Sydney is Australia’s largest city. Its urban area spans 651 square miles, including the 10 square mile city center. It is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, with over 250 languages spoken. One third of its nearly 5,000,000 inhabitants were born overseas. Sydney has one of the largest and best protected harbors in the world. …
Fat bikes, with tires up to 5″ wide, first originated as vehicles for Iditarod support teams. The extra wide, low pressure tires combined with light weight aluminum or titanium frames allowed the bikes to literally float over the snow. Since then fat biking has spread to riding in river beds, on beaches, and across trackless …
According to the editors of Woman’s Day magazine, these — in no particular order — are the top 10 beaches in America. If you disagree with their selection, let us know in the comments section below or send us your own beach review. Just click the Eco-travelogue link at the top of the page. 1. Clearwater …
Costa Rica offers many travel destinations that are off the beaten path. Visit the Osa Peninsular or Pacuare River for great rafting and kayaking.
Nestled between Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier, Seattle is one the friendliest and most beautiful cities in the US. Known for craft beer and intricate lattes, it also is known for its ferry boats, zoo, aquarium and Space Needle.
EcoPark Uruguay is a 100 acre wildlife preserve that focuses on sustainable living and ecotourism. It’s primary mission is to protect and preserve the land.
San Diego, located in Southern California, is a perfect place to go whale watching. Every December, up to 20,000 gray whales travel from Alaska to the lagoons of Baja California, where the females give birth to their calves. After several months, when the young whales have grown strong enough, the herd heads back north again. It’s the …
Dennis Connor took Stars & Stripes 1987 to Australia and changed sailboat racing forever.
The best beach in Australia may be located in the town of Dee Why, part of the Northern Beaches area near Sydney. Australia is blessed with hundreds of great beaches. Go there and find your own.
Long airplane rides across the Pacific to Australia and Asia can seem interminable. Here are a few tips to help the time pass a little faster.
Often overlooked by visitors, the lakeside town of Orta near Lake Maggiore and Lake Como is a romantic adventure of undiscovered beauty. It will take you by surprise and may just take your breath away.
The idea of free train travel within the European Union is starting to attract support from politicians.
SpiceRoads is offering a new bike tour of Morocco beginning April, 2015. Explore Marakkesh, then bike through the Atlas Mountains to green oases and back.
Take a 7 day self guided walking tour of Provence. Visit medieval towns and churches, see gorges and stay at a local farmhouse or hotel.
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail will take you to 9 of the biggest bourbon distilleries in the world. Live it up in Louisville or kick back in Lynchburg, too.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is historic and scenic with something for everyone, even in winter. Visit the Children’s Museum or go on a wine tour.
Dancing Rabbit EcoVillage brings together people who are interested in living and working in a sustainable community. It is located in the hills of northeastern Missouri.
Thanks to British charity Sustrans, bicycle touring across the entire 136 mile width of England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea is possible.
No matter which team wins the Super Bowl, its coach will be awarded and all expense paid trip to his ancestral home – beautiful Croatia.
Called The Gibraltar of Greece, Monemvasia is a massive rocky island in the Aegean Sea with a medieval village, several churches, and secluded beaches.
The annual Tour de Nebraska bicycle camping trip runs from June 17 to 22. It begins and ends in Ravenna and will cover nearly 300 miles of scenic roads.
Spend a night suspended in an Airbnb cable car above the town of Courchevel in the French Alps. After a gourmet meal, you will be all alone until morning.
So you’re in Phoenix for the Super Bowl. Find out where to go for wings, burgers, or bratwurst while watching fireworks the night before the Big Game!
Before heading out on a skiing or snowboarding adventure in the back country, be sure to get avalanche training at one of these 11 sites in the US.