Author: amberturnau

Blogger, social media nerdery enthusiast, West Coast girl, snowboarder, yogi, traveler, pathfinder.

Cinque Terre, Where the World Moves a Little Bit Slower

It’s 5 p.m. in Manarola, Italy and a few locals are sitting outside their closed shops gossiping. A lady with glittery braided hair who owns the pottery store has a red flower in her hair and is chatting with her friends – they may have lived in Cinque Terre their whole lives. They are from…

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Save the Manimals: Wear bamboo

Going green isn’t just about saying “no” to SUVs and plastic bags; it’s also about saving the Earth, one soybean-based garment at a time. There was a time when environmentally responsible clothing could be defined by baggy hemp drawstring pants and a shapeless sack of a top. Thankfully, this is no longer the case.

The green revolution has inspired a plethora of labels with killer designs that just so happen to use sustainable methods to produce their clothing. A quick search on Google will reveal dozens of labels in Canada alone, and even more in the United States.

Pura Vida: Pure Life

Costa Rica, home of the beautiful Tico people and land of the lazy three-toed sloth, the ancient leatherback turtle and some of the most succulent pineapples in the world, is more than a tiny country nestled between Nicaragua and Panama. It’s a paradise, where the sweet scent of rainforest lingers in the air, the beaches extend forever and the people truly understand the meaning of pure life.