Eco Travel entries
Stone Age Tunnels Connect From Scotland Down To The Mediterranean.
Going underground: The massive European network of Stone Age tunnels that weaves from Scotland to Turkey Evidence of tunnels has been found under hundreds of Neolithic settlements. That so many tunnels have survived after 12,000 years shows that the original network must have been enormous. Stone Age man created a massive network of underground tunnels [...]
Survive the Elements: Survival Shelters
TYPES OF SHELTERS When looking for a shelter site, keep in mind the type of shelter (protection) you need. However, you must also consider– How much time and effort you need to build the shelter. If the shelter will adequately protect you from the elements (sun, wind, rain, snow). If you have the tools to [...]
The Beautiful Brazil Takes Off
Brazil Takes Off Now the risk for Latin America’s big success story is hubris Nov 12th 2009 | from the print edition WHEN, back in 2001, economists at Goldman Sachs bracketed Brazil with Russia, India and China as the economies that would come to dominate the world, there was much sniping about the B in [...]
Bamboo Houses, Why Bamboo?
Bamboo Is Better Not only is bamboo the best eco-friendly alternative to building with timber from a green perspective, it actually performs better in University tests that measure things like tensile and compression strength. And in real world events like hurricanes and earthquakes, well-constructed bamboo homes stood strong while conventionally built structures didn’t. Here’s a [...]
Jordan Lures Eco-Tourists With Natural Beauty
Associated Press DANA, Jordan — A trek uphill from Jordan’s scorching Dead Sea shore through the towering sandstone walls of the Mujib gorge leaves you with a pulse-racing way to get back down — strap into a harness and rappel down a waterfall into a sparkling river. Jordan, home of the ancient red-rock city of [...]
Green Luxury at Stowe Mountain Resort
Get ready to indulge yourself in the ultimate vacation. The year 2008 marks the opening of a stunning 400 million dollar, luxury green hotel just outside the historic ski town of Stowe, Vermont. This area previously had been divided into two areas: Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak. Now the Stowe Mountain Lodge will connect the [...]
Blue Reef Resort
Pristine, white beaches lined with swaying palm trees gently greet you as you arrive at one of the finest resorts on Ambergris Caye ¦.The Blue Reef Island Resort. Only a few miles from the Mexican border south of Cancun in Belize, the Blue Reef Island Resort is silently seductive. Once home to Mayan Indians and [...]
Selva Negra Agritourism
You will have to pinch yourself to believe that you are still in Nicaragua as you approach the Barvarian-style gatehouse and the guard greets you with a Willkom ‘men to the Black Forest of Nicaragua. At the Barvarian-style gatehouse the red and white striped bar lifts up, permitting entrance into the unique world of Selva [...]
Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort
A glowing, green gem called, Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort is perfectly positioned in the heart of Lake Placid, New York. The Discovery of a Green Jewel Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort A glowing, green gem called, Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort is perfectly positioned in the heart of Lake Placid, New York. Nestled on the shoreline of [...]
