Category: green travel

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. …

Here’s a very important lesson about drinking port wine: don’t drink a lot of it. It’s not its syrupy sweetness or that it’s associated with being a dessert wine …

Few will rank Manila as one of the world’s greatest capital cities to visit, but nobody can say it’s dull. The population is very young, vibrant, and full of …

No so long ago, the closest you could get to “glamping” was sleeping in an Airstream. Then upscale tented camps starting popping up in Africa, a few people tricked …

It was a summer when most of the metro was taken up. We packed into a bus like roasting sardines as it puffed out to the suburbs of Rome. Armed …