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The World On Sale: Swapping Dull Cityscapes For Exotic Destinations
Imagine waking up in the shadow of the great pyramids, or on a palm studded beach in the Maldives with cool water lapping at your feet. With British Airways you can escape the dull cityscape this fall and travel to exotic destinations all over the globe for reduced prices during their November sale.
Continue reading...The Bridge of Mostar: The Jewel that Divides Two Cultures
Monday, September 14, 2009
As the USSR crumbled, a similar but far bloodier process was taking place in a troubled part of Eastern Europe. For hundreds of years a melting pot of nationalities, and today the last bastion of Islam in Europe, nowhere was the fighting fiercer or more terrible than in the beautiful Herzegovinan region of Mostar...
Continue reading...Space Launches As You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Monday, May 4, 2009
Oh. My. Golly. What a shot. Taken in 1998, this awesome image shows NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft shooting into the sky above Cape Canaveral. Destination is in sight. The fiery launch tail forms an arch in the foreground, while the moon, near first quarter phase, looks on, some 250,000 miles away. Prepare for blast-off as we explore stunning photos of space launches and wonder what it all means from an environmental point of view.
Continue reading...5 Most Inspiring Tree House Hotels
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Save on the risqué Tarzan and Jane costumes and explore your inner animal at one of the world’s most breathtaking tree-top getaways. Whether it’s bare-bones lodging or some back-woods luxury these tip-top wonders are sure to amaze. So, back away from the Blackberry, strap on some boots, grab your mate, or someone better, and go climb a tree.
Continue reading...Death Valley Stones that Literally Move by Themselves [pics]
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
In the third part of our Natural Design series, Environmental Graffiti reporter Vlad Jecan explores the natural phenomenon of the Racetrack Playa, where stones literally move by themselves. image via The Racetrack Playa is a dry lake found within Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.A. The [...]
Continue reading...Is it Time to Properly Fund Passenger Rail in the United States?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Image by Wili Hybrid Passenger Rail service was once a booming industry in the United States and was the main revenue source that spurred the rapid growth of rail transport throughout the late 18th Century and early 19th Century. However, as the price of cheap fuel [...]
Continue reading...10 Insanely Beautiful Hotels Worth Traveling For
Friday, May 30, 2008
Written By Andy Boyd Originally, we had two ideas for this post: local places to stay and eco hotels around the world. We quickly realized however, that we’d be giving you the wrong advice by saying “stay at home.”
Continue reading...5 Tips For A Green Vacation
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Ah, Summer is almost upon us, and that means most American families are plotting madly to get out of town for a week. Image from Kaydee did on Flickr Never mind that the economy is in the tank, or that you’ll use just under half of your vacation days [...]
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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