| NYC … LA … SF? | It’s definitely Waikiki outside. And this is Hotel Renew, Honolulu’s first upscale boutique hotel with a hip, eco vibe. No tiki torches here. Instead you find a lobby space of limestone and sand-blasted oak. And before you can check out the sleek lobby lounge, you’re handed a naturally […]
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| Shades of Green | Green has many meanings on this island of drama and history in the eastern Mediterranean. Cypriots probably identify the word first with their infamous Green Line, which has separated them into mutually wary Greek and Turkish enclaves since 1974. Arriving in early spring, as we did, the absolutely stunning greens […]
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| Green Garden Isle | Think of the eco-impact these mega-properties have—nowhere else on Kauai’s fragile island environment comes close to matching the sheer scale of their consumption and waste, or the potential for contamination of the land and sea and air they touch. Owned or managed by big corporations from somewhere far away, they […]
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| Green Travel News | A new survey shows that 65% of America’s restaurant operators embrace the practice of recycling and have recycling programs in place at their restaurants. Also, the research indicates that six out of 10 consumers prefer to patronize restaurants that recycle, and more than half of consumers are willing to pay […]
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| Kanha Roars Back | Two young Royal Bengal tigers are gorging themselves on freshly-killed chital. This is the moment I had come on safari in India for. The moment everyone comes for. I feel safe atop my massive Indian elephant. (Tigers and elephants honor an age-old truce not to mess with each other—I’m hopeful, […]
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| Style And Sustainability | Arriving at the five-star JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong, you step into an impeccably stylish, sun-filled lobby with heart-stopping views of Hong Kong harbor. Guests are huddled with one of several concierges, sipping cocktails in the bar or savoring a meal in one of the popular restaurants (which attract […]
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| Green Wine News | Cakebread Cellars, a long-time Napa green winery, hosts its 25th annual American Harvest Workshop celebration August 18-20, 2011. The centerpiece of the weekend is the Grand Chefs’ Tasting on August 19, which is open to the public. At this walk-around tasting, featuring dishes by 24 chefs, attendees will have the […]
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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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| Green Travel News | Citing common goals of sustainable conservation and ocean advocacy, Contiki Holidays is joining forces with environmentalist, adventurer and world explorer Céline Cousteau. She is the granddaughter of world renowned Jacques Cousteau and the daughter of ocean explorer and filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau. Cousteau will help educate staff and travelers of the […]
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| Greening with Adobe | Pacific fury flashing on rocks that rise like gloomy sea shroud towers out of the cove, the bingbang cove with its seas booming inside caves and slapping out, the cities of seaweed floating up and down you can even see their dark leer in the phosphorescent seabeach nightlight.—from Jack Kerouak’s […]
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