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In case you missed this week’s posts about the new CamelBak Stainless Steel Better Bottle (BPA Free and Insulated) and the Stainless Steel Water Bottle Smackdown — we have a CamelBak to give away…. Next week on Tuesday be sure to stop by — I’ll be posting one of my favorite tips from How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets .

Today I’m excited to announce the release of How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets: Mastering Airfare Search Engines to Get the Cheapest Ticket…. What You’ll Learn How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets will Teach You: The 2 Biggest Myths about Finding Cheap Airfare 8 (+ 3) Money Saving Tips Cheating the System with Buy and Hold The Cardinal Rule for Finding Cheap Airline Tickets How to Determine if You’ve Found a “Good” Deal

I’m incredibly excited to have transformed it from an idea I had two years ago to a system I created just for me, then to an awesome guide that will enable everyone* to travel more affordably…. If You Have Hundreds of Thousands of Frequent Flyer Miles - If you are a frequent business traveler and buy all of your airline tickets with miles, you aren’t going to benefit from this ebook.

I’m Committed to Green Travel While flying isn’t the greenest way to get around, we advocate simple steps you can take to travel greener (learn more about our mission ) — even when you’re flying…. Too often I have lost money and time because I have spent hours searching for cheap tickets; I would search one day, then decide not to buy, then I search the next day, and maybe a week later, and then would miss a good deal because I waited too long or didn’t stay organized.

Today I have an exciting update to share: the price is going down. I heard from several readers who really want to buy the How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets , but $50 is a little out of the reach for them given the economy…. If you’re not happy with the ebook, just let me know within 100 days of the purchase, and I’ll refund your money.

Earth Movie Winner is Vicki whose favorite animal is the Koala Bear.

How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets will teach you to do two things: 1) Create an personalized, automated system for searching for plane tickets We know you’re busy and don’t have time to waste scouring countless search engines trying to keep track of the cheapest airline ticket that meets your time table…. How to Find Cheap AirlineTickets is a way for us to provide an awesome resource for people who want to signficantly reduce their time and dollars spent in searching for cheap airline tickets — and to do so in a way that helps us out financially.

The ebook won’t be for everyone; if you have plenty of free time on your hands or extra money to throw at the airlines, it won’t be for you…. Navigating the hundreds of airfare search engines isn’t fun and it’s incredibly time-consuming, so How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets will tell you exactly what you need to know and when you need it.

Disneynature is offering a giveaway to our readers: a prize pack valued at $60 which includes a canvas tote, a reusable grocery bag, a biodegradable tumbler, a tree seedling, and a fleece blanket…. Did I mention that for every person who sees the movie the first week it’s in theaters Disney will plant a tree.

In a whirlwind of competition between online travel agencies, Orbitz, Expedia, and Travelocity have all dropped their booking fees.. No Booking Fees at Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, Hotwire, Cheap Tickets and Priceline. Through May 31, 2009, that is. The big three online travel agencies have decided to “temporarily” drop their booking fees. Some exceptions apply, including Orbitz which will still have fees for multi-carrier itineraries (e.g. a Northwest flight connecting to American Airlines flight)

   Here are some he sites that will have lights out on Saturday night: Toronto: CN Tower Rio de Janeiro: Christ the Redeemer Statue Sydney: Opera House Hong Kong: Symphony of Lights Show Moscow: Moscow State University Paris: Eiffel Tower Cape Town: Table Mountain Check out some photos from last year in Sydney: Sydney Before Earth Hour    pthe FAQ’s of the Earth Hour Site: 10…. For many businesses in city skyscrapers or for many government buildings the lights are turned off at the end of the business day the Friday before Earth Hour and won’t go back on until that Monday morning, so the event will be more of a fade to gray than an abrupt shift to black.

Apologies for the slow posting schedule.

But, this lack of money belt panic has hit me numerous times since I’ve been back in the States…. We probably didn’t need to wear them everyday as most places we visited were far safer than the U.S., but it was that extra feeling of security that mentally helps you when traveling.

We went from a divine Belizean beach on Saturday morning to the heart of a shockingly cold Minnesota winter on Saturday night…. But we hope to get back on track as soon as possible, and we still have lots of travel stories and tips for you from Argentina, Guatemala, and Belize.

