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Welcome to this edition of the Green Travel Carnival! If you haven’t visited Go Green Travel Green before we invite you to look around. You can check out some of our popular posts via the tab on the right column or if you’re looking to start with the basics check out Green Travel 101. [...]

You should be fairly active in these social media sites (the idea is that you will find others to friend/follow; so it’s pointless if you don’t actually use these sites) In the comments below please post the html to your profile on StumbleUpon, Digg, and Twitter (starting with these three, if it makes sense to add other networks we will do this again another time) I will then create pages that compile all these links together. My plan right now is to leave this open until Wednesday night at 9pm (U.S. EST ), but if it gets out of control or I start getting a lot of spammy comments I reserve the right to shut it down earlier.

Writing from the sweltering heat and humidity in Washington, D.C. we welcome you tho this edition of the Carnival of Cities!  If you haven’t visited Go Green Travel Green before we invite you to look around.  You can check out some of our popular posts via the tab on the right column or if you’re looking [...]

The Irish Times has tips on keeping travel stress free.
Looking for an eco-friendly bug spray? Allie’s Answers has the skinny.
Vagabonding reports on new UNESCO World Heritage sites in countries like Yemen, Iran, and Papua New Guinea.
Thought about taking an eco-tour of the Middle East? Huffington Post has you covered.
The Telegraph reports George Bush’s parting words [...]

At Wisebread Carrie ponders the question: “Would you shop locally at 10 percent sales tax?“Leif Pettersen gives an update on living car-free in Minneapolis.An anrticle about [sunny] Santa Fe going green. There’s a funny video posted over at Vagabondish about how into get into any nightclub. The Seattle Times tackles green marketing.Intelligent [...]

On of my favorite reads this week was John Flinn writing a snarky article for the San Fransico Chronicle about the fact that there’s always a good reason not to travel. (via Vagabonding)
Allie’s Answers discusses several options for recycling your old Nalgene.
Green Globetrotter reviews the book “Into Thick Air”.
Traveling the Green Way posts a video [...]

The BootsandAll Travel Network’s EcoTravelLogue has had some posts lately that are particularily helpful for green travelers.  Here are some of our favorites:
In a post about green hostels they write:
How can I tell if [hostels] are truly eco-friendly? Many countries have specific eco accreditation so you should check for this when you’re booking. If they don’t [...]

In a question and answer session Grist delves into biking with kids and cargobiking.
Gadling writes about making the most of your “staycation” by learning a foreign language.
Intelligent Travel points to a new tool from National Geographic that allows users to find and add their own favorite hiking trails.
Nomadic Matt has finished a series on teaching [...]

Ecobunga is a really cool site with green giveaways and coupons for everything from organic coffee to eco-friendly accommodations.
Eco-worrier gives you 9 things to think about to green your holiday.
Intelligent Travel reviews Fodor’s new Green Travel book.
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend in the U.S., Allie’s Answers gives us home remedies for sunburn.
Oprah goes [...]

Gadling tells us how to get one of a million free seats on flights in Southeast Asia this summer through the winter.
Intelligent Travel launches their Indiana Jones DVD Giveaway Contest and hashes out paperless phrasebook options.
Brave New Traveler grapples with facing one’s own nationality abroad.
Ecorazzi tells us that environmentalist Beatle Paul McCartney was not happy [...]