digital nomad
Get paid to be a food tester for the NBAOct 7, 2019 • 2 min read
From the pre-game hype to the post-game interviews, not to mention all the action in between, there’s nothing like an NBA outing to get you pumped. There’s…
Activities
cruiseTake a trip on the first hybrid electric cruise shipOct 7, 2019 • 1 min read
The MS Roald Amundsen has completed its inaugural sailing of the Northwest Passage, making it the first battery-hybrid powered ship to complete the voyage.
national parksThe bear was crowned Alaska's fattest in Fat Bear WeekOct 7, 2019 • 2 min read
When it comes to bears, the bigger the better - but only in the 49th state are they pitted against each other, March Madness–style, to determine which is the…
cyclingCyclists recommend these 10 spectacular mountain bike routes in BritainOct 7, 2019 • 2 min read
There's never been a better time to swap four wheels for two in Britain. From short spins across rolling fields to epic circuits of the Isle of Skye and the…
sustainable travelAirbnb wants to help travellers interact ethically with animalsOct 4, 2019 • 2 min read
Maybe it’s urban societies’ disconnect from nature, or maybe it’s the fact that animal pics and and videos are just so darn cute, but regardless of the…
sustainable travelSlovenia's new green cycling tour takes you to wineries and national parksOct 4, 2019 • 2 min read
In a history-making move for cycle tourism, Slovenia is set to open the world's first long-distance, multi-stage itinerary that exclusively connects Green…
sustainable travelDutch organisation now one step closer to ridding the world’s oceans of plasticOct 3, 2019 • 2 min read
It’s no secret that the world’s oceans are filled with plastics – it’s one of the biggest environmental disasters facing humanity today. According to non…
wildlife and natureIndonesia proposes membership fee to visit Komodo IslandOct 3, 2019 • 2 min read
Indonesia has cancelled plans to close its popular Komodo Island to tourists but authorities have announced a new annual membership fee to limit the…
digital nomadGet paid to stay at holiday cottages with your dogOct 1, 2019 • 1 min read
Accomodation-booking site, Snaptrip, is looking for two dogs to travel with their owners to its dog-friendly properties to review them.
architectureWhy cabin porn is the ultimate traveller guilty pleasureSep 30, 2019 • 4 min read
A new book offers a look inside some of the most compelling cabins around the world.
sustainable travelMont Blanc: roads closed amid fears glacier will collapseSep 26, 2019 • 2 min read
Italy's Planpincieux glacier in the Mont Blanc massif is melting at an accelerated rate and could collapse at any moment, prompting road closures and…
sustainable travelSwitzerland holds funeral for glacier lost to climate changeSep 25, 2019 • 2 min read
Hundreds of people attended a memorial service in the Swiss Alps for a glacier lost to climate change.
hotelsThis London hotel's newest employee is a high-society Siberian forest catSep 25, 2019 • 1 min read
If you're looking for a different sort of creature comfort from your next hotel stay, one that extends beyond the usual offerings of slippers and…
photographyFilmmaker sends drone plummeting down a jungle waterfall in IndonesiaSep 23, 2019 • 2 min read
Spanish filmmaker Andres Aguilera Morillas has shared a thrilling video of a racing drone whizzing down a jungle waterfall in Indonesia.
sustainable travelCosta Rica recognized by the UN for its efforts to combat climate changeSep 23, 2019 • 1 min read
The United Nations has awarded Costa Rica a 2019 Champions of the Earth award, the organization's highest environmental honour.
cruiseExplore the undiscovered atolls of the Maldives on a luxury catamaranSep 23, 2019 • 2 min read
The mere mention of the Maldives, the island-chain in the Indian Ocean that lies about a thousand kilometers from the Asian continent, already conjures…
sustainable travelWorld's largest private sequoia grove needs your help to open to the publicSep 20, 2019 • 2 min read
A California conservation group has reached an agreement to purchase what has been hailed as the "crown jewel" of the giant sequoia forests.
wildlife and natureThere’s still time to plan a fall foliage trip in the USSep 19, 2019 • 1 min read
If you’ve procrastinated taking a trip to see the fall foliage in the USA this year, it might not be too late to plan one.
hotelsGet ready to stay in the first underwater rooms on the Great Barrier ReefSep 18, 2019 • 2 min read
First it was an underwater museum. Now underwater accommodations are coming to the Great Barrier Reef.
hotelsThis underwater library makes vacation reading a breezeSep 17, 2019 • 2 min read
For holidays that entail little more than lazing by the pool or on the beach, the question of reading material can be a head-scratcher. Do you pack a stack of…
wildlife and natureQuebec has a stunning new national park that’s still under the radarSep 17, 2019 • 2 min read
Quebec’s Parc Nacional d’Opémican, about 4.5 hours north of Toronto in the province’s southwest, opened the final of four unconnected sectors in June 2019…
luxuryA Swedish island with spectacular sunsets could be yoursSep 16, 2019 • 2 min read
A Swedish island that boasts spectacular sunsets, sweeping views and starry night skies is on the market for 13.9m kr ($1.4 million).