Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The planet’s 7 continents are separated by the seas, but the magnificent rivers of the world are what tie those contine… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. This post was brought to you in partnership with Dollar Flight Club, but our opinions (which are based in our personal experi… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. It’s been several years since we’ve done a big roundup of the year’s best travel gear, and suffice it to sa… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. If your primary travel goal is to fully explore a place, its people, and the local culture, you may want to consider expediti… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. I can’t remember the first time I met Jon, but that’s because I was only 2 years old when my Aunt Carla brought h… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. One of the world’s most quintessential wildlife experiences, the annual Great Migration in Africa is an event like no o… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Last week a friend of mine said, “I don’t plan my vacations based on what to see anymore, but on what to eat.&rdq… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. There are more opportunities to travel to Antarctica today than there ever have been before, but most people still relegate t… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Penguins are one of the most popular animals on the planet, and have been ever since movies like March of the Penguins a… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The life and death of Jesus Christ– the religious leader said to be born of a virgin, who performed miracles throughout… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. In recent years, summer in Europe has brought the increasingly negative impacts of mass tourism, but there are still hidden g… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. This post is brought to you in partnership with Australian Wildlife Journeys. But our opinions remain our own, and we will ne… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. If you’ve spent anytime snorkeling or Scuba diving in places like Australia, the Galapagos Islands, or Polynesia, you d… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. I fell in love with Caribbean music in my early 20s, but it wasn’t until I traveled to Jamaica in the mid-90s that I re… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. In his book, My African Journey, Winston Churchill wrote, “For magnificence, for variety of form and color, for pr… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. In our experience, Namibia is truly a one-of-a-kind country. It’s unspoiled, untamed, and relatively untouched by devel… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The natural beauty of the National Parks in Uganda has hardly escaped notice. In 1909, Winston Churchill called it “the… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. As of January 2023 there were a total of 1,157 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, including 218 that were recognized s… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. This post is brought to you in partnership with Australian Wildlife Journeys. But our opinions remain our own, and we will ne… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With a plethora of biodiverse national parks spanning the country, there’s a wide array of animals in Panama for visito… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. There are essentially two types of tourists who visit the Caribbean, the 2,500-mile-long chain of more than 7,000 islands, is… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. This post is brought to you in partnership with Australian Wildlife Journeys. But our opinions remain our own, and we will ne… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. There are many different ways you can choose to spend a vacation in India. But if you’re a nature lover looking for th… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. When it comes to the best countries for safaris in Africa, old standbys such as Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania tend to end… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Ecotourism is at the heart of Safari Parks & Game Reserves in Kenya. The country boasts an extensive collection of protec… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Fueled largely by habitat loss and poaching, the rapid decline of wildlife in Africa has been making headlines for years now… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. There is very little in this world that captures my attention like photographing African wildlife. I’ve joked with my f… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Created by William Cornwallis Harris during the Victorian era and popularized by authors such as Jules Verne (Five Weeks in a… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Few places are as magical as Finnish Lapland in winter. The land is covered with a blanket of soft, fluffy snow. The air is c… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Those fortunate enough to discover this premiere travel destination, reading insider tips for planning a Patagonia Trip can b… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Encompassing 12 countries, French Guiana, and the Falkland Islands, South America has emerged in the last 20 years as a mecca… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Christmas is a time of year when people around the world come together in the spirit of giving, love and hope for mankind, bu… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Located about two hours north of Sydney, Australia, the Hunter Region of NSW makes for an incredible escape from the big city… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Christmas in the Philippines is very different from Christmas in other countries. A Philippines Christmas has its own charm… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. [Updated 12/02/22]   Like most kids who grew up in the US, I became fascinated with Santa Claus from a very early a… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. [Updated 10/26/2022] From Cinco de Mayo and Día de Los Muertos (a.k.a. Day of the Dead Festival) to tacos, tequila, an… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. I’ve been a professional travel writer for 25 years now. But, like most people, there was a time in my life when the id… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. This post is brought to you in partnership with Australian Wildlife Journeys. But our opinions remain our own, and we will ne… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Though it is but a slip of land located in between Costa Rica and Colombia, there are ton of fun things to do in Panama inclu… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Panama is a Nature Lover’s dream. The country is home to nearly 1000 species of birds, several endangered species, and… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Creating a “best of” list for any given region, country, or continent is a thankless task. There’s really n… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. To say that visiting Scotland was life-changing for me would be a vast understatement.    I’d spent years res… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. When most people think of traveling to Iceland, wildlife is probably not their primary consideration. Located in the North At… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Iceland (a.k.a. the land of fire and ice) is often described as dramatic, thrilling, and otherworldly, with natural wonders s… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. In the 12 years since we launched Green Global Travel as one of the world’s first responsible travel blogs, we’ve… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With its relatively isolated location in the frigid north Atlantic, Iceland might not be the first country that comes to mind… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Visiting the Galapagos Islands is like stepping into one of those BBC nature documentaries narrated by Sir David Attenborough… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. As a Slow Travel practitioner for more than a decade now, I’m clearly partial to the many benefits it provides. But I a… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Global interest in nature-based tourism, which includes wildlife tourism, has grown rapidly over the last decade. At the same… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With its glistening beaches, gourmet cuisine, dazzling nightlife, and exhilarating outdoor adventures, it’s easy