5 great green to do’s

| Hot Green Fun | London is one of the world’s top 10 most expensive cities. But it’s easy to enjoy this classic travel destination on the cheap, and be green about it at the same time. Really, the hard part is narrowing down our favorites for inexpensive green fun. That’s why we recommend you [...]

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| Sipping, Eating, Doing | Midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco lie the rolling hills and tree-shaded country lanes of California’s fastest-growing wine region. Paso Robles—designated an American Viticultural Area, or AVA, since 1983 and home to 180+ wineries. This is idyllic, laid-back Green Wine Country where the owner or winemaker may personally pour [...]

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| Hot Green Fun | In between island sights, beaching it, and other hang-loose tropical pursuits, don’t miss these only-on-Maui picks. 1. Hike Maui. Ken Schmitt started Maui’s oldest hiking tour company in 1983 (after living … alone …  in the island’s jungles), and today the “walking encyclopedias” who lead these richly informative and invigorating tours include a marine [...]

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| Sleeping, Eating, Doing | In this fragile ecosystem, going green is not just nice—it’s necessary. Here are our top picks for an unforgettable green visit to the Florida Keys. 1. Among the many shades of green when it comes to lodging choices, we especially adore Key West‘s best escape-from-it-all inn, the Gardens Hotel. Sleeping. 2. In [...]

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| Sleeping, Eating, Doing | In this fragile ecosystem, going green is not just nice—it’s necessary. Here are our top picks for an unforgettable green visit to Hawaii. 1. Among the many shades of green when it comes to lodging choices, we especially like these. On Oahu, head for Waikiki’s eco-hip Hotel Renew, with its [...]

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| Sleeping, Doing, Eating| The choice is tough in America’s greenest city. But here are our top picks, some inevitable and some not, for an unforgettably green visit to San Francisco. 1. Orchard Garden Hotel. San Francisco’s eco-stylish “green boutique hotel,”nestled in the heart of the City by the Bay, was the first in California [...]

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