| Green? Wanna Bet? | The odds of finding an eco-tourist in Las Vegas are about as good as my winning a slot machine jackpot. And yet there are always a few winners, aren’t there? I suppose someone chooses this epicenter of American hedonism as a basecamp for exploring the natural wonders of the Nevada […]
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| Green Mini Vacation | There are muchos Puerto Ricos. Which one(s) do you want? Simply a beach? No problem. Mountains? Check. Lake? Ocean? River? Rain forest, karst or coastal plains? It’s a big island, 100+ miles long and more than 3,500 square miles in all. It has cities with colonial splendor and isolated villages where […]
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| Greening in the Vines | If you like the good things in life, a holiday spent touring vineyards is hard to resist. In fact, few ways of passing the hours are more pleasant than absorbing the almond aromas and citrus fruit flavors of a well-crafted white wine, nurtured and produced not far from the very spot […]
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| Truer Shade of Green | The heart of Hawaiian culture is family, food, and ’aina, or a connection to the land. Maui today is often better known for its miles of condos and overdeveloped West side, but the Hawaiian ethos is still very much in evidence in the town of Hana, on the island’s […]
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| Green Wine Country | Who can resist an invitation to visit the greenest winery in the United States (arguably, in the entire world)? Especially one that’s also among the most historic in California? Certainly not us. And doubly certainly not when this invitation is from a guy whose title at this winery is—are you […]
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| El Morro to Mofongo | The Spaniard Juan Ponce de León wandered fruitlessly in pestilence-ridden Florida, searching for a fountain of youth, but in Puerto Rico he discovered the motherlode. Named the island’s first governor, Ponce de León founded what’s now known as the city of San Juan in 1521. San Juan soon became the most important […]
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| A Pre-booking Checklist | We’ve all stayed at hotels that proudly boast, via little signs on the bed and/or bathroom sink, that they’re doing their part to save the environment. Don’t want towels changed in order to save water? Just hang ’em up, and the housekeeper will know that you’re a carbon footprint-savvy traveler. Sure. […]
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| SoCal’s Eco-Friendly Oasis | Go to beginning of Ojai article More than anything else, though, we love it that the community really gets behind environmental preservation by supporting organizations like the Ojai Valley Defense Fund (OVDF), a non-profit aiding groups who take legal action “to protect and sustain the environmental quality of the Ojai Valley […]
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| SoCal’s Eco-Friendly Oasis | With family in the ant swarm of the Los Angeles basin, we are frequently pulled southward from our tranquil northern California home. And to ease entry into (or out of) the notorious SoCal sprawl, we often seek out a nearby oasis to “prepare” or “regroup.” Ojai fits the bill perfectly. Just […]
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| Yin-Yang Greening | Your dream green wedding is all set. It’ll have mega impact on you and your guests, mini impact on the environment. Don’t stop there. Do like more and more couples today: Make your once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon eco-friendly, too. As The New York Times pointed out recently, “These days many newlywed couples are choosing a […]
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