Category Archives: Sustainable Cities

Cochin, but not as we know it.

A barely perceptible ripple on the surface of the water alerted the beady eyes of the multi-tasking Vinod, who promptly dived into the lake, emerging seconds later, his small, wiry brown body glistening with droplets of water as he threw three live fish onto the gangway of our private Chinese Fishing Net to show them

Have Bucket Lists Destroyed The Art of Travel?

Travel: To go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length. Journey: Originally a literal unit of time and travel, has become a metaphor for the experience of living life with all its ups and downs. I recently read the Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas and it reminded me that so much of travel now, thanks

Focus on Mainstream Destinations for a More Sustainable Travel World

For 25 years I’ve been promoting travel beyond the bucket list and for 25 years, by and large, I’ve been banging my head against a brick wall. 85% of travel companies just promote the same old same old. If the pandemic could change that, all well and good, but realistically will this happen?  After the