The Dulce River, or “Sweet” River, is one of the most overlooked places to visit in Guatemala.Popular Guatemala attractions such as the colonial city of Antigua and the ancient ruins of Tikal Keep Reading
30 Facts About Deforestation and Its Effects on the Environment
Deforestation is amongst the most detrimental activities we, as humans, are doing to cause, accelerate, and exacerbate climate change.First off, cutting down forests (or, worse yet, intentionally Keep Reading
How Palm Oil Deforestation Contributes to Climate Change
For anyone worried about what GMOs are doing to our agricultural system and how Monsanto is patenting plants across the planet, there's another dangerous devil on the horizon.Palm Oil Keep Reading
15 Reasons Responsible Tourism Is Better for Everyone
Responsible tourism is an active awareness about the effects travel can have on destinations and the people and wildlife who inhabit them, both positive and negative.The general Keep Reading
How to Make a DIY Rainwater Harvesting System
Water collection and storage is nothing new. Humans have been harvesting rainwater for centuries... millennia, actually.In fact, many of the ancient archaeological sites that we love to Keep Reading
How to Reduce Carbon Footprint With Carbon Offsets, Carbon Credit, & More
As the world nears the climate change tipping point, learning how to reduce carbon footprint is becoming increasingly important on both a personal and collective level.While politicians wrestle Keep Reading
40 Fascinating Blue Whale Facts (From Size & Diet to Conservation)
Oceans cover more than 70% of the planet, but that doesn’t adequately convey the amount of space available for aquatic animals to roam. Where land animals are limited by gravity, marine animals can go Keep Reading
20 of the World’s Biggest Waterfalls (By Continent)
Despite R&B legends TLC's classic admonition not to go chasing them, waterfalls remain among those magical natural features that can put a given destination on millions of people's world travel Keep Reading
30 Antarctic Animals You Can See on an Antarctica Cruise
It wasn't all that long ago that the idea of taking an Antarctic vacation was little more than a pipe dream for most travelers.Daring explorers such as Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton Keep Reading
15 Harmful Traditions & Cultural Practices Tourists Should Never Support
In the last few decades, as international travel has gotten exponentially easier and animal rights issues more pervasive, harmful cultural practices have come to the forefront of travel Keep Reading
40 Fascinating Facts About the Amur Leopard
When it comes to animals that fascinate us, few do so as frequently as big cats.There's the ferociousness of the African Lion, prides of which have been known to take out Elephants. There's the Keep Reading
Exploring Tayrona National Park, Colombia (a.k.a. Parque Nacional Tayrona)
We get off the bus at a remote stop, with just a few shops clustered together in hopes of selling last-minute supplies. I look down a road that disappears into a blur of forest vegetation, and head in Keep Reading
40 Ways to Celebrate New Year Traditions Around the World
Did you know that more people celebrate New Years around the world than any other holiday? But, of course, that doesn’t mean that we all celebrate it in the same way.How I celebrate the New Year– Keep Reading
20 Recycled Christmas Decorations & DIY Christmas Crafts to Make
Making recycled Christmas decor at home is a fantastic opportunity to slow down and savor the holiday season. It gives us a chance to spend some quality time with our family and friends, not to Keep Reading
20 Tallest Mountains in the World By Continent (For Your World Travel Bucket List)
The writing staff here at Green Global Travel has been a fortunate group of ramblers, exploring a bevy of the biggest and tallest mountains in the world.From Alaska's Denali/Mt. McKinley and Keep Reading
15 Ways To Reduce Waste And Move Towards Waste-Free Living
One of the most important things we can do to protect our environment is to find ways to reduce waste and move towards a more waste-free lifestyle.Waste is problematic on a number of different Keep Reading
