Saving water starts at home. I should know – I wrote an entire article on how exactly to do that. But how can you save water on holiday? I travel often. Its a big perk of my job. I’ve had meetings on slowboats floating down the Mekong River and seen leatherback sea turtles hatch under the moonlight, on the shores …
Let’s cruise down the mighty Mekong River
The Mekong is a tremendous thing; a mighty river that flows for almost 5 000 kilometers through six countries. From its source in China, the brown body of water meanders through Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Viet Nam. Want to see? Let’s go. I’ll take you on a cruise down the Mekong River, if only from that mystical Golden …
Crossing borders with rivers of friendship in Central Asia
The piercing sun showed promise of a long lunch. Perhaps it could have been shashlik, skewers of juicy mutton, relished with wheels of warm bread. Here in Kyrgyzstan, it could have been served enjoying the green landscape of Batkin, like yesterday, after a morning of hunting for the rare Aygul flower. Today the heat only served a trickle of sweat …