http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings Imagine - Experience - Share Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:47:25 GMT Clearspace 2.5.11 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-10-21T19:47:25Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/11/03/help-kimpton-plant-a-billion-trees Kimpton Hotels aims to help green the world, and has joined with the Nature Conservancy ’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign to plant trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the world’s most endangered tropical forests. The hotel_deals ecotourism kimpton_hotels Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:35 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/11/03/help-kimpton-plant-a-billion-trees 2009-11-03T17:09:35Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/09/30/world-habitat-day-affordable-housing-for-all Regardless of what financial bracket you fall into, it’s safe to say that everyone has been affected by the recession. Families are scaling back, companies are forced to lay off employees and people everywhere are rethinking how they spend money. ecotourism washington_dc world_habitat_day_2009 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:07:20 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/09/30/world-habitat-day-affordable-housing-for-all 2009-09-30T10:07:20Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/08/19/green-transportation-with-new-york-city-bike-package Looking for a green way to explore the Big Apple? Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park is offering a package great for avid bikers or visitors looking to see New York City in a whole new way. The hotel’s Bike, Bed and Breakfast Package for hotel_deals ecotourism new_york_city Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:07:37 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/08/19/green-transportation-with-new-york-city-bike-package 2009-08-19T21:07:37Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/08/11/marlon-brando-s-polynesian-eco-resort-coming-in-2011 Marlon Brando has made another offer you can’t refuse. The late film legend’s plans to build an environmental resort in French Polynesia are finally underway.   The Brando —located on the atoll Tetiaroa , 35 miles north of eco_resort ecotourism Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:01:02 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/08/11/marlon-brando-s-polynesian-eco-resort-coming-in-2011 2009-08-11T10:01:02Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/06/23/farming-experience-at-four-seasons-bali Eco-tourists may be interested in a new earth-friendly program offered at the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan . Experience Balinese farming culture during your stay at the luxury resort, which offers a farm program to introduce guests to Bali ecotourism experiential_travel Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:09:24 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/06/23/farming-experience-at-four-seasons-bali 2009-06-23T10:09:24Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/06/12/helpful-guide-to-greener-summer-travel Photo: cogdogblog   If you’re trying to shrink the carbon footprint of your summer vacation plans this year, you’ve probably run headlong into a number of tricky transportation issues. Drive or fly? Bus or train? Economy or first ecotourism road_trips travel_planning air_travel bus_travel train_travel Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:00:49 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/06/12/helpful-guide-to-greener-summer-travel 2009-06-12T16:00:49Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/05/19/galapagos-tour-discounts-with-ecoventura Here’s your chance to discover the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador —without going broke or tapping out your vacation hours at work.   Ecoventura , a small ship eco-tour company in the Galapagos, is offering discounts, travel_deals ecotourism Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:39 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/05/19/galapagos-tour-discounts-with-ecoventura 2009-05-19T10:00:39Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/04/21/sweet-take-on-lesbian-ecotravel-cruises-with-a-conscience Shannon Wentworth is throwing down the gauntlet on ecotourism. As CEO of Sweet , a new lesbian eco-travel company, Wentworth is out to prove how easy it is to travel green and run an eco-friendly business.   Based in Emeryville, Calif., Sweet ecotourism voluntourism lgbt_travel Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:23:10 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/04/21/sweet-take-on-lesbian-ecotravel-cruises-with-a-conscience 2009-04-21T23:23:10Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/04/14/hybrid-drivers-stay-one-night-free-in-ithaca Been considering buying or renting a hybrid? Here’s an incentive to test drive that Toyota Prius on your next vacation: free lodging.   Four eco bed and breakfasts in and around Ithaca in the Finger Lakes wine region of central New York are ecotourism travel_deals Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:41:06 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/04/14/hybrid-drivers-stay-one-night-free-in-ithaca 2009-04-14T21:41:06Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/03/31/voluntouring-with-planeterra-foundation If you’re interested in immersion travel and sustainable ecotourism, why not combine the two? Planeterra Foundation offers up to two-week-long voluntouring trips to more than 30 destinations around the world where volunteer travelers can assist planeterra_volunteer_travel voluntourism ecotourism Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:00:43 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/03/31/voluntouring-with-planeterra-foundation 2009-03-31T10:00:43Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/02/03/the-greening-of-travel From carbon-neutral airlines to eco-hotels and all-natural spas, the travel industry is embracing environmentally responsible travel. Travelers seeking greener vacation activities, lodging and transportation may take comfort in a few findings we ecotourism green_travel eco-hotel carbon_neutral_airline Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:00:50 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/02/03/the-greening-of-travel 2009-02-03T11:00:50Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/12/10/bike-and-sail-tour-of-french-polynesia Imagine getting away from it all to travel in the South Pacific in eco-friendly style. A bicycle tour operator, Pedalers Pub and Grille , is offering an eight-night island-hopping bike and sail adventure in Tahiti . For $3,395 per person (excluding eco_travel ecotourism Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:00:14 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/12/10/bike-and-sail-tour-of-french-polynesia 2008-12-10T11:00:14Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/11/12/new-eco-sandos-resorts Get some eco-education on your next family vacation when you stay at two family-friendly Sandos Hotels & Resorts in Mexico . Sandos is converting its Sandos Caracol Beach Resort Spa and Sandos Select Club Beach Resort Spa in the Riviera Maya eco_resort eco_travel ecotourism sandos_eco_resort Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:35:57 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/11/12/new-eco-sandos-resorts 2008-11-12T18:35:57Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/11/03/houston-s-green-backyard A downtown parking lot in Houston , Texas, has been reborn as a 12-acre eco-centric park— Discovery Green . The parking lot hasn’t completely disappeared, but has been moved underground, so that Houston’s now only major downtown park ecotourism parks houston Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:00:24 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/11/03/houston-s-green-backyard 2008-11-03T11:00:24Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/30/california-academy-of-sciences After almost 10 years of planning and rebuilding, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco ’s Golden Gate Park finally reopened this past Saturday, Oct. 27.   Renowned architect Renzo Piano designed the new 412,000-sq.-ft. golden_gate_park san_francisco_museums eco_museum ecotourism Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:50:46 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/30/california-academy-of-sciences 2008-09-30T19:50:46Z