Travel Off the Eaten Path

  Share a meal with local families, learn how to cook traditional dishes, and more! During your next traveling adventure, “book a private meal or cooking class with the best home cooks around the world” with The Traveling Spoon! Read the full Traveling Spoon Pure Story.

The Nature Fix

“One of the powers of nature is that it provides good metaphors for resiliency and living life, and there’s no metaphor stronger than running a river. Rivers hit all my buttons: fun, beauty, excitement, physical challenge, social engagement,” says Florence Williams in her second book: The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative. Florence Williams author of …

Yann Arthus-Bertrand – An Elevated Vision

Yann Arthus-Bertrand has committed his life to deepening our connections with the environment and one another. For years, I have found great inspiration in his work and have shared it with family, friends, co-workers, students, and now the PI community! As a dedicated aficionada, I have tried to keep track of Arthus-Bertrand’s on-going accomplishments. In an attempt to guide you through …

Most Inspirational Movies by Yann Arthus Bertrand & The Good Planet Foundation

Through the following movies Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows our earth at its most sublime through never-before-seen aerial images and footage accompanied by soaring music, resulting in an ode to the beauty of the world, providing a moment to draw breath and for introspection: HOME – 2009- Filmed in 50 countries, A survey of the planet and Solutions for a Sustainable World. Contrary to many documentaries …

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

Innovations Inspired by Nature – What We Can Learn From the Genius that Surrounds Us Inspired by her backyard observations in Missoula, Montana, biologist and natural history writer, Janine Benyus, invented the word biomimicry in 1990. The publication of her book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature in 1997 introduced the world to the idea of applying natural principles to human problems. Since the …

The Traveling Spoon – A Most Delicious and Inspiring Initiative!

Traveling Spoon follows a simple concept, yet it has the power to change your traveling experience and the world for the better! Business school cohorts and entrepreneurs, Aashi Vel and Steph Lawrence, created Traveling Spoon to help travelers and hosts share homemade meals and culinary traditions, encouraging more authentic and connected traveler experiences for tourists and locals alike. Traveling Spoon can …

Snow Art – Dependent Upon Climate

Sonja Hinrichsen’s patterns on the snowscape are an ephemeral force on nature. Wearing snowshoes, the environmental artist has spiraled her way over snow-covered mountains and lakes from Colorado and New York, to Finland and France. The results are impermanent bird-footed patterns on the snow. Her installations, made with community volunteers, reveal themselves as intricate drawings from above, while the experience …