Earlier this month we told you about Passports with Purpose, the awesome travel blogger fundraiser for Heifer International.
It ends today, at 11:59 pm PST so make sure you get your raffle tickets now. Click here to get started. There are lots of great prizes, including our recycled Mounstainsmith Tour pack.
Tickets are only $10, it’s a [...]

If you’re new to Go Green Travel Green, or even if you’ve followed us for a while, we want to make sure you know how to get eco travel tips and keep up with our travels…. If you’ve missed our posts for a while (or haven’t read everything we’ve written) you can check out our Archives .

As luck would have it, the liquid supplies — including toothpaste, shampoo, and sunscreen — that we purchased when we arrived in Argentina are now being squeezed to their very last drop…. While we’re baking Christmas cookies and singing carols, we’ll catch you up on the rest of our Argentina adventures — experiences in El Chalten, El Calafate, Bariloche, Trelew, and more that we didn’t have a chance to write about while we were here.

Passports with Purpose is a travel blog fundraiser that benefits Heifer International, an awesome nonprofit dedicated to eradicating world hunger… Go Green Travel Green is thrilled to take part in Passports with Purpose by contributing a recycled Tour pack, courtesy of our friends at Mountainsmith… Get your raffle ticket today.

After much deliberation, we’ve decided to head back to Buenos Aires after El Chalten rather than going to Tierra del Fuego. My mom made an excellent point: unlike the glaciers of this region, Tierra del Fuego is not in danger of extinction. It will be there to return to someday.
And I think that’s a good [...]

We’re on the road again. After spending a warm sunny week along the Atlantic Coast seeing whales, penguins, and elephant seals we’re headed south to El Calafate and the El Chalten.
Be sure to check back Monday for our holiday shopping list for green travelers!

photo credit: longhorndave

After volunteering for 5 days at the foot of the Andes in western Argentina, we’re crossing the country to the Atlantic Ocean. Another long bus ride and we’ll spend a few days in Puerto Madryn before heading to Peninsula Valdes where we hope to see some whales, penguins, and more.

With all the misinformation floating around out there about voting — like skeezy people telling Virginia Democrats to vote on Wednesday — we want to do our part by spreading the word…. We won’t tell you who to vote for — though you can probably guess who we (progressive, feminist, gay environmentalists) support.

At this moment we are on our way to Argentina.
Once we get there our schedule is wide open, but here’s what we’re thinking for an itinerary.
We’re booked for our first week at a hostel in Buenos Aires. Then during October we’ll hit some of the northern sites like Iguazú Falls, Córdoba, and Mendoza.
As it starts [...]

Very sick dog = blogging hiatus until next week.
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We’re moving to Argentina in early October and staying there through mid-December. That’s where you come in. If you’ve been to Argentina and/or Central America, where do you think we should go?

Here were some of the comments: Christine: What I would like to see specifically is Travel Blogging… promoting a travel blog, social networking for travel, what works, what doesn’t etc. All that technical and marketing stuff that isn’t covered anywhere, unless you look at Problogger.net, but then it’s so general it doesn’t apply…. That’s probably why there isn’t a place for it, and most of us just end up talking about this stuff via email with other bloggers.

Are you tweeting? We are.
We took the plunge this month into the world of Twitter, and I’m slowly becoming addicted. I dig the casual, off-the-cuff tone of tweets.
Check us out on Twitter, and follow us to keep up with our rants, ramblings, and the travel deals we find.

At first it felt a little weird to [...]

By next Saturday (August 2nd) please either post your ideas below, post them on the forum at Nerds Eye View, or email me the comments from your website and we can compile them in one place…. I’ll start with some of the things I want from an online travel community: More pageviews on our website More links in my website (yes these first two are obvious and self-serving, but also what we all want, so why not be frank with each other and get that out of the way) Interesting travel stories to read Tips and tricks for traveling New destination ideas People who will offer travel advice when I post a question (e.g., Janelle from IT is on the west coast this week and looking for ideas about where to go.

We’ve done some remodeling here at Go Green Travel Green, and added some features we hope you’ll like. If you haven’t already, check out the new site and let us know what you think. We’re still tweaking a bit.
Is there anything else you want to see?

