Northern Sweden is pushing the limits of sustainability. Here’s how.
When it comes to sustainable tourism in northern Sweden, there’s one guiding principle: If you build it, they will come.
Destinations
A feature about sustainable and authentic destinations around the world.
Bio, bitte! How green resorts are building Germany’s sustainability reputation
The Biostadt Schmilka, a sustainable resort on the bank of the Elbe river near the Czech border, looks like every other German village. There’s a Gasthaus and homes with immaculate gardens and fruit trees, and the river with colorful kayaks floating downstream.
Germany’s green vacations: How Berlin is making tourism more sustainable
You can talk all you want about sustainability and tourism, but at the Lulu Guldsmeden Hotel in Berlin, you can do something about it.
Hamburg pursues sustainability with a bunker hotel, food halls — and free kayaks
Hamburg, Germany, is pursuing sustainability in tourism with new hotels, food halls — and a free kayak rentals for visitors.
Is this the worst vacation rental ever?
The vacation rental took a nice picture. There was a white picket fence, a spacious living room with modern furniture, and the location was perfect. Who knew it would be the worst vacation rental ever?
Well, I should have.
Yes, Los Angeles is a walkable city. Here’s how we discovered it
Do you laugh out loud when you hear the words “walkable Los Angeles”? I used to, too, since LA has a reputation for being all freeways and suburbs. But some of the best parts of the City of Angels are more accessible to pedestrians than you might think.
Hidden national parks: Try these out-of-the-way destinations for your next vacation
It happened again. We visited a place, only to discover we were a short drive from a hidden national park. An incredible hidden national park.
Is it time for a repeat vacation? Here’s how to tell
Sometimes the best vacation is a repeat vacation. I ought to know. I’m in Los Angeles again after just a nine-month absence. There’s something that keeps pulling me back here, and it’s not just the weather.
How to have a wild time in Provo, Utah
Everywhere we went in Provo, we saw Charlie. There were signs for Charlie on power poles. We saw Charlie — or at least we thought we saw him — zipping between the apple orchards on the sprawling Utah Valley Hospital campus.
No question about it. Charlie was having a wild time in Provo — and so were we.
How to have a fruit safari in western Colorado
It’s harvest time in western Colorado — the perfect time for a fruit safari.
A what? OK, so “fruit” may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Colorado. And the western slope of the Centennial State is so different from the rest of the state that you’d think you were in Utah or Arizona anyway.
But in September and October, this place is a fruitapalooza of apricots, apples, grapes, peaches, pears and plums. You can spend a Saturday afternoon canvassing the farms near Grand Junction and discover some of the tastiest produce this side of the Rockies.