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Welcome to the February issue of The Traveler We've just added the finishing touches and our Reader Survey is now ready! We're on a mission this month to help save the African Elephant. You can help us in two ways simply by filling out our reader survey. You'll help us make The Traveler the best it can be, and for each response we get to the survey, we'll give $1 to the Wildlife Conservation Society to help protect the African Elephant. That's right, fill out our reader survey and you'll not only be helping the The Traveler, but you'll also help save a bit of our natural heritage. Not only that, you'll have the thanks and gratitude of everyone here at The Traveler. And we haven't even got to this month's issue yet. Ever wonder how warm and cozy it would be if you lived in an igloo? You'll find out in our first feature article by freelance writer Jennifer Price. This is Jennifer's first article for The Traveler, but I'm sure you'll see more from her in future issues. Our travel writing pick-of-the-month features Tim Cahill's selections for the best travel writing of 2006. Great stuff. Finally, we have this month's roundup of travel ideas, bargains, and resources. Enjoy! P. S. - After you've enjoyed your issue of The Traveler make sure to fill out our Reader's Survey! Igloo Village The Land of the Elephant Travel Writing Pick-Of-The-Month The best travel writing, in our humble opinion, is not so much about a place in and of itself, but the story of a place. The best travel is, after all, a story to be told, or should be. The collection in this year's Best Travel Writing of 2006 holds true to that ideal. Facts and figures are important, but are best left to the travel guide or travel brochure. To really get a sense of a place requires someone telling a good story. And that's what you'll find in The Best American Series 2006 edition of The Best American Travel Writing. Travel Ideas, Resources, and Bargains All Your Travel Needs In One Place - Airfare Deals: Flight Deals Check the latest deals from Travelocity. Hotel Deals: Vacation Packages and Rentals: Click here to save up to 50% on vacations with 4Vacations.com!
Adventures/News/Getaways: Spring Escapes from Boundless Journeys Responsible Travel A Future Travel Writing Pick? Why We're Taking up the Cause of the African Elephant Many of these countries, such as Zambia and Zimbabwe, are poor and ensnared in economic and political turmoil. It is difficult for such governments to fund the enforcement necessary to protect the African Elephant from poachers. In the year ending August of 2006, up to five percent of the remaining elephant population in Africa was slaughtered, amounting to more than 23,000 elephants and 240 tons of ivory. Many of Humankind's problems are solved, at least initially, through economic incentive. If countries too poor to feed and protect their own human population are expected to fund enforcement of illegal trade laws and stop poaching, then the international community needs to step up and provide funding and support to enforce the ban on the illegal ivory trade. It isn't hard, or even that expensive, for rich nations to accomplish such a goal, it takes nothing but a desire to do so. We did it before, and we must do it again. Saving the elephant is, in part, saving ourselves. I wish to believe that the money The Traveler spent two years ago to journey to Land of the Elephant helped to provide, if just a little bit, the means for those living in Botswana to live an honest life. And they, in turn, helped us do the same, if just a little bit, by allowing us to witness first-hand the power and majestic beauty of the Elephant and land she occupies. Nothing connects one to the earth and all its creatures more than standing quietly in the yawning dusk of the African savannah, watching a family of great elephants move quietly through the tall grass. To this day, chills go up my spine remembering that day, how humbled and awestruck it was to actually be there, in the Land of the Elephant. Find out more about the African elephant here.
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