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Conscious Vegans #3: Aspen, Colorado!

Miriam checks in from Aspen, Colorado with more ideas for vegan food while on the road…. Creation is just pure beauty! And beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the overwhelming feeling you get, that’s love. Love is what I feel for  the mountains, the transitioning yellow trees, the plush moss and the […]
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Seven Things Saudi Women Still Can’t Do, Despite Driving Ban Lift

(MEE) — In a decree issued on Tuesday, Saudi King Salman ruled that women will be allowed to drive cars next year, a move which will end the kingdom’s status as the only country in the world where it is forbidden.
Social media users reacted to the news, pointing out the kingdom’s ‘regressive’ guardianship rules, which women in Saudi are still battling.

Conscious Vegans On The Road #2

(Look at us enjoying the heck out of this awesome vegan pizza from Ian’s in Milwaukee! Thanks to our buddy Roman for treating us!) This is part 2 in our series “Conscious Vegans On The Road”! Click here for part 1 and stay tuned for future updates. During our 3 week backpacking through Mexico, we […]
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50 years after the summer of love, does the spirit of ’67 live on in San Francisco?

It’s half a century since the summer of love changed San Francisco forever. Today, big tech has moved in, while artists have moved out in search of cheaper cities. James Stewart visited to take the temperature of this famous hippy hotspot
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Packing your principles: how to be green on holiday

Is it possible to make a positive difference when we travel the world? The UN thinks so: it has declared 2017 the international year of sustainable tourism for development. But even if we’re committed to holidaying responsibly, how do we pack our principles when we go?
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Anthony Bourdain Promotes Peace by Sharing Meals

Nearly all human conflict can be resolved through sharing a meal, I’ve long proposed. So it was quite redeeming for CNN, which has a long and troubling history of glorifying US foreign adventurism and often embeds its staff with members of the US military, to distribute a documentary series overtly aimed at breaking down cultural barriers through food, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.

Do Airlines Charge Too Much?

There's a very noticeable difference between flying first class and flying economy, and it seems unfair. But what people don't realize is that the people flying first class are the reason why economy tickets are so much cheaper, and that the mere existence of economy tickets is proof of how much progress we've made in economics and class equality: once upon a time in 1979, an average domestic round-trip flight cost $617, adjusting for inflation. That cost is down to $366 today – a 40% drop. How did that happen?This week on Words and Numbers, Antony Davies and James R.