| East Bay Green | Used to be, the neighborhood was, well, kinda scuzzy. A patch of northern California urban oh my in downtown Berkeley, only a between-classes stroll from the UC-Berkeley campus. Now look at it. It’s reborn as the Berkeley Arts & Cultural District. The internationally renowned performing arts complex everyone around here refers [...]
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| Certified Green History | As I walk past the Rolls Royces, late model Porches and BMWs on my way into the Langham Huntington, I can’t help but wonder whether this impressive luxury hotel can really get its green on. I’m only a few minutes north of downtown L.A., but in gestalt time it’s a [...]
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| Dine Sustainably Con Piacere | Who doesn’t love Italian? This is the first in a series on the best Italian-style green restaurants in northern California. Todd Shoberg knows what he’s doing. For example, he knows how a peach is really supposed to taste—his hometown of Grand Haven, on the shores of Lake Michigan, is [...]
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| Green By Design | This is a fable called Green Hotel 2.0. Start with one nasty old gas station, a relic of the Carbon Age. Remove it and the all the oily, greasy soil beneath and restore the land to health. Now in this very space raise an eco-chic refuge. Let’s say it has [...]
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| Greening On A Farm | To the outside world, the state of Karnataka is best known for its capital city of Bangalore, the high-tech hub of India where you have probably connected by phone or chat with an eager soul who wants to offer you excellent service on that problem with your laptop or [...]
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| Deliciously Sustainable | Whenever possible. As in those two weasel words on a restaurant menu: we use organic, seasonal and sustainable ingredients whenever possible. They promise so much … they give a kitchen so much wiggle room. Imagine if an organic farmer said: we won’t use toxic chemicals on our crops whenever possible. Well, [...]
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| Pretty In Green | Big Sur. The greatest meeting of the land and sea in the world. The American poet Robinson Jeffers said that. Poets and writers and thinkers have had a lot to say about Big Sur over the years, because it’s that kind of place. It inspires. But it also bedevils, defies [...]
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| It’s Worth It | Notes from the Green Travel Guru’s flight log… I am planning the perfect getaway when I get that familiar sinking feeling: To make this trip I face more than 12 hours of flying time, shoehorned into cattle-car class, otherwise known as coach. In other words, a bum-numbing test of my [...]
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| An Eco State of Mind | If your notion is going to Goa for a short green vacation, be forewarned: it’s the Hotel California of India—you may never leave. Believe me, I know. Goa’s soft embrace almost feels a world apart from India’s numbing extremes and jarring contrasts. Think of this predominantly coastal state [...]
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| Kapalua to Wailea | Maui is Hawaii‘s most-visited island. It’s easy to see why. Maui has something great for everybody, from natural wonders to world-class pampering. Green travelers can find lots to enjoy, and often gravitate to the island’s eco-friendly bed-and-breakfasts, small inns or organic farm stays in the less-touristed North Shore, East Maui [...]
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