archives: Destination Guides
An Audio Guide To the Camino de Santiago
A brief, practical guide covering route choice, guidebooks, packing tips, credencials, accommodation and special suggestions for the end of your pilgr [...]
An Audio Tour of The Camino de Santiago
Like the idea of hiking through northern Spain fueled by tapas and red wine? [...]
Rivers Set Free: 5 Dam Removal Projects to Visit in 2008
Dammed for so long, these rivers are quickly coming back to life. [...]
Green Guide to Milan
As the birthplace of the "slow food movement," Italy knows all about making conscious, greener choices. See Milan's green side here. [...]
Green Guide to Puerto Rico
The smallest island in the Greater Antilles is also the most environmentally challenged: choose green travel for your next visit. [...]
Green Guide to Las Vegas
Las Vegas beyond the Strip: inquisitive travelers can get a sense of natural connection and “go green” in a city known mainly for decadence. [...]
Green Guide to Bangkok
In a city known for its chaotic veneer, follow this guide to the green and serene. [...]
Green Guide to Barcelona
Your quick and inspired guide to the greenest spots in Barcelona. [...]
Green Guide To Atlanta
Atlanta is the poster child for suburban sprawl but just detour from Spaghetti Junction and you'll find a city that's peachy Green. [...]
Green Guide to Washington, D.C.
As Lola Akinmade explains, there is a surprising green side to DC. Check it out. [...]
Green Guide to Paris
Whether this is your first or fifth time to Paris, making greener choices in your travels will lead to a deeper and richer experience. This succinct g [...]
Green Guide to Halifax
Halifax, Haligonia, Halifornia, HFX, or simply Hali - fiercely beloved by its residents, this is a city of contradictions: steeped in naval history an [...]
Green Guide To Key West
With clear skies and clean waters, Key West is ripe for outdoor activity. The ranks of people who appreciate the value of sustaining this splendor are [...]
Green Guide to Boston
Boston is one of the greenest cities – in both the Al Gore and Kermit the Frog definitions of the word – in the United States. The left-leaning, y [...]
Green Guide To Stockholm
Sweden’s capital city was recently named the world’s most livable city by Reader’s Digest, and with good reason. Here, green options abound (thi [...]
Green Guide to Portland
“Keep Portland Weird,” is a common bumper sticker that locals love to slap onto their cars or Nalgene water bottles. But along with being a little [...]
Green Guide to Florence
Ah, Florence, the city that inspires artists, writers, and your everyday girl. Over a million tourists from the US alone come and see this magical cit [...]
Green Guide to Mexico City
At first glance, the words “green” and “Mexico City” don’t seem compatible. Mexico’s capital is one of the most congested and polluted cit [...]
Green Guide to Viti Levu
Fiji is an infectiously happy place, as most Polynesian islands are. This nation, however, boasts particularly boisterous and friendly locals and off [...]
North America’s Greenest Road Trips: Vermont
Be it outdoor adventure or world-class restaurants and shopping, Vermont caters to every interest. This 220-mile loop takes you to some of the state [...]
Green Guide to New York City
A city may not be the first place you think of when you think “green,” but New York City is one of the greenest places in the US. Sure, there’s [...]
North America’s Greenest Road Trips: Pt 1. Nova Scotia
As we all make efforts to minimize our carbon footprint, the Traveler's Notebook presents the first of our series on the greenest road trips in North [...]
Green Guide to Ottawa
Canada’s national capital doesn’t get the travel attention that its flashier cousins, Toronto and Montreal, receive. But Ottawa, a mid-sized city [...]
Green Guide to Paia
The scenic business district of Paia, bordered on one side by the ocean and on the other by the majestic slopes of Haleakala has evolved into an array [...]
Green Guide to Molokai
Molokai demands kokua, or respect. This is the strongest community I have ever witnessed in all my modest travels of the world. The locals ha [...]
Best of Bavaria
Think Germany, think beer; Think beer, think Oktoberfest. The young Germans still come dressed in their finest leather pants for a beer swilling, song [...]
Rucksack Wanderer’s guide to Bhutan
Bhutan is the last of the independent Himalayan Buddhist kingdoms. Most Bhutanese still live a long walk from the road in big, beautiful farmhouses wi [...]
beyond Whistler: Lake Louise and the best ski-areas in Canada
The area is the antithesis of every ski resort you’ve ever been to. Built on its reputation as a beautiful summer retreat, Lake Louise experiences t [...]
notebook recommendations on Northern Argentina
terrain of Northern Argentina. Photo by Eamonn Lawlor One of the amazing things about South America is that places like Humamarca and Buenos Aires e [...]
get the most out of your travel dollar, pt. 1. the Caribbean
Montego Bay, Jamaica. Photo by [...]
