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| Nepal’s Green Massage | Can something as ahhhh-some as a massage be green? Why not? Our definition of green extends to experiences that give back, that are embedded in a local economy and directly benefit local people in need. If your massage does that, it’s green. But I go even further. I say massage […]

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Four global air carriers have been named to this year’s Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Delta, Air France-KLM, All Nippon and Qantas were recognized as “Sustainability Leaders.”

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| Canada’s Western Wine Country | Western Canada’s British Columbia is home to native people called the Okanagan, who lived well for eons in the beautiful valley that today bears their name by foraging berries and roots, hunting the abundant wild game that drank from the clear waters of spectacular Lake Okanagan, and fishing the […]

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| Green Garden State | Green New Jersey? Is that an oxymoron? If you think so, you don’t really know the Garden State. In fact, New Jersey is one of the nation’s most proactive promoters of ecotourism. From its 70 miles of the legendary Appalachian Trail in the north to the 200-acre Cape May Migratory […]

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| Europe Holiday Discounts | Most major airlines have just announced excellent sales on Business Class tickets from the U.S. to Europe over the long Thanksgiving weekend and the Christmas-to-New Year’s holidays. But you’ve got to move quickly, because the sale seats are limited (and you’ll need to be flexible in your dates and flight […]

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| Organic in Marin | These Sausalito green restaurants (plus a casual café) share a culinary stance that insists fresh, local and organic are simply better: better tasting, better for you. They share something else, too: seriously good cooking. On your way to or from Wine Country, or after an exhilarating ferry ride from San […]

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| Leela Palace & Green Leaf |

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| Green Travel News | The single most important eco-friendly thing guests want from a hotel is a green certification such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) or seal of approval from some other independent certifier. So says a new study of business and leisure travelers by the Center for Hospitality Research at […]

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| Garden Isle Green | Sometimes, a great notion: Even on a tropical island paradise like Kauai, we’re in the mood for the unique, the more personal, the less expected. We seek an intimate experience unattainable at a big, showy resort. From the lush north coast with its hidden bracelets of beach to the sunny […]

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| Ubud’s Organic Pioneer | The sun is setting over Ubud’s rice paddies, but I’m simply incapable of walking past a hand-painted farm sign proclaiming “organic” without stopping to investigate. Bali’s energy, as I’ve come to appreciate, opens doors to magical experiences. This mystical May evening proves to be no exception—in this case, with the […]

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