could help preserve this vast endless beauty. On their Deeper Serengeti trip you will fly in a bush plane to remote areas of the Serengeti, sleep and dine in comfortable tented camps set up in the vast savannah, and learn from the naturalist accompanying your group.  At their Sayari Camp, ...

Cambodian Dragons

The inventively named company, Where There Be Dragons, is known widely among adventurous students for its range of trips wrapping history, culture and physical adventure into an immersive learning experience, but they also craft intelligent and unconventional trips for adults, such as this Cambodian expedition. Sharing borders with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, the vast beauty of the Cambodian landscape and culture are worth experiencing.  And Dragons’ rugged, creative, and engaging Cambodian trip is a great way to do it – the expedition blends wilderness exploration and trekking to ...

World Women Work

Singer Rankin, founder of World Women Work is practically our neighbor here in Santa Fe, NM, but her organization’s products are far from local to our area - they come from around the globe, and revenues directly support the people who create them. WWW is a not-for-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization buying and selling beautiful things made by women (and some men) from economically and environmentally challenged countries around the world.  Jewelry, clothing & bags, products for the home – it’s ...