to und… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. From Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley to colonial cities such as Cusco and Lima, Peru has no shortage of ecotourism attract… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. We’d set out from the port at Iquitos, Peru at sunset the night before, meeting our naturalist guides, getting a quick… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The birds of Europe include around 700 different species, but there are only 10 endemic species of European birds that you wo… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Nature lovers and the best national parks in the world go together like peanut butter and jelly. The concept was championed b… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. From Bali to Vanuatu, exotic islands offer an exceptional opportunity to get away from it all, balancing exhilaration and rel… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The Polynesian Triangle of the Pacific is synonymous with idyllic islands that offer swaying palms, exceptional places to scu… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. If you’re only casually familiar with the history of the Vikings, you might think of them as the fearsome seafaring war… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Over the last decade or so, the news from Brazil has been full of heartbreaking reports about deforestation, water pollution… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With over 1,800 species, of which 139 are endemic, the birds of Peru are spectacularly diverse. So it’s no surprise tha… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Along with the Spartans of ancient Greece, the Samurai warrior caste of Japan, and the Zulus of southern Africa, the Vikings… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Today I turned 45… although, on most days, I genuinely feel about 15 years younger. It was a weird thing yesterday, fi… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. There are over 10,000 Polynesian islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The region is generally defined as t… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Birds are probably not the first attraction most people think of when they dream about visiting Hawaii or the other islands o… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The day before a holiday isn’t often considered a holiday itself. But when it comes to Christmas (and New Years), revel… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. If you really want to understand the culture of a place, festivals are a great place to start. Whether you’re intereste… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Mary and I have been going to the lake 3 to 4 times a week on average for the last 12 years– ever since we pooled our s… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. August 30 is National Beach Day, a holiday designed to raise awareness of the beauty of  beaches while also encouraging… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Whether you view Palm Oil positively or negatively, it is inarguably one of the most intriguing products in today’s foo… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. [Updated 7/5/2021] There are numerous beautiful forests in the world, and collectively they cover about one-third of Earth&rs… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. It’s an old cliché that you can tell a lot about a man by the shoes that he wears.  But it’s not just… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. [UPDATED 6/10/2021] As we began to compile a list of American National Parks by state for this piece to commemorate the 100th… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Like many people, our hiking adventures have never been as frequent or as vital as they have been during the COVID-19 era.&nb… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Hiking has never been more popular (or essential) than it has become in the COVID-19 era.  With the pandemic making inte… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The Middle East is a region that tends to intrigue adventurous travelers. But it’s often written off as an unsafe desti… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. If you looked up the phrase “double-edged sword” in the dictionary, there should really be a picture of palm oi… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Across the world each year, there are hundreds of cultural festivals that celebrate the unique beliefs and traditions belongi… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Whether trekking through the desert in Jordan, to see Gorillas in the jungle of Rwanda, or just exploring the cobbleston… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Hiking and camping has never been more popular than it is now, in the COVID era. According to the Washington Post, sales… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With only approximately 20% of their total area explored, the world’s oceans contain some of the most uniquely weird an… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. As a college student in my 20s, with no disposable income for travel, eating different foods from around the world offered a… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. It’s undeniable that getting outside and exploring nature is good for your mind, body, and soul. But is it good for the… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Making travel plans is always incredibly exciting. Who doesn’t love making itineraries, checking things off their world… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. This weekend marked the 12th anniversary of the first date Mary and I ever went on. And November 1 marked the 10th anniversar… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. From Cinco de Mayo and Día de Los Muertos (a.k.a. Day of the Dead Festival) to tacos, tequila, and piñatas, tra… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Normally at this time of year we’d be posting our annual Best Gifts for Travelers guide, showcasing all the best travel… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With international travel at an all-time low, camping, hiking, and other forms of outdoor recreation have never been more pop… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. I grew up in a lower middle class family and worked my way through college. So I couldn’t afford to travel internationa… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Here at Green Global Travel, we like to put an emphasis on the green aspect by finding lots of little ways to make life… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. There aren’t many archeological relics that remain from the Viking era, and very few recorded documents on Viking mytho… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Hiking and other forms of outdoor recreation have become increasingly vital to many people’s health (and, if we’r… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Hawaii’s fourth largest island, Kauai, is known as the “Garden Island,” and for good reason. The island is… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Though the inarguably grand US National Parks tend to steal most of the headlines, America has over 150 National Forests.&nbs… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. UNESCO World Heritage Sites offer visitors insight into places of natural or cultural importance that hold “outstanding… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With international and even domestic travel currently at an all-time low (at least in our lifetimes), summer staycations are… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. The first time I visited Joshua Tree National Park, I really wasn’t expecting much. I honestly didn’t think the… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. With Covid-19 still limiting international and, in some parts of the USA, even state-to-state travel, many people are struggl… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. For most people, getting to see African wildlife such as the Black Rhino roaming along a vast open savanna in South Africa, o… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. In this era of social distancing, quarantines, and travel restrictions even within the US, “getting away from it all&rd… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. In an era where social distancing has become the norm, many international destinations are essentially off limits to American… Read More

Original content owned & copyrighted by Green Global Travel. Permaculture is a system of designing our surroundings. It can include everything from how our home operates efficiently and… Read More