I have to admit, when I first read about major U.S. airlines putting ads on boarding passes when passengers print them at home, my first thought was not, “Will they stop short of nothing to convince me to buy more stuff?”… If anything, the result will be a positive one — the airlines will generate more revenue this way, and have to rely less on luggage fees and hiking ticket prices.

Are you a Hypermiler who lives in the Washington, D.C. Metro area? Voice of America Television is doing a story and wants some folks to talk to. Please contact us if you’re interested and we’ll put you in touch.
Also, follow us on Twitter where we’ll post other press opportunities.

Tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and citizens are removing algae from the sea where Olympic sailors will compete, according to an AP article. The algae is getting stuck in the boats’ rudders.
Is it just me, or does this sounds like an awful idea? Apparently the algae covers 1/3 of the sea. I’m not an [...]

It’s hard to know for sure when you’ll get the best deal on a plane ticket, even with sites like FareCompare and Farecast, which help out by showing you flight price histories.
But Price Assurance from Orbitz, announced last week, makes booking with confidence much easier. After you book your flight, Price Assurance guarantees that if [...]

After several weeks in Alaska and Canada–traveling by air, land, and sea– we’re back. Watch for some informative and story-filled posts about our adventures of the past few weeks.
Gotta love going from 70 degree days in the fresh mountain air to the (slightly) smoggy 90 degrees in the swamp that is DC… Though, [...]

There’s nothing I enjoy more than getting an email like this in my inbox:
I’ve been lurking Go Green Travel for some time and love it. We share many of the same ideals. Also, as a side note. Your blog saved me nearly $400. My partner and I were booking airfare [...]

For the next 3 weeks, we’ll be traveling across Western Canada and Alaska for our wedding, honeymoon, and a cruise…. If you have a recommended activity or favorite restaurant in any of those places, please pass it along!

Thanks to our friends at Intelligent Travel for selecting my entry as a winner of their Indy Adventure Contest. I wrote about one of Elizabeth’s and my many (mis)adventures - this one in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Head over to IT and check it out.
As a prize I’ll get a box set of Indiana Jones DVDs, which [...]

If environmental reasons (on top of United, US Airways, Northwest Airlines and all the others charging for more than 1 checked bag) aren’t enough to convince you to pack light, try this:
American Airlines will now charge for any piece of checked luggage.
That’s right, even one checked bag will likely cost you. $30 round-trip. [...]

I didn’t want to get married. They would find a husband, throw a party and send me away. I ran away many times. I refused to go back, but my father kept beating me. I was about 10 or 11 years old. I kept running away until I finally stayed with the fourth one because [...]

We have a winner from our CamelBak Water Bottle giveaway!
Bill, who commented on 11 Best Tips for Packing Light, we’ll email you for shipping. You can now ditch your old bottle (or turn it into a solar-powered lantern…).
Thanks for all your comments.

Last month, we reviewed the new BPA-free CamelBak Better Bottle. And with the recent news about the potential dangers of bisphenol A, even die-hard Nalgene fans are turning away from their old polycarbonate bottles.
Now you can, too. We have one BPA-free CamelBak bottle to giveaway to a lucky reader.
To be entered in the contest, just [...]

In case you’ve missed the news over the last few days. Bisphenol A (BPA) bottles are officially on the out. (For more information on the risks of BPA see How to Choose a Healthy Water Bottle: 34 Resources) You can also check out our Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottle Review.
Nalgene is [...]

The New York Times reported yesterday that American Airlines canceled nearly 1100 flights due to technical problems with a fleet of its planes.
As a traveler, I empathize with everyone whose flights got called off, but as an environmentalist I can’t help but think it’s not all bad.

photo credit: Cubbie_n_Vegas
According to the Carbon Footprint calculator, a [...]

If you don’t travel green, you’re sinning.
Or at least that’s my (slightly facetious) extrapolation of some recent news coming down from the Catholic Church.
Since this week is Holy Week in the Christian tradition, (and being raised in, though no longer a member of the Catholic Church piques my interest in these issues) I thought [...]

It’d been a month since I’d been to DCA Reagan National Airport, the most centrally located airport in Washington, DC. In this last month they’ve gotten rid of my favorite gourmet snack shop with healthy fruit, nuts, organic chocolate, and Honest Tea. Now my eating options are much slimmer - greasy pizza and greasier [...]