| Thai Eco Elegance| Surrounded by ancient temples and quaint streets in the Old City at the heart of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, is a boutique resort that takes its name from a 200-year-old tamarind tree that shelters it in a shady embrace. Tamarind Village Chiang Mai is a welcome relief from the scorching […]
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| Organic in Mongolia | Winter is long , cold and windy in Mongolia. And so the Mongolian diet, especially in the rural countryside, relies almost exclusively on meat (cow, lamb, yak, horse). Not a happy place for vegetarians or … gasp …. vegans! In every ger (yurt), so many deep-fried versions of piroshki filled with makh […]
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| Greening With Wayan | Now that Julia Roberts has become Elizabeth Gilbert in her memoir Eat, Pray, Love, legions more will make pilgrimmages to the people and places rhapsodized in the book and movie. It’s gotten just plain silly. Hotels, tour companies and guidebook publishers are offering everything from do-it-yourself trips to luxury excursions based on Gilbert’s 2006 […]
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| Green travel spotlight | We see Sean in Haiti, Brad in New Orleans. It’s gotten Hollywood trendy to lend a helping hand. Thumbs up to that, we say. Maybe that’s why Voluntourism, mixing volunteer service with your travel, is booming. But sacrificing creature comforts and limited leisure time is not for everyone. Why not […]
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| Green Travel News | China’s most iconic hotel is reopening … and going green. Shanghai‘s Peace Hotel is now a Fairmont, a leader in green hotel management. The legendary luxury hotel first opened in 1929, an art-deco classic that became known as the “Number One mansion in the Far East. ” Its restored grandeur includes its distinctive copper-sheathed roof, white […]
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| Green Travel News | Can a single Beijing hotel make the city’s air cleaner? Maybe not, but at least the guests of the Park Plaza Beijing West can breathe easier. Part of Carlson Hotels, the Park Plaza Beijing West has taken to improving the quality of indoor air at the hotel. At a cost of almost USD$1.5 million, a new filtration […]
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| Greening in Cambodia | When I last visited Cambodia, in 1995, the country was devastated from years of unspeakably brutal civil war and armed regional conflicts. The magnificent architectural ruins at Angkor Wat, a UN World Heritage site, had only recently reopened to the public. These ancient temples ensnared by the jungle’s tendrils, often referred to as […]
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| Greening on Railey | What first peaks my curiosity is the large, full-color sign along the paved walkway at the base of the magnificent limestone cliffs between East and West Railey Beaches. Three looming photo images of pristine environment—rock climbing, snorkeling, beaches—with a message entitled “Co-creating for Survival” and a description of efforts to […]
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| Green Travel Spotlight | Langham Hotels, with its legendary hotel heritage dating back to 1865 as Europe’s first Grand Hotel, is partnering with EarthCheck, the world’s largest certifier of sustainable travel and tourism operators. All Langham properties (and its Eaton Hotels group as well) will be upgrading to EarthCheck’s international standards of best green […]
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| North to Nirvana | Northern Bali is one big ahhhhhhh compared to the anthill of activity to the south. But with its slower pace and uncrowded vistas come a lagging sensibility about the benefits of green living. Yet there are bright spots. One such is the seaside village of Pemuteran, where local fishermen regularly […]
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