| A Paradise Recycled | In our wildest imaginings, Indonesia of our forefathers was never like this, but are we complaining? Certainly not. We are instead humming contentedly on the veranda of Rumah Mandau, a solid teak, handcrafted antique dwelling home in traditional rumah tinggal style that once stood in western Java. Now it sits […]
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| The Green Shivdasanis | As we hope you soon will know, we absolutely believe that green travel will thrive only if it is great travel. And in our global search for the very greatest, we’ve encountered no one who understands this better than Sonu and Eva Shivdasani. And no one who masters the alchemy […]
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| LEEDing in Napa | We check in and are escorted through sunny courtyards and flourishing gardens to Room 102. Drawing in a breath, we gasp, “Oh, wow.” What we behold is a modern, high-tech suite made welcoming as a country inn by just the right accents of dark wood and soothing natural tones. We […]
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| Green Travel News | China’s most iconic hotel has gone green. Shanghai‘s legendary Peace Hotel, an art-deco classic that became known as the “Number One mansion in the Far East,” welcomed its first guest in 1929. It’s now a Fairmont, a global leader in green hotel management. As at all Fairmonts, a Green Team […]
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| Eco Masai Mara | How can any green traveler resist this call of nature? Flying into the private airstrip for Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo (head of the elephant) you reenact the famous final scene from Out of Africa by skimming over the very same glorious Kenyan plains, the zebra and giraffe and gazelle […]
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| Green Founding Mother | Here’s a 21 Organic Carrot Salute to a Founding Mother in America’s capitol. She is Nora Pouillon, chef/owner of America’s very first certified organic restaurant. Her Restaurant Nora north of Dupont Circle became so in April, 1999. This means 95% or more of everything served here comes from certified organic […]
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| Sonoma’s Slow Pleasures | There are many reasons to visit the town of Sonoma. Wine tops most lists, of course, as this is iconic California Wine Country, if more down-home than nearby Napa Valley. History lives on here, at Sonoma State Historic Park and Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma on Sonoma Plaza, the […]
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| Meeting Mr. Green | On Kowloon Island, in Hong Kong‘s energetic Golden Mile shopping and commercial district, the sleek and modern Eaton Smart, Hong Kong presides over Nathan Road like the world-class hotel that it is. Its top-notch amenities, central location, helpful staff and elegantly appointed rooms with amazing views of the Hong Kong […]
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| Maharana of Eco | Rajasthan is famous for its palaces. These fabulous fortresses scattered across this storied, and still fascinating, state of India remain as monuments to the enormous wealth and regal whims of their original occupants, the absolute rulers of these erstwhile feudal domains. But the palaces of southwestern Rajasthan, on placid Lake […]
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| Green Travel News | The number of baby boomers, Gen-Xers and millennials seeking authentic green experiences in their search for deeper meaning in their vacations continues to grow, reports Travel Weekly—even as the current economy has refocused travelers on price and value. Some travelers persist in believing that “having a green vacation would be […]
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