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Sustainable Minimalists

In Defense Of Staycations

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Have a summer trip planned? You're not alone. For many, traveling has become more lifestyle than luxury: in the time it takes you to read this blurb over 2,000 people will have arrived in a foreign country and a quarter of a million dollars will have been spent by Americans abroad. Staycations are emerging in popularity as a hassle-free and environmentally friendly way to holiday. And if you need more convincing, today's conversation with podcaster Chris Christou outlines why being a better tourist starts at home.    Here's a preview:   [8:00] Connections between the tourism industry and late stage capitalism   [10:45] Eco-tourism is an oxymoron! (And other greenwashing examples)   [24:00] Airbnb’s cultural consequences   [31:00] 3 research-backed tips for making the most of your next staycation   Resources mentioned: The End of Tourism podcast How to Make a Staycation Feel Like an Actual Break (via New York Times) -- Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds

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0:37.0

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0:48.0

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0:58.3

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1:00.8

Well, hello and welcome back.

1:05.0

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 385 of sustainable

1:10.2

minimalist, a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.

1:16.5

On today's show, we're discussing the implications of the tourism industry.

1:21.6

Vacations, they're the best, am I right? For many of us, vacationing though is no longer a rare treat.

1:30.6

Travel has become an essential escape from the realities of daily life.

1:37.0

Now I admittedly live in a more affluent area, but I must say that in my location in this world, it's uncommon to stay home on a school

1:48.4

vacation or during the summer.

1:51.4

Everyone is vacationing, every chance they get, everyone's going

1:55.1

somewhere fabulous over summer break and sprinkling teaser shots of how much fun

2:00.1

you're having on social media. That's the norm. It is no longer the exception.

2:07.0

And so maybe, just maybe, if funds are tight, if you don't want to deal with the stresses

2:12.4

and the

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