Category: green travel

For a nice half-day or day trip, here are three Texas state parks near Austin TX that are easy to get to and have lots of trails (including easy …

Climate emergency, climate change: whichever you call it, there’s no doubt that as a traveler, you have encountered the results of shifts in climate realities. That is just as …

The northern lights, the aurora borealis, are an iconic symbol of winter in the northern hemisphere, the stuff of legend as well as of scientific investigation. Perhaps you have …

Perhaps your travels of late involve neighborhood walks. There is much that can be learned with such walks. Right now, for a number reasons my walks take place very …

Paul Salopek began his current journey in Ethiopia. At this writing, travel changes and border closings find him paused in Myanmar. It has taken him seven years to get …

Climate change: there is no doubt it is happening. As a traveler you may have had chances to confront its effects in more than one part of the world. …

The first thing I notice is that Juan Wayne, the resident tortoise, is missing. There’s a sign propped up next to the guestbook in the shared kitchen describing his …

Over the years, I’ve done my fair share of travels, and I’ve met a lot of coffee drinkers. This means I’m no stranger to the stereotypes about coffee-drinking Americans. …

Tasting a new country’s cuisine is one of the greatest parts of the travel experience – for some, it’s even the greatest. While we need to be flexible when …

At first glance, it’s a little misleading. If you go in the late wintertime, the water might look just a little bit murky. The air might be a little …

  Mølleåen is a river connecting four lakes 10 miles north of Copenhagen, Denmark. If you’re looking for a relaxing afternoon in the summer while visiting Copenhagen, kayaking here …

I’m not exactly a wine-tasting connoisseur, but I do know that when I drink wine I should be on the lookout for things. Things like floral, citrus, and oak. …