Travel Sustainable travel with your dog: Our tips for a relaxing trip with your four-legged friend Marilou Cabatingan, 10/17/202510/18/2025 More and more people want to take their four-legged friends with them when they travel. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably one of them 😉 After all, there’s hardly anything better than exploring new places with your dog and enjoying your free time to the fullest. In everyday life,… Continue Reading
Travel Golden October in the Alps – Experience it in an eco-friendly way Marilou Cabatingan, 10/06/202510/18/2025 “Autumn is always our best time,” said Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The German poet was a great nature lover and hiker, and he found autumn to be excitingly beautiful and inspiring. Our sustainable partner hotels in the Alps also recommend autumn as a fantastic time to travel, especially if, like… Continue Reading
Travel National Park vacation – Our 7 Recommendations Marilou Cabatingan, 09/06/202510/18/2025 “I wish everybody had the chance to visit a national park,” says Barack Obama in the Netflix series “Our Great National Parks”. Here you could “experience the sheer joy and wonder of nature.” But national parks are not only places for recreation and adventure, they play an important role in… Continue Reading
Travel Traveling by train with a dog – Here’s what you need to keep in mind (plus packing list for a relaxed trip) Marilou Cabatingan, 08/26/202508/28/2025 Indeed, one of the biggest issues in sustainable travel is the journey. So, there’s no getting around it when vacationing with our four-legged partner. Taking the train ranks among the most environmentally friendly ways to get from point A to point B. But how does it look with a dog?… Continue Reading
Lifestyle „Dad, what’s sustainable?” – Seven ways to explain sustainability to your kids at home and on vacation Marilou Cabatingan, 08/21/202508/28/2025 Whatever you exemplify, is what your child will emulate. You know this maxim, don’t you? It’s what we’re here to discuss today because what better way to teach little ones about sustainable practices than by setting an example? When we show our children right from the start how to do… Continue Reading
Travel Discover historical treasures on vacation | Part 3: Castles, Monasteries, and World Travel in the Middle Ages Marilou Cabatingan, 08/09/202508/14/2025 A castle sits high on a cliff, enthroned above a medieval old town nestled in the valley below. Those who travel sustainably often find themselves in places steeped in history—and sometimes even stay in one of them. Join us for the next leg of our sustainable journey through time as… Continue Reading
Travel Discover Historical Treasures on Vacation | Part 2: Traveling like the Romans Marilou Cabatingan, 08/05/202508/14/2025 The Romans traveled far and wide — as soldiers, traders, craftsmen, and politicians. They traveled across half of Europe on roads that were sometimes well fortified and sometimes less so. There, they founded cities, bathed in hot springs, and enjoyed life surrounded by impressive architecture. It’s no wonder, then, that… Continue Reading
Lifestyle “Say Selfie!” — Instagram while traveling, the perfect vacation selfie and the best photo spots from Green Pearls partners Marilou Cabatingan, 07/29/202508/28/2025 Hands up, whoever took a selfie on vacation? And have you given much thought beforehand to where to take it and how to present yourself? A selfie is one of the most shared vacation photos on Instagram. At least it proves that you’ve actually been to those beautiful places you’re… Continue Reading
Travel Green & Gorgeous: The most beautiful rooms in sustainable hotels worldwide Marilou Cabatingan, 07/25/202508/15/2025 “All of our rooms are beautiful.” That’s what many of our hotel partners said when I asked them about their “best room.” But it turns out that there really is such a thing: that special room where you can arrive, marvel, and immediately feel at home. With private spas, breathtaking… Continue Reading
Lifestyle On the way barefoot – Barefoot paths, Kneipp basins for your health Marilou Cabatingan, 07/15/202508/28/2025 Take off your shoes and socks and experience the “barefoot experience.” Sharp, coarse, gritty, or smooth. Our feet have extremely diverse perceptions when we walk without shoes, which is not something they are used to. Everyone has heard about barefoot paths and Kneipp basins before. What is a barefoot path?… Continue Reading