| Lake Chapala Paraíso | The air in early June is brittle, hot and dusty, but the shrill serenade of the rainbirds heralds the change that’s to come. Rainbirds are not birds at all, actually, but the local name for thousands of huge cicada-like insects that faithfully appear each year at this time, brilliant green to satisfy the Mexican love of […]
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| Sleeping, Eating, Doing | In this fragile ecosystem, going green is not just nice—it’s necessary. Here are our top picks for an unforgettable green visit to the Florida Keys. 1. Among the many shades of green when it comes to lodging choices, we especially adore Key West‘s best escape-from-it-all inn, the Gardens Hotel. Sleeping. 2. In […]
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| Greening in Jalisco | We’re sitting in the afternoon shade of the dining patio in a vegetarian restaurant in Ajijic, chatting with Greg Ochs. Our topic: the state of all things green in this enchanted part of Mexico—the northern shore of Mexico’s largest natural lake, Lago de Chapala. The lake is drama itself. Once […]
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| A Thousand Words | Who could ever forget these beach boys and their perfect beach day in Candidasa, on the east coast of Bali? We found it on a day trip from culture-rich Ubud.
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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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| Greening in Conch-a-ritaville | It had been a while. Been years, in fact, since last we ventured as far south as you can go in these United States. To the the capital of the Conch Republic, Key West. And it is with no small measure of relief and pleasure that we can report the […]
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| Green And Great | It won Best Green e-Book at the Green Book Festival. Australia’s premier green lifestyle publication, G Magazine, calls it “a fantastic e-guide.” “Inspiring information” says the San Francisco Chronicle. Green Traveler Guides Hawaii is simply the most authoritative and comprehensive guide ever compiled for all things green and great in […]
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| We Dive In | Who doesn’t love the Florida Keys? Sure, and that’s the problem. This chain of some 1,700 islands is so appealing in so many ways that, if we’re not careful, we might just lose the very things that lure us to the most accessible tropical paradise of the Caribbean Basin. Consider: […]
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|Best For You | It’s healthier. You gotta eat, right? So eat the right stuff and keep your body’s natural defenses at their peak to help ward off the stresses of the new and strange of travel. Study after study shows organic foods are just plain better. As in more nutritious. They also contain more […]
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| Before You Go | Green your absence. Turn your home’s thermostat to minimal heating or cooling—many have a vacation setting. Arranging to keep houseplants watered will not only keep them vibrant, it will maintain their production of oxygen and absorption of carbon dioxide and “bad air.” Be direct & plan to go longer. Choose […]
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