All posts tagged: Wanderlust

Take me past the shores of the seven seas…

        I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  To kickoff my weekend, I was inspired to take the Poetry Saturday challenge by, My Happy Coincidence.  Here is one of my favorites, click here. A simple task… To take a moment, suspend myself in time and take in my surroundings, waiting to find a spark of inspiration to write.  I love writing, and it’s been a long time since I have actually written any short stories or poetry.  However, today, I have broken my writing silence, so to speak.  I put my headphones on and began listening to Lana Del Rey, while staring at a photograph of the ocean and the words just came.  I  began to fill the empty pages with poetry. Here you go, my #PoetrySaturday inspiration and creation. I hope you like it. Copyright © 2015 By Laura Butz Have a lovely weekend! with love, xo

5 Ways to Travel Eco-Friendly

It’s that time of year… Travel season! Time to say goodbye to home and hello to wanderlust.  A great love to travel, comes with a great responsibility to travel environmentally responsibly.  Below are 5 eco-friendly travel trips for you next or upcoming travel adventure. 5 Ways to Travel Eco-Friendly 1. En Route Air travel causes a lot of pollution, there is no doubt about it.  However, if one must travel via air, then try to travel direct, as much as possible.  Connecting flights add to more pollution being dumped into the atmosphere.  Plus, it can be a nuisance when traveling.  However, sometimes it is unavoidable. 2. Stay at an eco-friendly hotel Whenever possible choose eco-friendly accommodations.  Eco-friendly hotels with a commitment to effective waste treatment, recycling, and being energy efficient is a good start to being an environmentally responsible traveler.   3. B.Y.O.B. Bring your own bottle! Plastic bottles are just not cool. When traveling, bring your own bottle and look for hydration stations in airports and other public spaces to fill up your water …