If you’re traveling in Scotland, there’s a new iPhone, iTouch and iPad app for Glasgow’s style mile.
Glasgow City Marketing Bureau launched the bespoke, real-time app which highlights 600+ businesses on the style mile.
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Top 10 Reasons To Visit Cork,Ireland
July 22nd, 2010
Castlemartyr Resort, County Cork, Ireland.
Called Ireland’s hottest new city break destination, Cork City is ideal for active and green travelers.
Near the city, Castlemartyr Resort has easy access to beaches, fishing villages, bustling towns and unique attractions.
Set on 220-acres, the 103-room hotel offers activities including woodland walks with the hotel dogs; cycling; rock climbing and sea kayaking.
How To Be Ocean Wise In Vancouver
February 5th, 2010
Will you be traveling to Vancouver, British Columbia for the 2010 Olympics or on vacation? If so, when you’re dining out, ask about Ocean Wise, a leading Canadian sustainable seafood program.
Founded by the Vancouver Aquarium in January 2005, the program gives consumers and travelers information on making smart seafood choices.
The Ocean Wise logo on a restaurant menu, deli-counter or seafood product has become a symbol of ocean-friendly seafood choices. Whether you’re buying canned tuna at the supermarket or spicy tuna rolls at a sushi restaurant, look for the symbol on a restaurant menu, display case or product.
In 2009, Ocean Wise went national in Canada from coast to coast with partners from Halifax, NS to Victoria, BC. Today, Ocean Wise works with 300 partners from the restaurant, supplier and retail sectors at 2700+ locations.
Says Ocean Wise:
“Overfishing is the number one problem facing the world’s oceans. Ocean Wise addresses this critical issue by promoting sustainable fishery practices to prevent habitat destruction and enable species to thrive at optimum population numbers. The program enables Canadians to make environmentally-friendly seafood choices.”
Here are the BC locations where you’ll Ocean Wise:
Context Travel’s December Special
December 3rd, 2009
Context Travel is now offering a special, exclusive 10% discount off its European and North American trips to readers of traveling greener until December 31/09.
The walking tour specialist is a network of English-speaking scholars and professionals who organize and lead eclectic walking seminars in Paris, London, Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Istanbul, New York and Philadelphia.
Walking tours are especially green ways to experience and support a destination and its local culture.
Here are just 10 of Context’s “walking seminars”:
1. Paris Food Crawl
2. London: Portrait of a City
3. Runner’s Tour of Rome
4. Picturing Florence: A Photography Workshop
5. Ecology of Venice
6. Naples Shopping Tour
7. History and Continuity in Istanbul
8. Architecture of New York
9. Central Park, American Landscape
10. American Art in Philadelphia
To qualify for this exclusive Context Travel offer, you must mention traveling greener in your trip notes when booking.
