Eco Tent at Eco Beach Wilderness Retreat.
Love beach holidays and marine life? Then check out western Australia’s Eco Beach Wilderness Retreat where guest are seeing humpback whales.
Humpback whales are on their annual migration back to their Antarctic feeding grounds. Usually, the humpbacks are sighted from July to October at the retreat.
Are you a Canadian who loves Canada’s wilderness? You’re not alone.
Take The Big Wild, a conservation movement funded by Mountain Equipment Co-op and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.
The Big Wild, whose motto is “Do Something Small To Save Something Big”, encourages participation in Canadian wilderness protection campaigns.
We’re always looking for inspiring green organizations and videos so we’re featuring The Big Wild video (above).
Video courtesy of The Big Wild
Bar lounge, Aloft Portland.
Looking for a greener hotel in Portland? One place is Aloft Portland Airport at Cascade Station which has received Green Seal certification for its commitment to environmental responsibility.
Recently, the hotel also began participating in the Blue Sky program, a Pacific Power renewable wind energy project.
A sculpture from the Fragments collection by Blake.
Siem Reap’s Hôtel de la Paix will host the Asia debut of Fragments, a collection of sculptural works by artist Blake.
From September 23 to November 3, 2010, the collection will be exhibited in the hotel’s Arts Lounge.
Inspired by landmine survivors, the exhibition will raise funds for mine clearance and survivor support in Cambodia.
Planning a trip to London? If you fancy self-catering options, then take a look at onefinestay, London’s “unhotel” service.
“onefinestay offers more than a ‘home from home’ in the capital – by checking into a Londoner’s own home while they’re out of town for a few days, you can truly get under the skin of your chosen neighborhood in a way that bland hotels don’t allow,” says the company.
For this year’s London Restaurant Festival, October 4 to 18, onefinestay has high-end, self-catering homes across London including Mayfair, Highgate/Islington, Holloway and Brixton.
For more info, visit the onefinestay site.
Image courtesy of onefinestay
BlackBerry Tour.
Research In Motion has launched the free application and service BlackBerry Podcasts.
The app gives BlackBerry smartphone users access to free audio and video podcasts from leading content providers. These podcasts can be downloaded over Wi-Fi or cellular networks.
BlackBerry Podcasts is available free on BlackBerry App World for BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS v4.6 or higher.
Stunning, subtropical, Portuguese archipelago Madeira is a year-round walking destination.
Travel company Headwater features guided and independent walking holidays on Madeira. Until November, the company is offering discounts on these walks.
Hamilton Island.
Spa wumurdaylin has opened on Australia’s Hamilton Island.
The name ‘wumurdaylin’ means dragonfly which “symbolizes renewal, freedom and beauty.” It becomes the Island’s first full service Day Spa and the newest spa in the Whitsundays.
Inspired by the nature of the Whitsunday Islands, the spa was designed with locally sourced and natural materials such as bamboo furnishings and natural stones.
Singita Sweni Lodge, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
National parks worldwide can be unforgettably green destinations.
Take South Africa’s Kruger National Park which is known for its stunning scenery and high concentration of wildlife.
Restoring an old place to its former glory can have beautiful results.
One such place is the village Borgo Finocchieto, in the rural Siena Province of southern Tuscany.
The ancient village has become a popular destination for issue-related conferences, study groups, academic gatherings, reunions and corporate think-tanks.
In 2008, it was restored to five charming residences surrounding a central piazza with views of Tuscan hillsides.
