Category: green travel
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 …
Kerry Dexter December 2, 2020 travel stories, Africa travel, City or urban travel, Europe travel, green travel, History, Kerry projects, Parks and preserves, Travel, US travel 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 …
Kerry Dexter November 17, 2020 encounters, Africa travel, Asia travel, green travel, History, Kerry projects, Middle East travel, South American travel, Travel, travel stories 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 …
Kristin Winet January 10, 2018 Travel, cruise travel, Europe travel, food & drink, green travel, History, Kristin projects, Perceptive Travel, photography, travel blogs 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 …