Alianza Ceibois an an indigenous-led, non-profit organisation working towards the defence of indigenous territory, cultural survival, and the building of viable solutions-based alternatives to rainforest destruction. Nemonte Nenquimo is cofounder of Ceibo Alliance, the first female president of the Waorani organisation of Pastaza province and one o...

The new Hotel Zena in Washington DC is being heralded as an ode to feminine strength as the new cultural hub celebrates the accomplishments of women. Situated in Downtown D.C., the 191-room hotel is an interactive art venue designed and curated to send a message of female empowerment and a celebration of people who work together to achieve fundamen...

​ The 42-room hotel Chapter Roma is the first location in the newly established Chapter Italia Portfolio developed by Marco Cilia. Chapter Roma, part of the Design Hotels collection, embodies 'a fusion of gritty and glamorous, with a contemporary and classic aesthetic' South African based designer Tristan Du Plessis of Studio A has brought new life...

Located in the Great Smoky Mountains, Cades Cove is an open-air museum that preserves some of the material culture of those who last lived there. The first Europeans settled in the cove sometime between 1818 and 1821 and, by 1830, the area's population swelled to 271. Cades Cove offers the widest variety of historic buildings of any area in the nat...

The annual autumnal bird migration in Lithuania is one of the most spectacular phenomena in the natural world Lithuania, one of the European Baltic states, is located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It is bordered by Sweden, Denmark,Latvia, Belarus and Poland. Each fall, millions of birds leave their breeding grounds in the Northern Hemisph...

Playa Hermosa has been added to the list of World Surfing Reserves in recognition its world-class waves, rich biodiversity, strong community support and a clear conservation vision. World Surfing Reserves (WSR) is a programme created by Save The Waves. This is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting surf ecosystems. The pro...