A feature about sustainable and authentic destinations around the world.
The Baltic Sea islands of Rügen and Usedom are known for their serenity — those quiet postcard-perfect days during the summer when the calm ocean waters reflect a cloudless sky. But this part of northern Germany, a long-cherished vacation spot for Europeans, also has its secrets.
Germany’s Spree Forest region, with its serene labyrinth of waterways, forests, and meadows, feels both ancient and forward-thinking at the same time. And that’s intentional.
The air grows heavy as you ascend the narrow, winding staircase of the Vogelsang-Turm, an observation tower with commanding views of Urftsee and Eifel National Park in western Germany.
The Four Seasons Seoul has embarked on an ambitious project to become more sustainable.
The turquoise water lapping against Okinawa’s pebbled beach is so clear that you can see an occasional parrotfish streaking by. Just behind it, the Hoshinoya Okinawa’s low-slung modernist villas blend into a landscape of gnarled fukugi trees and hibiscus.
When Daniel Anderson stepped off an electric ferry in Oslo, he braced for the usual urban cacophony. It never came.
The first time you hear Für Elise from the street below, you might think it’s an ice cream truck. But in the Taipei twilight, a different kind of vehicle is rolling down the road – it’s a garbage truck playing that catchy classic.
Somewhere between the unexpectedly comfortable economy class seat on a discount Korean airline flight and the silence of an early morning in Christchurch’s Riccarton neighborhood, it hit me: The revenge travel crowds have finally dispersed. Travel is back to normal.
To see Kokomo’s Christmas trees, you have to dive into the South Pacific.
These trees aren’t decorated with tinsel or lights. They’re rebar skeletons suspended in the gentle currents of the Great Astrolabe Reef, covered in fragments of living coral.
The Langham’s dinner buffet in Hong Kong is a showcase of Chinese cuisine. You can find an extensive selection of dim sum, wonton dumplings, barbecue, and tofu pudding for dessert. But the luxury hotel’s spread is also at the forefront of the city’s sustainability efforts.
