Walking is an easy, inexpensive way to travel greener in 2010.
You can walk more wherever you’re traveling from Bangkok to New York and whatever you’re doing from business traveling to honeymooning.
Walking lets you experience the sights, sounds, scents and energy of your destination. Up close and personal, you can meet residents, learn about local culture and feel the pulse of everyday life there.
Legendary travel writers like Bruce Chatwin have written about their adventures and joys of walking all over the world. Popular travel blogger Nomadic Matt has recently blogged about walking the Cinque Terre.
traveling greener loves walking in the rainforests of the world. The latest fave rainforest destination has become the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada (shown above and below).
Wild at heart, this dreamy landscape is alive with vivid, lush rainforest that can be mesmerizing. While the rainforest air is refreshing, smelling like misty rain and cedar trees. Unforgettable walks.
Where will you be walking in 2010? Share your favorite places to walk.
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I love walking in the nature, an experience that always gives me the peace of mind.
There are many places (too many) where I would like to walk in 2010.
- A piece of GR20 trail in Corsica
- The Tour du Mont-Blanc
- Val Fiscalina in the Dolomites
I will keep you posted!
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As a New Yorker, I love to walk! When traveling this past year, I think I did the most walking in Rome… Logged miles upon miles each day there.
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I’m a walking fan. Whenever I plan a trip, I build in walking time. The photos you’ve included of the Pacific NW are gorgeous. Need to put that on my list.
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Thanks so much! Walking in nature can really give a peace of mind. Happy trails in 2010!
Thanks, Liz! I agree, so many of the world’s cities can be great walking places.
Thanks, Donna. Travel planning should ideally include building in walking time.
Never feel like I’m really IN a place until I’ve walked. Ironically, have walked in New Zealand rain forest, but not Washington State. Need to remedy that!
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I too love the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest! I’ve been hiking the trails here for many a long year and there is still so much to see.
And yet, in May I’ll be walking a good 70 miles in Nepal on a trek to support the People, Places and Patterns Project. http://pppproject.com
I love the slowness and clarity that comes with a nice long walk.
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Thanks Vera! I definitely feel the same way about walking a place.
Thanks, Peter! The Pacific Northwest has so many amazing trails to discover and explore. Best of luck on your People, Places and Patters Project!
Great photographs!
I love to walk among trees with skinny trunks, the kind of place where you look in front of you and it seems like the trees go on forever. I feel like something magical will happen in such a place.
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The further off the beaten path you can get, the more your body and mind return to their natural state!
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Thanks, Mark! That has definitely been my experience.
Thanks Beth! Magical is a perfect word for rainforests.
To your wonderful list, I’d add the El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. It has paths for all skill levels. Take the La Mina path for a moderate walk down to a waterfall–be sure to bring your bathing suit for a cool dip!
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That rainforest in Puerto Rico suggestion sounds beautiful, thanks Julie!