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Posts in category "Eco-Travel"

Visiting a World Class Eco-Park Compost Facility in Mexico - An Adventure in Eco Travel and Green Living

Saitra Perez and Shawna Coronado at the compost facility on the world-class eco-park property, Xel-Ha near Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. GREEN TIP: Composting saves you money and makes enhanced soil which can also be used to help feed the hungry if you plant a few extra plants in your composted garden every year. All free and... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
October 21, 2010 at 5:08 pm
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Exploring the Mangrove Jungle on the Riviera Maya Coast in Mexico - An Adventure in Eco Travel and Green Living

Mangrove jungle roots reach into the ocean rock and coral at Akumal, Mexico, a coastline fishing village on the Mayan Riviera. Exploring the amazing Mayan Riviera coastline on the Yucatan Peninsula with Paul Sanchez-Navarro, Director of Centro Ecologico Akumal, is truly a fantastic eco-travel and environmental experience. In the video below we visit the unique eco-system of the coastline mangrove jungles -... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
October 19, 2010 at 4:00 pm
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Spelunking in the Cenote Caves on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico - An Adventure in Eco Travel and Green Living

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Shawna Coronado spelunking in cenote caves on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Rio Secreto, the secret cave, is deep in the jungle on the Riviera Maya coastline. In 2009 my family and I went on an eco-adventure of a life-time into the Mayan Riviera. I was invited back in 2010 to film a mini-series of... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
October 19, 2010 at 11:23 am
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Visiting the President of Ireland's Gardens - Soon To Be Organic Certified

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Shawna Coronado standing at the rose and lavender garden at Áras an Uachtaráin, the President of Ireland’s residence. Traveling to Ireland this summer to keynote at the very green and sustainable Bloom 2010 event was a tremendous experience because of the warmth and beauty of Ireland’s people. What made the trip completely over-the-top was receiving... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
August 12, 2010 at 4:19 pm
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THE ANSWER - Seek And Find Mystery - What Is Hidden In This Photo from Mexico?

Close up view of the Mexican hummingbird I snapped in a jungle in Mexico – and the answer to what is hidden in yesterday’s “seek and find mystery”. The answer to yesterday’s seek and find mystery – an amazing hummingbird from the Yucatan – the Cinnamon Hummingbird! It landed in the middle of this mangrove... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 29, 2010 at 5:11 pm
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Traveling in Ireland - Teaching Children About Sustainable Gardening

Sustainability flower container built to inspire children in Ireland to be more sustainable. Children learn most quickly by example, and Lorcan Bourke showed this grandly in his spectacularly popular sustainability flower design for children at the Bloom 2010 event in Phoenix Park at Dublin, Ireland this year. Bloom 2010 had a lovely sustainability section which Lorcan managed. This... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 22, 2010 at 6:31 pm
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Traveling Ireland - How A Pond Is Processing Gray Water for An Irish Factory - a Green Solution For The Environment

Vincent Cleary, Managing Director of Glenisk, with his daughter and scrappy little dog, Suzy, returning through the fields from touring the Glenisk reed beds in Killeigh, Ireland. Reed bed filtration is becoming a popular wastewater management technique worldwide, both for household use and for large factories and institutions. It is a creative way to reuse... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 21, 2010 at 4:54 pm
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Traveling Ireland - Meeting An Organic Cow Farmer and Visiting the Burren

View from James Howard’s home in Ireland; the Burren in all its glory. In the Northwest corner of County Clare, Ireland, there is a remarkable place called The Burren. This region of Ireland is composed of mountainous limestone pavements, eroded in Vincent Cleary of Glenisk, and James Howard, together with James cows in Ireland. a unique pattern known as karren. Beneath... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 18, 2010 at 6:58 pm
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Traveling Ireland - A Tour of a Sustainable Kitchen Garden

An amazing Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden is a two and a half-acre garden set in the grounds of the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. It is truly one of the most beautiful kitchen gardens I have ever seen and is used as both an educational tool and for food for the local community. Above is... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 17, 2010 at 5:33 pm
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Traveling Ireland - Electricity Saving and Money Saving Green Tips From the Hotel

Amazing green ideas were discovered in my hotel at Ireland. Quick, easy, and money saving tip in the video below: http://www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog – http://www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog – http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com and The Community Help Blog – www.grow1world.com... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 17, 2010 at 10:33 am
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