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ometimes, the most iconic destinations on ever y traveler ’s bucket list have more to them than meets the eye if you’re willing to take a closer look . The reality of some of these idyllic places doesn’t always match the pictures we see on Instagram. We don’t always consider the impact when we travel, the carbon footprint we might leave behind, or even the possibility of leaving a positive mark wherever we pass through. We inter viewed Jessica Blotter, an entrepreneur with a vision of changing how we travel.
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Jessica Blotter & Sean Lrejci, Founders of Kind Traveler
Jessica Blotter is CEO & Co-Founder of Kind Traveler, a speaker and journalist on sustainable and regenerative tourism, and ser ves on the Board of Directors for CREST (Center for Responsible Travel). During a vacation to Belize, a Caribbean paradise with cr ystal blue water and white sand beaches, Jessica and her par tner Sean Lrejci were overwhelmed by what was happening behind the scenes. E x treme pover ty, polluted waters, and a shocking amount of abandoned, sick dogs were the common sights, right behind the flashy resor ts. Moved by a cause so close to their hear t , it was impossible for Jessica and Sean
