“Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing behind but footprints.” According to one New York Times journalist, that was the definition of “ecotourism” in the 1980s. The definition has grown so that today we talk about “responsible travel...
Japan’s Yakushima Island feels like Hawaii, or at least what I imagine Hawaii must be like – I’ve never been. I arrived just before sunset and, after dropping my things off at a quiet local...
The blue room at Blue Plate. Photo courtesy Blue Plate.
A San Francisco Bernal Heights restaurant ~BLUE PLATE~ is celebrating a whopping 15 years in business this May, which is pretty phenomenal. They’ve lined up a...
Easter has always been a time to celebrate rebirth. During the spring, the entire planet seems to come back to life. Trees and flowers begin to blossom and the holidays are celebrated with an array...
Sarah Slocum’s recent experience at Molotov’s, a lower Haight Street bar where an irate drinker snatched her Google Glass off her face, did a lot to boost her popularity as TV and newspapers covered the incident. But...
The notion of ‘solo travel’ has been an upcoming vogue in the travel industry. More and more people are subscribing to this idea nowadays for myriad reasons. The answer lies in the question itself as...
“Beep. Beep. Beep.” Is it 3:30 am already? While I had willed myself to resist the temptation of San Pedro’s nightlife, the women in the room next to me clearly hadn’t, as their shriek-like giggling...
Recently, in an effort to get a more peaceful sleep while on the road, I investigated a few sound system options that would be useful for travelers. In my research, I came up with several...
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