Take the Night Train to Vienna: The Best Tips for Your City Trip

Vienna, Austria, sustainable city break, Green Travel Tips, train travel

Taking the Night Train to Vienna: A Green City Trip Traveling internationally by train is sustainable and lets you see a lot of the countries you pass through. But it’s often complicated, too—except when traveling to Vienna. The overnight train takes you easily and...

Ticino, in southern Switzerland, where the mountains speak Italian

Ticino, Switzerland, Green Travel Tips

Ticino: Switzerland with an Italian vibe You step off the train in Locarno, and the first thing you see is a palm tree. No cow with a bell, no smell of fondue, no wooden chalet—just a palm tree. Welcome to Ticino, Switzerland’s southernmost canton, where they speak...

Intragna: Eating What Grows and Weeds That Take Over the Walls

Ticino, Switzerland, Green Travel Tips

Intragna: The Weeds on Your Plate and on the Wall The train to Intragna is no ordinary train. It climbs and winds its way through the Centovalli, the “valley of a hundred valleys,” until you get off in a village that seems to be glued to the mountainside. I’m in...

Brissago Islands: Subtropical Gardens in the Heart of Switzerland’s Lake Maggiore

Ticino, Switzerland, Green Travel Tips

You step off the boat, and within ten steps you’ve forgotten all about the Alps. Palm trees, bamboo, giant ferns, a Japanese banana plant. On a tiny island of less than three hectares in the middle of Lake Maggiore, you feel as if you’re in the subtropics. And yet...

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