
Enjoy the sober life with eco adventures in Costa Rica
After zip lining, we power walked to our rooms to quickly change into our swimsuits and hiking boots for a waterfall...

Experience wildlife and adventure at a Costa Rican ecolodge
Walking towards the lobby of the Hacienda Guachipelín, I come across a man carrying a big boa constrictor. But...

A bed and breakfast vegan treasure in Washington
As traveling vegans know, it’s often hard to find plant-based food outside of big cities. But in the small town...

Go beyond sustainable travel, make your trips regenerative
Twenty million people swarm Venice, Italy, annually, ruining the city’s culture and polluting the air. In Bali,...

V1501 Hotel showcases vibrant design in Pasto, Colombia
Pasto is an Andean city of about 400,000 in southern Colombia. One of its nicknames is the Surprise City. For me,...

An eco travel guide to beautiful Wisconsin countryside
Bailey’s Harbor, Wisconsin is shaped like a bowl with a tiny chip in the rim. A shallow shoal crosses the entire...

New travel book "Around the World in 80 Spiritual Places"
I frequently visit cemeteries, but was especially excited to be at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn last month....

New survey examines sustainable travel and ecotourism
Sustainability is a growing concern, and many folks will put in a little more work and pay a few more dollars to...

Take a eco-wellness trip to beautiful Palm Springs
When I turned my head to the right, I got a glimpse of palm trees. To the left, mountains. It was early February,...

See the beauty in Türkiye's plan for sustainable tourism
Travelers often wonder if claims of ecotourism and sustainability are greenwashing. That’s why the Global Sustainable...

A model for sustainable tourism in the San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands have the same problem as lots of beautiful places — it relies on tourism dollars and wants...

Take a trip to explore natural beauty on the San Juan Islands
As I pick my way between the crazily-shaped logs, to the water of South Beach on San Juan Island, it's a driftwood...

Arrowhead Bike Farm celebrates West Virginia biking community
When visiting Fayetteville, West Virginia, I didn't expect to deliberate over vegan menu options. I figured...

Adventuring in New River Gorge, the newest US national park
In the late afternoon, after a physically hard day of building trails, a group of shirtless young guys take turns...

This luxury eco-lodge in Panama includes a permaculture farm
Luxury rainforest eco-lodge, off-grid sustainability and a chocolate farm … where do we sign up?! The La Loma...