Rob Stewart’s ‘Revolution’ Inspires Change for the Better

Rob Stewart’s ‘Revolution’ Inspires Change for the Better

The world needs optimists. Optimists like Rob Stewart: writer, director and narrator of the new documentary Revolution about the state of the world’s environmental health….

Earth Day 2013: Celebrate Life. Celebrate Earth.

Earth Day 2013: Celebrate Life. Celebrate Earth.

All the predictions have materialized and there’s no escaping the realization that the face of the world is changing. The Earth is evolving and going…

A Green Guide to Travel, Bike Sharing Programs Around the World

A Green Guide to Travel, Bike Sharing Programs Around the World

What’s your favourite way to get around? For the longest time I’ve been merely walking. How dull it sounds now, after discovering how easy and…

An Amazon River Journey Aboard a Haitian Refugee Vessel

An Amazon River Journey Aboard a Haitian Refugee Vessel

My trip down the Amazon, from Tri-Frontiera between Colombia, Peru and Brazil had a thrilling start, as these adventures go. A Colombian border town Leticia is…

New Year Celebrations Around the World

New Year Celebrations Around the World

Both the first and the last to celebrate the New Year are Pacific island nations on either side of International Date Line. I wonder, if…

The Price, Cost and Value of the Culture of Burning Man

The Price, Cost and Value of the Culture of Burning Man

It’s no secret that the Burning Man organizers have made a brand out of their festival. The branding, however, somehow defeats the purpose, as well…

A Lesson in Passion, from a Buenos Aires Tanguero

A Lesson in Passion, from a Buenos Aires Tanguero

I am walking down the leafy wide Avenida de Mayo trying to hide from the screaming March sun. A postcard catches my eye. It’s a…