Are single travelers punished for going solo? It’s easy to forget that not everyone on the planet is paired off. That little reminder is something the travel industry needs to pay attention to.

Is it better to give, or receive? When it comes to travel, a volunteer vacation has the benefit of both. By giving your time to a worthy project, anything from monitoring whale life in the St. Lawrence River to teaching English in Ghana, you receive a big shot of feel-good endorphins from doing a good deed that contributes to society.

First Annual Green T.O.E.* Awards were handed out and you may find it surprising who's doign mother nature proud and who's falling down the list.