Coming back to my Sydney desk from a long meeting, the link to www.gibbonexperience.org arrived in my inbox. Before I completed reading the site, all rationale for planning and research was forgotten. We had confirmation of the last two spots. Describing itself as an eco tourism forest conservation project or in my terms [...]

KUKI is tucked away in a little fishing village in a most unlikely location. From the outlook it is almost like a concrete castle, something you do not expect to see in Japan. We were greeted by two very small Japanese ladies dressed in I can only describe it as a steam driver outfit complete [...]

Photo Courtesy of Striding Arches
The challenge with loving the work of Andy Goldsworthy is that his monumental site specific art is hard to visit; on an ice flow; in the middle of a forest. Goldsworthy is one of the foremost artists working in the landscape. So you have to hike through a fair bit of [...]

At RunawayNow, we love to embrace the perfect eco-friendly combination of sensibility and sustainability. Ilaria Venturini Fendi (yes, of the famous Fendis) is collaborating with The Ethical Fashion Programme of the United Nations Agency, the ITC and Milan’s greatest taste arbiteurs at 10, Corso Como in Milan to create handbags that are made 100% in [...]

Photo Courtesy of Churchill Wild
Here at RunawayNow, we usually only share things with our readers that we’ve actually experienced, but as this is debuting in September and seems like a once in a lifetime experience, a preview:
“Wolves, and caribou, and bears! Oh my!” should be the tag line for Canada’s Wild Church’s new Arctic Safari. [...]

Photo Courtesy of Ecovisit Paris
There are few hybrid car services in Paris but there’s one that has the Toyota Prius and sensational service. When I’m in Paris I choose Ecovisit Paris.
Ecovisit Paris. +33 (0) 177 137 999

Photos by Peter Hunt
If someone tells you to go to hell, ask whether that’s by plane or by helicopter. Hell, or more precisely Hell Bay, is, you see, the most heavenly place on earth.
It’s on Bryher, one of the Scillies, isles you will be forgiven for never having heard of only because my husband/photographer, whose [...]

The section between Cusco and Lima is called The Gringo Trail. I questioned Randy, our trip leader, about the name and he gave me a very simple answer, “That is where all the gringos go.” Peru is the most touristy of all the countries and gringos go to Puno to see Lake Titicaca, [...]

Photos by Ronnie Crosbie and Jenny Cook
The Quilotoa Loop, Ecuador, holds many unexpected treasures for those adventurous enough to take the road less traveled. Two hours South of Quito, the loop begins at Latacunga on a dusty, bumpy road that goes from bad to worse to worser to worsest at which point it’s only [...]

Image Courtesy of Wikipedia
Madrid’s train station is going green. Recently Atocha Station (the main commuter station in Madrid) added a jungle of green goodness for all to see. Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, who won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996, envisioned the breath taking 400 square meter jungle to make waiting for [...]