Archive for July, 2007
Top 5 most Popular in July, 2007
Geotourism Trend Aims to Preserve Local Charm
July 14th, 2007
by Michelle R. Smith
“Geotourism” focuses on a destination’s authentic culture and history, aiming to have visitors help enrich those qualities—rather than turn the place into a typical tourist trap. Traveling to a seaside New England clam shack for fried clams. Listening to jazz in New Orleans. Visiting a small organic coffee farm in Guatemala.
These trips [...]
A Car Made From Water Bottles
July 9th, 2007
By Billy Shih
At the Geneva Auto Show in March, Hyundai announced a concept vehicle using recycled plastic bottles to create most of its outer skin. The QarmaQ, an Intuit word for “dwellings made of Earth, whalebone, and animal skins”, was an idea brought about by Hyundai’s Europe’s Design and Technical Center, along with GE Plastics. [...]
