Travel

Steer clear of the plastic beads on Bourbon Street to experience a more local NOLA (New Orleans, Lousiana).

Tourism and tax revenue may be swept away.

Photo Credit: Kelly Rossiter My friend Barb, who I am travelling with in the French Alps, is a professed non-cook. However, she announced the other night that she could make artichokes and would make them for dinner. The artichokes here are bigger than any I have ever cooked, and two artichokes shared amongst four people was more than enough. Much as I do love artichokes, I have always viewed them as a device to move butter into my mouth. Consequently, I usually make the easiest thing possible, melted butt...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photos Courtesy of Zebra3/Buy-Sellf As awesome as cities are, getting away from time to time is a good idea. But as refreshing and necessary as a vacation in the countryside can be, it comes with its own headaches, especially in terms of increased carbon footprint. But if you're lucky enough to be around Bordeaux, in Southwestern France, you don't have to go far to find a great spot to kick back. Just outside Bordeaux, you can find Le Nuage (the Cloud), a "playful and poetic" lak...Read the full story on TreeHugger