The Big Round New Zealand Yellow Treehouse
The story behind the Yellow Treehouse is so very marketing-based that you wouldn’t think the end product would be all that amazing. Case in point – Yellow Pages of New Zealand staged, or set off the chain of events to put this treehouse in motion. The idea, get one charismatic individual to accomplish something amazing using only the resources available via the NZ Yellow Pages (both online and by the book). The challenge; an insanely cool orb-like treehouse restaurant 10 meters up a giant...
November 5th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco travel, green stay, green travel, green trip, yellow treehouse
Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced
About a week and a half ago, two nearly identical bills were introduced in Washington which hopefully will prevent cruise ships from discharging raw, untreated sewage in U.S. coastal waters.
According to ENS, “Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin introduced legislation extending the Clean Water Act to regulate the millions of gallons of wastewater discharged in U.S. waters every day by cruise ships.”
The bill, called the Clean Cruise Ship Act, would ban the release of untreated...
November 4th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: are cruise ships green, Cruise, cruise ship problems, featuredarticle, green initiatives, green travel, green traveling
The Quietest Nature Spot in the United States
If you’re tired of noise when you travel then a trip to Washington’s Olympic National Park is just the ticket. At the top of a three mile hike on the Hoh River Trail in the park is a spot that’s proclaimed to be the quietest place in the entire United States.
Visitors enjoy a quiet walk in the rain forest
The spot is known as One Square Inch of Silence, and recently has been noted as being one of the world’s most desirable destinations for aural solitude by Forbes Traveler, MSN...
October 27th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco travel, featuredarticle, green initiatives, green travel, nature travel, Olympic National Park, travel washington, Washington's Olympic National Park
Cook Green While Traveling – Ultra Light Eco Cooking Gear
I just found the most awesome eco-friendly on-the-go green cooking gear. Not only is this cooking gear non-toxic, but it’s lightweight for easy packing, has plenty of easy travel design aspects, and is gorgeous to boot; pretty much the ideal traveling green cookware.
The gear is from GSI Outdoors, and they’ve got lots to choose from. My favorite is their nFORM Ultralight line which keeps the needs of fast and light backpacking in mind and offers a built a system of solutions that defy...
October 26th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco cook, eco travel, featuredarticle, green cooking, green travel, non-toxic camping gear
Travel With a Greener Credit Card
Most of us don’t travel with cash only, we travel with credit. With that in mind, why not choose a sustainable credit card that actually supports your eco-ethics? There are three credit cards from ShoreBank Pacific that allow you to do just that.
ShoreBank Pacific already has a stellar background as an eco-friendly banking option and now they’ve partnered with three different eco-organizations to bring you three credit cards with different green options. The three…
Green America...
October 25th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco travel, green initiatives, green america, green banking, green credit cards, green travel
Green Holiday Travel
... stay home, relax, invite folk to your place.
Also see: Use 35 simple tips to plan any kind of green holiday travel plus see some budget minded green travel tips.
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October 9th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: eco driving, eco travel, featuredarticle, green holiday, green holiday travel, green road trip, green travel, holidays
Get Eco-Friendly Car Rentals in Maui
Eco-friendly car rentals are popping up all over – well maybe not all over, but eco-friendly car rentals are more common now than in the past. Good news for travelers looking to rent a car without placing so much weight on the planet. If you’re planning on traveling to Maui, a popular destination point for many, you can choose to rent from one of the most eco-friendly car rental companies around; Eco-Beetle Rental Cars.
Eco-Beetle states that they’re the first in the world to offer...
October 7th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: biodiesel, eco travel, featuredarticle, green cars, green travel, transportation
Find Healither Swimming Pools
Swimming pools full of chlorine and other toxic chemicals can really put a damper on your travels. Chlorinated swimming pools can cause an increased risk of asthma and allergies in kids, respiratory problems, and The Canadian Center for Occupational Health & Safety notes that chlorine is a severe nose, throat and upper respiratory tract irritant.
The good news is that it’s getting easier to find greener swimming pools to relax in. Healthier Swimming is a world-wide online directory of...
October 2nd, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco travel, featuredarticle, green hotel, green travel, helpful travel resources, staying healthy
Green iPhone Travel Apps
... modes, record travel by time or distance, and it’s community minded platform allows you to compare your emissions to other Twavel users, share green travel tips, and more.
iRecycle from Earth 911: I love Earth 911 because they make it easy to recycle anywhere in the U.S. Their new app makes it easy to find a recycling location for almost any item, no matter where your travels take you. Over 100,000 recycling and disposal locations for over 200 materials are included as well as directions...
October 1st, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: eco travel, featuredarticle, green businesses, green hotels, green iphone apps, green travel
100 Percent Biodegradable Hotel Key Cards
Hotels everywhere may soon be adopting a greener key card. Since all those small green choices do add up, this is a pretty sweet deal. Pineapple Hospitality offers green key cards along with key card sleeves in eco-friendly materials to limit the bulky plastic waste most key cards present. If you consider one large city full of hotels, each with one plastic key card per room, plus spares, all that plastic gets to be a bit much.
In the past there have been a slew of recycled key cards available,...
September 30th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco travel, eco-hotel, featuredarticle, green, green hotel, green travel
Charge Up Your Vacation with powermonkey-eXplorer
A decent portable solar electronics charger is the perfect green travelers companion, especially if you happen to be a green traveler who can’t leave home without your cell, iPod, digital camera and so fourth. Following is the powermonkey-eXplorer, one excellent solar charger option for your green travels.
The powermonkey-eXplorer was rated “Awesome” by MacLife, and it’s super slick. The powermonkey-eXplorer is compatible with the majority of mobile phones, iPods (including...
