Barry from SleepSoft.com asked me to give him an honest review of his bamboo sheets. It's been longer than the couple of months I indicated it would take to give him an honest review in exchange for a set of sheets, but that gives me longer to evaluate them. These are the first sheets I've been given, all other similar reviews have been on purchased sheets. ]]>
Organic, natural fiber bed sheets, made of bamboo feel great! They are soft, silky, durable, are anti-microbial, and breathe. Bamboo bed sheets and sheet sets typically come in a variety of sizes and colors. You can find cotton/bamboo blend fairly readily, but 100% bamboo sheets seem to be hard to come by. Until now....
Brooklyn is quickly becoming one of the greenest areas of New York. You can easily find accommodations, eateries, attractions, parks and shopping venues that are helping to preserve the environment. With a great, environmentally friendly hotel to call home while you are visiting, Brooklyn is a great destination spot.]]>
Honey's B&B is the place to stay if you're looking for an eco-friendly place to stay while visiting Brooklyn, NY. Home to numerous green businesses nearby, make this your home as you explore all the environmentally friendly options Brooklyn has to offer.
The big island of Hawaii is a very popular destination for many travelers each year. Even though you are in paradise doesn't meant that you need to leave your green standards behind. There are many eco-friendly options for you to stay in, eat at, and enjoy on the Big Island. You only have to be willing to look for those green options for your travel.]]>
Waianuhea B&B, located on the slopes of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii, is a wonderful spot to call home as your explore the island of Hawaii. Hawaii's bounty includes lots of organic foods as well as eco tourism activities -- ways to explore that don't hurt the environment.
The oldest city in Denmark is not stuck in the past. Ribe, Denmark may have the trappings of the eight century, but their attention to the environment brings them into the present and even the future.]]>
Denmark's oldest town is an actively green community. From alternative energy sources to organic dining, you can have a wonderfully green vacation in Ribe, Denmark. Make >Danhostel Ribe your home as you explore the area.
One of the most popular destinations in the United States is Denver, Colorado. The Mile High City is known for its beautiful vistas, fun activities, mountains, and more. Most people don't know that it is a green city as well.]]>
Denver is one of the best playgrounds in the U.S. If you are looking for a green, active vacation, Denver has to be high on your list. And while you are here, make The Cambridge Hotel your home. Eat at sustainable restaurants, visit museums that focus on the environment, and shop at green and organic stores/markets. You'll have a great time during your visit to Denver, Colorado.
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Ithaca is the second-greenest city in the United States, bested, possibly, by Burlington, Vermont. This green dedication makes it an excellent location for you to visit for a weekend -- or longer. And you can find green lodging to go with your green vacation stop.
Laguna Beach, California, is known for its beautiful beaches and scenery, but there is another reason that you want to consider visiting this area. The green and environmentally friendly side of Laguna Beach can allow you to have a beautiful location to visit without having to worry about the effects that you have upon the environment. From lodgings to restaurants and activities, you will find that Laguna Beach gives you a green beach trip you will love.]]>
Make the Casa Laguna Inn and Spa your luxurious and green base of operation for playing in Laguna Beach, California. You can vacation and be pampered while being environmentally sensitive when you choose locations like Laguna Beach, and any of Laguna Beach's environmentally friendly hotels.
Taking a trip Down Under can be great fun and very exciting. It can also be very green and friendly to the environment. From where you stay to where you eat to what you do, you can enjoy your trip to Sydney, Australia and lessen your impact upon the environment. This can help to take some of the guilt out of your travel and give you some pride in knowing that you are helping the environment.]]>
The Manly Lodge in Sydney, Australia, is the perfect place to start your green Australian holiday. Green hotels, organic restaurants, and eco-friendly harbor cruises join forces to make for a wonderful environmentally friendly vacation.
Whether you are traveling alone, as part of a couple, or with your family, one place that you will surely want to consider visiting is Ecuador. Ecuador is known for its beautiful rainforests and fun activities that will offer you everything you want and more in a vacation or trip destination. As far as eco-friendliness, Quito, Ecuador, offers many different restaurants, activities, and lodgings in and around the area to allow you to travel without guilt.]]>
Traveling to Ecuador opens the possibility of wonderful eco-friendly traveling. The green lodging to stay in while in Quito is La Selva Jungle Lodge. Eat organic foods there and other establishments around town. Enjoy birdwatching, a side trip to the Galapagos Islands, hiking the rainforest or mountains, or just relax at the Lodge.
Atlanta, Georgia, is known for many things. From the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics to the Atlanta Braves to Stone Mountain to being the capital of Georgia and more, Atlanta is a thriving city where millions of tourists visit each year. One thing that most people don't realize about Atlanta, however, is that there is a thriving eco-friendly movement in this city as well. From lodgings to restaurants to stores to playgrounds and more, quite a bit of focus is being put on making Atlanta greener and better for the environment. When you travel to Atlanta, you want to be sure to check out these eco-friendly locations to help support their efforts and reduce your own carbon footprint while you travel.]]>
Atlanta, Georgia, may not be associated with eco-tourism by most people, or where you think of going for a green get away, so you may be pleased to learn about the eco green attractions, green lodging, environmentally friendly playgrounds, and organic shopping you can treat yourself to in Atlanta. Stay in any number of the green hotels found in Atlanta.
The future of alternative energy will be brighter if the playing field with oil is leveled. The reasons for alternative energy are numerous, and the reasons to reduce our oil consumption are just as numerous. Who's betting on oil futures? It's time we bet on the U.S.'s future. Environmentally friendly and sustainable hotels can help lead the way.
I'm challenging President Obama to set the U.S. course for ending all foreign oil imports by 2025.
]]>In the Lighting Basics for Your Basic Bulb Purchase article I covered how lumens, color rendering index (CRI) and color temperature work together to give you the kind of lighting you want or need. Hotels want the best of color balance and energy efficiency for the best guest experience possible.]]>
Is your hotel buying energy efficient lighting with adequate information? Can you make heads or tails out of how a manufacturer describes its bulbs? You want energy efficiency and quality lighting for your guests.
As energy efficient lighting evolves so does the confusion about what you are buying. How does at 75W incandescent bulb compare to a CFL or LED bulb? For years the most I had to rely on was the wattage comparison on the packaging, but there's more to the comparison than that. And sometimes there's not even that information to rely on.]]>
How is a hotel expected to tend to a quality guest experience and energy conservation if manufacturers provide inadequate information for good decisions? Buying energy efficient light bulbs isn't as easy as it should be. How do you compare an incandescent light bulb to a CFL to an LED? What do the different terms mean?
When I first started hearing about the triple bottom line I thought it was the new accounting method that dealt with environmental issues in addition to the standard business money issues. Now I know why my accounting and CPA friends didn't know what I was talking about when I queried if they'd had that class in school. It's only now, in the past several years, become a college course.]]>
Sustainable development for a hotel involves the same issues as for any sustainable business practices. Profit can't be the only measure of a business's success. People and planet need to be accounted for as well. Economic, social and the environment all blend together to create a sustainable business. Hotels will prosper and thrive by adopting a sustainable attitude toward operations and development. It's the long-run that matters, and you won't get there if you only look at the short-run.