Tag: Tourism - Page 10
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Lego Artisan Creates Endangered Species for Zoo
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Green Living Project Explores Central America's Cutting-Edge Eco-Tourism
The indie media production company Green Living Project (GLP) is building a good reputation when it comes to documenting the globe's sustainable travel sector--covering the best practices in eco-tourism, wildlife
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Best of Green: Travel and Nature
Understanding more about our natural world is essential to preserving it -- whether that's via research-based inquiry or personal interaction with the great outdoors. This year, both the scientific community and the travel community have come up with exci
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Unusual Boat Cruise Tours L.A.'s Urban Waterways
Though lucky participants might catch a glimpse of a bottlenose dolphin or two, smokestacks, sewage pipes, and shipping containers are the main attractions on the
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Norway Raises Hunting Quota to 1,286 Whales
The government of Norway announced on April 1st, perhaps hoping the unseemly news would be lost amid the fictitious headlines of the day, that the country's whale hunting quota would be raised to the highest level in 25
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Bulldozing Homes in the Name of Coastal Protection Sparks Controversy in Spain
Spain is taking what some call an extreme step to stem the rapid development of its popular coastlines: The country is bulldozing properties built too close to the seashore, angering
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Oh Go Climb Up a Tree: Sky-High Treehouse Hotels (Slideshow)
The Swiss Family Robinson did it. The Berenstein Bears did it. Now so can you: Soak up tropical zones or lush mountaintops from an entirely difference perspective in one of these super cool eco-friendly treehouse hotels.
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Oh Go Climb up A Tree: Sky-High Treehouse Hotels
From the Swiss Family Robinson's massive forest hideaway to the Berenstein Bears "No Boys Allowed" backyard version, tree houses have an appeal all their own: they're private, they get the best breezes, and you'll see birds, bugs, plants, and animals that
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7 Epic Snorkeling Spots Around the World
The summer is coming and the mind starts wondering about vacation plans. While it's always better to consider a staycation, if you're thinking about traveling, you may think about snorkeling
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Korea's DMZ Will Soon Be Open For Ecotourism
In 1953, the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was established to provide a buffer between the conflicting Northern and Southern nations--and today it is the most heavily militarized border in the world. But amid this icon of
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Geologists Accidentally Opened the "Door to Hell"
In the darkness of night, flames dance and lick the air, casting an ominous glow that can be seen from miles around in the desert of Turkmenistan. The source of all this light and heat is a massive crater, in which blazes an
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What Does Sustainability Look Like? Photos From Around the World (Slideshow)
What does 'sustainability' mean to you? This photo selection from JPG Magazine, illustrates 'strides people are making toward becoming sustainable; whether it's a big change in your community or a small tweak to your daily routine.'
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Are Zeppelins the Future of Air Travel? (Slideshow)
Concocting crazy flying machines has long been a favorite hobby of mankind. Our generation, accustomed to being whisked to our
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Are Zeppelins the Future of Air Travel?
The Dream of Flight Humans have long concocted glorious images of flying machines with an aspiration to defy gravity. With air travel called into question due to issues including fuel consumption and the effect that airplane contrails have on the earth's
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'Behemoth' Golf Development on China's Hainan Island Will Be As Big As 1.5 Manhattans
It sounds like a story from The Onion or a goofy riff on an episode of The Simpsons: China, a country where golf was still banned 25 years ago and few people play the sport, is now
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Yoga Twists into a Must-Have Mainstream Hotel Amenity
Just on the heels of returning from hosting my own low-impact yoga retreat, I've been reflecting on how happy, invigorated and inspired my retreat guests left. I've often thought, if only everyone could experience the
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Portugal's New Bike Paths are Filled with Poetry (Video)
Beautiful and romantic: a new set of bike paths placed next to the Tejo river, in Lisboa, are filled with phrases from O Guardador de Rebanhos, a poem by famous Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa (which he wrote under one of
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New "Underwater Plane" Plane From Virgin Offers Deep Sea Rides for the Super Rich
Virgin Limited Edition has come up with a new exclusive submarine built to "fly" in an airplane-like manner down to depths as far as 36,000 feet 40 meters. It's the the Necker Nymph, a three-person "aero-submarine" and
