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The Green Travel Guide to Jaffa

Jaffa, Tel Aviv's historic sister city, is famous for its rich biblical tales and unmatched sightseeing. With its unique combination of history and modernity, Jaffa offers countless opportunities for environmentally sustainable and unique day and nighttime activities.

Sustainable Travel Tips to Ionian Islands 

The Ionion islands and sustainable travel go hand-in-hand

Camping in Wadi Rum, Jordan

The four-wheel drive vehicle rattled over the desert stones between Wadi Rum village and the Mohammed Mutlak Camp. A vast silence washed over us...

Travelling to the US? 5 reasons why an esim will be useful for the trip

Global nomads get around by wandering and working and staying connected. An esim can help you stay free. Plus it's more efficient than buying sims around the world and throwing them out.

How do you write for sustainable travel?

Travel and sustainability by default don’t go hand in hand. If you have to fly somewhere or drive long distances you are contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. That’s why staycations have been a priority for ecologically-minded people.

Know your fig varieties from Syria, Lebanon and Iran

The strong grey trunk, the wide velvety leaves, the sticky itchy white milk resin that leaks from the cracked leaves, its round crimson fruits with their bellies filled with honeyed goodness. In my opinion, nothing beats a fig tree.

8 Best Things to Do in Las Vegas for Locals

Las Vegas is a fantastic city with many things for locals and tourists to do. However, some attractions are designed explicitly for tourists more...

Muslim astronaut heads to space over Ramadan

Sultan Al Neyadi, SpaceX Crew-6 mission specialist, will be the second United Arab Emirates astronaut to fly to space and the first Arab to spend an extended journey in space.

Travelling to Washington: five suggestions so you are prepared

You can travel sustainably near Washington, DC by renting a treehouse in the woods.

Sustainable wildlife destinations to visit in 2023

The Noka Camp, Waterberg, Limpopo in South Africa is one of the few resorts on the planet that plough back 100% of their financial gain into the local community, for the benefit of the wildlife.

Go to mass in a Cairo, Egypt church built out of a cave

Historically marginalized and evicted from Giza in 1970, a community of Coptic Christians took up residence at the foot of the Mokattam hills in south east Cairo.

NASA’s rover finds opals on Mars

The white patches are exposed opal caches on Mars. The result could mean water for future Martians.

Stay at an Ottoman palace in Syria, at Beit Zafran

Like the elaborate and luxurious riads of Morocco, the Levant area (Lebanon, Syria, Israel) has its own style of elaborate estates and Ottoman palaces.

Glamping on dead volcanoes in Saudi Arabia

Tourists welcome at the spectacular region of Alulu in Saudi Arabia, and the Khaybar Volcano Camp. Sleep under the stars, for $500 a night.

10 ecotourism day trips in Israel

From an ancient fortress you get to by a river hike to cave dwellings even older. Find history and ecology meeting in Israel's secret day trips.

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Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

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Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

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Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

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AI is finding cancer tumors faster, but this jury is out on whether outcomes are being impacted

Could AI see breast cancer before the human eye can? UCLA researchers find that artificial intelligence may help detect missed cancers and flag women at higher risk, but important limitations remain.

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How skinny medicine is reshaping the fashion industry, an interview with Katie Jones

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