Category: Travel
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Saorsa 1875, Scotland’s first vegan hotel, is now open
Make that the UK’s first 100% vegan hotel. Saorsa 1875, the project of co-founders Jack McLaren-Stewart and his mother Sandra McLaren-Stewart, officially opened on June 15. This boutique hotel in the Scottish Highlands breathes new life into a Victorian gothic baronial house built in 1875 and promises a luxurious stay within its stylish 11 rooms…
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Farm fun at Costales Nature Farms
Here’s an endeavor that I’m throwing my full support behind: organic and sustainable farming at Costales Nature Farms! The Philippines with its more than 7,000 islands is best known for its gorgeous beaches. How many people go there to visit a farm? Not many, I suppose. But I read about Costales Nature Farms and it…
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The current state of eco-friendly travel in the US
The whole eco-friendly craze is over…because more and more people have adopted it as an actual way of life rather than as an alternative. Travel is definitely one aspect that should grow increasingly greener. So how is eco-friendly travel doing in the US these days? A Federal Times article entitled “Green of the road: Airlines,…
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Green things spotted on our Massachusetts holiday
So this post is severely late, because my sister Lani and I were in Massachusetts for a quick holiday in October last year. Still, I figured any green news is good to hear. We hung around the Berkshires on our trip, spending a day at the Kripalu Center where we went on a two-hour hike…
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Ommmmmm
I heard about this “epically green” yoga spot in Ireland. It is The Clare Island Yoga Retreat Centre in Ballytoughey County Mayo on the west coast. They serve organic meals, and offer meditation and Ashtanga yoga classes. You will stay in a traditional cottage renovated with natural, earth-friendly materials. The cottages use solar panels to…
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Making resorts greener, one by one
While writing an article about the Philippine Green Building Council, I learned that they have teamed up with the European Union’s Switch Asia program to launch and implement the Zero Carbon Resorts project. It sounds like an excellent project, and it’s currently underway in two El Nido resorts in Palawan, Philippines. Changes are afoot in…
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Green guilt-ridden
My sisters and I are Vegas-bound next week. I’m the official travel arranger and as a budget-conscious traveler, I’ve been snagging good deals starting with the airfares and lodgings. But now that I’m doing the car rental, I’m in a fix. We’re definitely getting a midsized car. We’ll be doing a lot of long driving…
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Kenya’s KWS builds eco-lodges to boost domestic tourism
In Nairobi, attempts are being made to encourage domestic tourists to visit national parks and reserves by building eco-lodges. It seems like Kenyans are reluctant to travel due to high accommodation costs. KWS, the agency that manages most of Kenya’s parks and reserves, aims to make the lodgings affordable and green, with the hope that…
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Why not travel green?
It’s not impossible to travel green. It can be done, but it DOES require a lot of planning. Here are some tips that I personally try to do: 1. Select an eco-friendly destination. Visit parks – be it local, state or national parks. Better yet, go to the National Park Service website. 2. If you’re…