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Arab Spring of organic cuisine
This past Spring, I was great fortune of visiting Beirut, Lebanon. I was on a 2-week USAID-funded volunteer assignment, to evaluate the emerging organic food and farming sector, and to develop a communications strategy to help take them to the next level. I met with the country’s pioneers of organic agriculture, dined with forward-thinking restauranteurs … Continue reading
Electrifying Eco-Resort
As some of you may have already gathered, my journey here in Asia has increasingly focused on what is called ‘mysticism’ by some, and quantum physics by others. Chi, prana, kundalini, chakras, universal energy, zero-point energy, etc. The words (and the traditions from which they derive) are less important to me than the underlying phenomena … Continue reading
Dubai’s green dust storm
On a recent flight to the Middle East (including a 2-week volunteer gig in Lebanon developing the organic food and agriculture sector), I squeezed in a quick, 3-day layover in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The trip started with grabbing a drink with my friend Ivan (whose parents own the wonderful Chileno Valley Bed … Continue reading
Goa flashbacks
My latest travel article, Escape to Green Goa, was just published and, and it’s a bit shocking that it was already a full year ago that I first stepped foot on her sandy shores. It was in Goa that I taught myself to ride a motorcycle, despite the hoards of drunken Russians hell-bent on proving … Continue reading
Friends of Orchha, India
With every new Green Traveler Guides article (click to read … seriously, I think it’s one of my better reviews) …. I write about my travels, I can only think of the stories I have yet to write. Remembering Orchha, I think about my friend, Canada Mike, a deeply spiritual seeker from a blue-collar working class … Continue reading
Green Hero: Gili Islands’ Delphine Robbe
Scuba diving near Bali is fantastic, and while researching related environmental issues (coral bleaching, over-fishing, etc), I met many hard-working individuals in NGOs and small businesses doing incredible work. Today, my article about a few of these people was published, and I hope I´ve done justice to their stories, to their efforts. There are actually three … Continue reading
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