Thank you for finding me! I always love hearing from people who are new to the world of plant-based foods. My e-book series "Feel Good Fast" is designed to introduce you to the cleaner, greener, … [Read more...]
Avenue of the Giants
September 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Twice this summer, once southbound in July, then again, northbound in August, I rode the Avenue of the Giants, a 31-mile portion of the 101 just south of Eureka, in northern California surrounded by … [Read more...]
Inn of the Seventh Ray
August 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If angels were to come to earth solely to experience the pleasure of the palate, they'd alight creek-side at Inn of the Seventh Ray, and over the next few hours of terrestrial time, would appreciate … [Read more...]
FGG’s NYC
May 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
As of this week, I no longer have to live with the shame of never having visited New York City. Embarrassing as it is, in all my travels, NYC has just never been number 1 on the list. But then the … [Read more...]
Playing Tourist in Toronto
May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I love playing tourist in my own town. Every once in awhile on a Sunday, I pretend I'm on vacation with a couple of good friends, throw on the running shoes and go on an urban walkabout. Toronto's one … [Read more...]
Eating Local While Traveling
April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
All over North America, people are getting hip to the pleasures and benefits of shopping at their local farmers' markets. Not only do you shrink your carbon footprint buying local, the food is way … [Read more...]
Great Spirits Ranch
April 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
I'm throwin' down some wild rice and wild mushrooms on a flame, dancing, clapping, lapping the warm Malibuian currents lofting three California condors, majestic, soaring, uniting the sacred, healing, … [Read more...]
Road to the Midnight Sun
March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wildlife, natural hot springs and a signpost forest await the Alaska Highway adventurer The retired gentleman filling up his monster RV with expensive low-grade gas at the tiny station in Toad River … [Read more...]
Green Cities: Vancouver
February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
With the excitement of the Olympics still fresh on hearts and minds across the planet, along with the spectacular images of snow-capped peaks, lush urban parks, sparkling ocean and a cosmopolitan … [Read more...]
Chillax Your Chi
December 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Shivering in your knickers? Cavilling the chill? Pleading for heat? When the weather outside is frightful, I can think of nothing more delightful than being wrapped like a burrito in blankets, kneaded … [Read more...]
Southwest Re-Vision Quest
October 18, 2009 By 2 Comments
I've been here before, in another lifetime, down the Turquoise Trail on a silver steed, and been altered - that's what the Southwest sees to when you drop in on a whimsy - mid-course correction, … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Kathmandu
September 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Surprised to see the medieval city of Kathmandu on the "Green Cities" list? Me too, but Richard Register, author of Ecocities and president of Ecocity Builders in Oakland, California, believes that … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Singapore
September 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This densely populated island city-state in Southeast Asia was early to the table on environmental policy and has since become an inspiration for other cities (and countries) trying to achieve the … [Read more...]
Get Yer Groovy Market On
August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Wherever I go in the world, I like to check out the local market. It's at the markets where you find the heart of the people, the land and the food. While island hopping on Canada's west coast, I … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Reykjavik, Ic
July 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Not only do the numerous hot springs running beneath the world's northernmost capital provide its denizens with a place to soak and relax, but these geothermal springs also provide almost all of … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Amsterdam, Ne
June 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Anyone who's ever visited free-spirited, liberal and tolerant Amsterdam knows that it can feel like a trip to the cottage. Cars, trucks and buses are conspicuously absent. In Amsterdam the bicycle … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Toronto, On
June 19, 2009 By 1 Comment
With more trees than people and about 8,000 hectares of parks, ravines, valley lands, woodlots and waterfront natural areas, it's no wonder Toronto residents have long been passionate … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Chicago, Il
June 1, 2009 By 2 Comments
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is ambitious, powerful, competitive, and, lucky for Chicagoans, green. He wants Chicago to be known as the greenest city in America, and seems unstoppable when it comes to … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Portland, OR
May 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Of all "green cities" on my research list, Portland is the reigning green media darling for the past several years. Number 1 on SustainLane’s 2006, 2007 and 2008 US City Rankings for sustainability, … [Read more...]
Green Cities~Curitiba, Brazil
May 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Perhaps the world's most advanced practitioner of green city design, architect and former mayor of Curitiba, Jaime Lerner, transformed his city in southern Brazil over three decades into what is now … [Read more...]
