Road Trips App

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The Australian Road Trips app for the iPhone and the iPad. Photo credit: Sutro Media.

We fancy Australia and iPhone travel apps.

We’ve blogged about the Australia Outback app, AUSTRALIA: Where To Go app and more.

One of the latest Australia travel apps we’ve come across is the Australian Road Trips (above) app for the iPhone and iPad published by travel writer Lee Atkinson in partnership with Sutro Media.

A road trip expert, Lee Atkinson is the author of nine travel guidebooks about traveling in and around Australia.

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Green Photos: Asia

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Kayaking in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo credit: Ben Stokes + Sarah Kemsley.

Ben Stokes shares these photos and thoughts on diving + travel with Sarah Kemsley.

For us to dive was to travel, they always went hand-in-hand.

When we started diving in 1998, we weren’t really sure how far our curiosity would take us.

Over the decade that followed, we traveled with backpacks and scuba gear, working as dive guides throughout Africa, Asia, South Pacific and Central America.

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Blissing Out In California

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Relaxtion Room at Spa Terra. Photo credit: The Meritage Resort and Spa.

Spa and wine traveler?  Then you might fancy a spa holiday at Spa Terra at The Meritage Resort and Spa in California.

Recently, on the Top 100 Spas of the World list, the spa was ranked #39 globally and #8 in California by spa travel website Spas of America.

This unique spa is in a wine cave, the 22,000 square foot Estate Cave behind The Meritage Resort and Spa.  Under nine acres of private vineyards, the spa has 12 treatment rooms including four couples’ rooms.

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A French Chateau Holiday

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Chateau De Malley in Burgundy. Photo credit: Simply Chateau.

Fancy a French chateau holiday? Then take a look at the collection by Simply Chateau, a French holiday rental provider with 250+ luxury chateau, manoir and luxury maison.

One of these holiday rentals is Chateau De Malley (above), a 19th century chateau perched above the Burgundy countryside.  Sleeping 24 guests, this chateau features stone walls, Renaissance style, contemporary furnishings and landscaped gardens.

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An African Safari Lodge

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Lodge room. Photo credit: Exsus.

Kyambura Gorge Safari Lodge is an ultimate destination for luxury safaris Africa.

Miles away from the colonial style lodges, this Ugandan eco-lodge was designed to be contemporary and authentic for the 21st century.

Kyambura Gorge Safari Lodge is located at the edge of Kyambura Gorge and Queen Elizabeth National Park, ideal for a modern luxury holiday and African adventure.

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Be Happy!

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Be Happy ad. Photo credit: Be Happy.

Want to “Be Happy“?  That’s right, Be Happy is about consumers making ocean-friendly seafood choices at home.

In North America, eight ocean conservation organizations have launched Be Happy, an online community for “seafood-loving families to put their best fish faces forward.”

In this Be Happy social media campaign, families learn more about sustainable seafood which is caught or farmed in ways that protect the ocean.

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10 Greens In Australia

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Coastal walking in Australia.  Photo credit: Greater Port Macquarie Visitor Information Centre.

Fancy a coastal walk in Australia?  If you head to coastal city Port Macquarie, north of Sydney, you can go on a new Aboriginal guided coastal walk at the Sea Acres Rainforest Centre.

The coastal walk is one of the city’s tours, accommodation and cultural experiences which may inspire travelers to see the region in a more sustainable way.

“Design your own green adventure on a holiday in Port Macquarie,” says Linda Hall, spokesperson. “The region has it all – golden beaches, lush rainforest, pretty riverbanks, gushing waterfalls, and a variety of wildlife.”

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Green Photos: Lions

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Male member of the Southern Coalition, Sabi Sands, South Africa. Photo credit: Kim + Craig Young.

Craig Young shares these Green Photos: Lions.

I’m not sure when it all began.

For as long as I’ve known Kim, she’s had a desire to travel to Africa – to engage with its people and wildlife.

So in September, we left on a honeymoon adventure, a 24,000 miles round-trip to Africa and back.

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Food Trends For 2012

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Quinoa, a food trend for 2012? Photo credit: The National Conference Center.

Food traveler and lover?  Then the 2012 food predictions by Chef Craig Mason will likely pique your culinary interests.

“Goodbye Thai food and burgers (in 2012). Those crazes have come and gone,” says Chef Mason.

A respected American chef, Mason is known for cooking great food which includes locally fresh, locally grown ingredients.

Here are his Food Trends for 2012:

1. Farm-to-table and more of it: “Local will begin to make strides towards becoming “the normal,” and almost expected.”

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