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More cool photo action from Wend
Friday Photo was such a good idea that we decided to use it over at Wend. Today’s is a shot from the Inca Trail taken by fellow travel writer and photographer Lola Akinmade. If you want to get on the Wend Friday Photo mailing list — meaning you get a sweet weekly shot in your inbox — send a shout out to fphoto[at]wendmag.com.
As of today Wend has a flickr account as well, and there’s even a Wend pool, which you can add photos to in the hopes that they get featured on the Wend blog. Check it all out here.
New Wend is out!
The summer issue of Wend is officially out. Some great articles including climbing in Halong Bay, Vietnam and surfing in Novia Scotia. For a limited time you can check out the whole issue online for free. Click here to start reading and dreaming about your next adventure.
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Urban green
After playing with the new camera, here are some shots from the weekend… if the Huffington Post can go green, I figured I might as well do the same, but visually.
Going BPA free… and fulfilling the yippy trend
Living in Portland it’s hard not to get caught up in the save-the-world-eat-organic-all-the-time lifestyle. We shop at farmers’ markets, wear organic cotton and like to spend paychecks on things that are environmentally friendly. My editor over at Matador Trips, Tim Patterson, recently wrote an excellent article on Patagonia (the place and the apparel label) where he used a great term for this whole phenomenon: yippie. What is a yippy? A yuppy-hippy of course, a category that I and a lot of my acquaintances fall into.
Being a yippie has recently made me aware of the BPA (Bisphenol A — let’s put it this way, it’s bad for you) controversy, which subsequently led to my purchase of this trendily designed Sigg bottle. It’s 100% recyclable aluminum, which makes me feel great and all, but since when did spending more than $10 on a water bottle seem like a normal thing to do? Maybe it’s not normal, but then again it’s not really normal to have a population running around with elevated BPA levels now is it?
At least my water bottle looks cool, it’s a good example of simple but functional Swiss design and I got to use my REI dividend. Like I said: yippy.
Green and travel friendly
Even though the dollar is low, some of us still like to travel. And even though many dollars turn into few euros, you still need a place to stash them. This travel-friendly wallet is made by New York-based Dynomighty Design and constructed with none other than a single sheet of Tyvek. It means the wallets are seamless, durable and, more importantly, made from 100% recyclable materials.
[Via Inhabit]
Late on Earth Day all I can think about is tea and Wend
It’s late and I’m on deadline, making me feel like I’m in college again. “The paper is due Thursday morning at 9” brings back memories which are pretty firmly linked to the library. Times have changed however, and I have traded the library and coffee breaks for a quiet room in a girl-filled house and a cup of Swedish Himlagott tea.
If you missed it, today was Earth Day. Over at Gadling we overdid ourselves with green related posts, myself included. In other cool, eco/outdoor related news, Wend Magazine recently went live with its virtual edition.
The outdoor magazine believes in good ideals like saving the planet, and allowing for online, paperless subscriptions is a good way of doing so. The current issue is free and can be downloaded in its entirety to be enjoyed later. So wherever you are in the world, there is no excuse to not take part in the wide world of Wend. Trust me, it’s a good magazine and well worth a look.
The Earth Expedition: Walking around the world in 7 years
I just got off the phone with Daren Wendell. “Who is Daren?” you may ask.
Daren is a guy who tomorrow morning at 10:30am eastern time is taking off on a 7 year hike around the world. He is embarking on The Earth Expedition which will take him across 3 continents, through 14 different countries and 11 different languages.
“Why???” tends to be the response to such a feat. He’s promoting awareness for Blood:Water Mission an organization committed to providing clean water and clean blood to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.
You can follow Daren and The Earth Expedition by way of live GPS tracker, available on the website. And if you are anywhere close to his route, you can join in on the expedition for a few days. He’s a cool guy and what he is doing is pretty impressive, I give him a “hats off” and happy travels.
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