September 28th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: featuredarticle, green travel, green travel gadgets, green travel gear, solar camping gear, solar charger
Eco-Travel Supplies for Your Best Furry Friend
If you travel with a dog, then some eco-friendly traveling supplies are in order. Luckily, it’s easier than ever to take your best furry pal with you and still maintain a light travel footprint. Some ideas below…
US Canteen makes stylish water canteens for people and dogs! Their Pet Canteen is super hipster, and made with 100% recyclable, medical grade stainless steel which means a solid guaranteed that this dog dish is not lined in plastic that contain harmful chemicals that can lead...
September 22nd, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco dog, eco dog supplies, eco pet, eco travel with pet, green dog care, green pet supply, green travel, natural dog care, pet canteen, recycled dog bed, skooperbox, traveling with your dog, us canteen
Quick Green Travel Tip: Take Your Own Postcards
Paper products account for 33% of all materials in the municipal waste stream and Americans are only recycling about 55% of that paper. Do not contribute to this paper nightmare just because you’re on holiday. And by contribute I mean sending postcards.
Postcards you see in airports and in popular travel destinations tend to be made from virgin paper not recycled paper. Thus sending a bunch of postcards to your pals back home is just not all that green. We don’t send postcards anyhow...
September 14th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco e-card, eco paper, green paper products, green postcards, green travel, recycycled paper, take your own postcards
50 Amazing Green Travel Destinations
... you’ve got a great idea about a green destination or an eco-trip idea that I missed, feel free to add it in the comments.
50 Amazing green travel Destinations & Eco-Trips (in alphabetical order)…
Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure
Berkeley, California
Big Tent Festival in Scotland
Black Sheep Inn in Ecuador
Blue Mountains, Australia
Blueberry Hill Inn, Vermont
BikeHike Adventures – various locations
Boulder Mountain Lodge, Utah
Chicago, Illinois
Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar/Tanzania
Clayoquot...
September 13th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 5Filed under: backroads, biking, camping, eco travel, family travel, green family travel, green travel, hiking, trip advisor
15 Excellent Eco-Travel Resources
If you’re looking for a green hotel, green travel destination, or tons o’ eco-friendly travel advice check out these 15 super keen green travel links.
Off the Radar – Online magazine and newsletter for adventure travelers with a focus on independent travelers, personal travel stories and experiences and sustainable, environmentally sensitive travel.
Manaca – Awesome in-depth eco-ratings of all sorts of green places and eco-lodging.
Center for Sustainable Travel Destinations...
September 12th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: backroads, biking, camping, eco travel, family travel, green family travel, green globe, green travel, hiking, manaca, off the radar, organic food, organic vacation, sustainable travel, Traveling the Green Way, trip advisor
Southwest Airlines – are they eco-friendly?
The other day we looked at Southwest Airlines’ recent purchase of green power. But what else are they doing to keep it green?
Southwest Airlines has a basic green mission in place, but it’s a wee bit vague. According to Southwest…
“We work to manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions both in the air and on the ground. In the air, we have initiated such programs as efficient flight profile speeds, aircraft specific performance monitoring, and installation of winglets on our -300 fleet....
September 6th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco flying, Fortune 500 Green Power Challenge, green airplane, green flying, green issues, Green power purchase, green travel, is an airline green, Southwest Airlines' Dallas and Houston operations, Southwest's Green Page
Southwest Airlines Green Power Purchase
It’s really hard to fly green. An airline company can offset, use recycled packaging for goods, try to go paper-free more often, and so on, but all in all, flying is just not very earth friendly. Of course in relation to cars the airlines are better, but only because more people fly than drive. Also, if you’re going to choose an airline, you should choose one that’s taking steps to attempt to green their operations.
Southwest Airlines is one airline doing a little something to green...
September 5th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco flying, Fortune 500 Green Power Challenge, green airplane, green flying, green issues, Green power purchase, green travel, is an airline green, Southwest Airlines' Dallas and Houston operations, Southwest's Green Page
Kimpton Hotel EarthCare Program
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC, operates one-of-a-kind hotels in major destinations across North America AND their EarthCare program makes it way to know that you’re choosing a greener stay, no matter which Kimpton Hotel you choose.
Each Kimpton hotel is centrally located in a vibrant downtown neighborhood, in cities across America such as Portland, Aspen, Seattle, NYC, L.A., Salt Lake City, Denver, and more. The hotels differ in style, decor, and features, but all follow the same...
September 4th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco-hotel, green hotel, green hotels, green travel, Kimpton EarthCare Program, Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant, Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, stay green
Travel with the World Wildlife Fund
I recently found out that beyond supporting worldwide wildlife endeavors, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been taking travelers around the world on awesome wildlife-viewing expeditions. Since this has been going on since 1983 one might think I’d been living in a cave. Still, I know now, and the trips that the WWF plans are totally green-friendly.
Why travel with WWF?
WWF only works with tour operators that share their eco-goals which are extensive.
WWF tours takes place in one destination,...
September 3rd, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco-tour, Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness, green tour, green travel, Tanzania Safari for Families, The Galápagos Islands, Tours, Wild Edge of the Pacific, World Wildlife Fund, World Wildlife Fund tours
First luxury hotel in the Chicago suburbs
Considered the first luxury hotel in the Chicago suburbs, the Hotel Arista in Naperville, IL, has opened to positive reviews. The 144-room hotel is also one of the area’s first LEED-certified luxury accommodations with green touches such as using reusable laundry bags and water conservation fixtures.
Rooms with personal touches
Signature in-room amenities include headboards equipped with reading lights; marble bathrooms with walk-in showers and televisions embedded in the mirrors; flat-panel high-definition...
August 31st, 2009 | Jeanne Dupuis | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Chicago, gourmet restaurant, green hotel, green travel, Hotels & Places to Stay, Illinois, luxury hotel, Naperville
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