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Four female Let's Go staffers were recently featured in an article celebrating Let's Go's 50th anniversary on The Lost Girls World travel blog. The Lost Girls World is a travel and lifestyle website for young women that began when three friends decided to leave their lives in New York City behind to embark on a year long trip around the world.In the article, Let's Go Researcher Writers and Editors Ansley Rubinstein, Beatrice Franklin, Iya Megre, and Marykate Jasper talk about solo female travelers, study abroad, and working for Let's Go. Check it out on the Lost Girls World blog: http://bit.ly/LGLostGirls

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Let's Go Executive Editor Nathanial Rakich was recently interviewed by the New York Times Frugal Traveler Blog. Rakich discusses budget travel, study abroad, and this summer's hottest travel destinations. To read the interview: http://nyti.ms/LGNYTInterview

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day! We wanted to join in the fun, so we compiled some of our favorite eco-friendly travel experiences. Whether you’re looking to save the world or avoid just being another camera flash at the Louvre, these eco-friendly trip ideas will help you make an impact without draining your time or money.

Go Green: Even if you don’t have a car, you can still take advantage of Soft Mobility, locally known as Werfenwang, Austria’s Car Free program, where for €5 you will receive a prepaid phone and access to a free, solar powered taxi service for one week, day or night. All this for just abstaining from using your “car.”

Sleep Green: The Hedonisia Hostel in Hawaii (13-657 Hinalo St., Pahoa; 808-430-2545) offers accommodations so green even Al Gore is blushing. Located in the crater of a jungle volcano, this hostel offers rooms made from old sewn tents, a modified school bus (romantically called the “Love Bus”), and even its famed “toilet with a garden.” It’s kind of like living in a commune, but without the cult-ish commitment.

Grow Green: If you’re really looking to get dirty, volunteer at one of the many World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) sites. Whether you like grape-picking in French wine country or apple picking in American, um, apple country, there is guaranteed to be a fruit of your liking to be picked wherever on earth you go. Visit www.wwoof.org for details and locations.

Teach Green: Volunteer to help with dolphin research in Kenya with Global Vision International (www.gviusa.com). For two weeks, you’ll scuba-dive off of the coast of the Shimoni peninsula and help with identification, tagging, and raising awareness for dolphins. Pick this if your wallet is also as big as your heart, however, since the program costs $1,395.

Ski Green: To ski without nagging eco-guilt, stay at Norway’s Mjølfjell Youth Hostel (5700 Voss, Mjølfjell; 0047 56 52 31 50; muhas@online.no). The lodge and ski lifts are fueled by an on-site power generator, which gets electricity from the nearby Raundal River.  Beds go for around $50 per night, making the views and rustic setting well worth the price.

Pack Green: Heavy bags weigh down airplanes and waste fuel, so pack a single backpack with a few items of clothing and a small bottle of eco-friendly laundry detergent (like Planet Ultra Liquid Laundry Detergent; $6.49 at drugstores) so you can wash your clothes in a sink instead of a washing machine. This saves hefty checked-baggage fees and laundry bills. Pack green and save some green at the same time.

Eat Green: One way to offset travel carbon emissions is to change your diet while you travel. Even if you normally eat meat, try going vegetarian for the duration of your trip to reduce consumption of unsustainable meat products. This is especially easy in countries like India, where much of the population is vegetarian. Temporary vegetarianism not only helps reduce the carbon footprint of your trip, but it also makes you less likely to get food poisoning from undercooked souvlaki…

Bike Green: When visiting Amsterdam, the best (and most eco-friendly) way to get around the city is to bike like a local. This saves fuel and gives you a workout while allowing you to make the most of this beautiful city. The best place to rent a bike is Damstraat Rent-a-Bike in the Jordaan neighborhood (Damstraat 20-22; 31 020 625 50 29), where you can find inexpensive bikes that don’t scream “tourist.” Bikes go for around €10 per day.

Still looking to make a difference? Check out the conservation and ecotourism opportunities in these incredible destinations:

Going Green in Ecuador
Going Green in Chile
Going Green in Brazil
Going Green in Indonesia  

As you NPR listeners and early weekend risers may already know, NPR Weekend Edition recently ran an interview with Oliver Koppell, the founder of Let's Go, and Charlotte Alter, a 2010 researcher and 2011 Managing Editor, in honor of our 50th anniversary.   Click here to listen to the full interview on NPR.com!