Offset Your Carbon at SFO

Offset Your Carbon at SFO
Thank you for returning to Executive Nomad. Wondering why don't we feature reviews of the sites we recommend? Find Out.. If you haven't already, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feedYou are rushing through SFO on your way to catch a flight back east or perhaps farther west to the Far East and you...

Get Your Pedal On

Get Your Pedal On
On of my favorite alternatives to the hotel gym when I’m on a business trip is renting a bicycle. I’ve ridden along the lakefront in Chicago, through the busy streets of Amsterdam and Munich and, most recently, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco to Sausalito. I shot the photo...

San Francisco Sojourn

San Francisco Sojourn
I was in San Francisco on business earlier this week. It is truly one of my favorite destinations and I’m always happy whether in the city for business or pleasure. I was facilitating the BeDo Intra 09 conference held at the Fort Mason Center so I found myself staying in the Fisherman’s...

Capital Hill Roundup

Capital Hill Roundup
There’s no time to be in Washington, DC like August — hot, humid, and, well, hot and humid. But business calls when it does and so I was off to the nation’s capital earlier this week. I was sorry to see that several restaurants where I’d enjoyed fine meals — Butterfield...

NY Times Discovers Trains

NY Times Discovers Trains
“Trains and Vans May Beat Taxis to the Airport” proclaims the New York Times. Executive Nomad fans have long known that the savvy traveler knows the most trouble-free way to get to their flight. In London, there is nothing quite as wonderful as the Heathrow Express. In Washington, you can...

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles…Which is Greener?

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles…Which is Greener?
Another good bit from our friends at the Economist regarding a study that claims that planes are “greener” than trains in the U.S. when one looks at the full lifecycle. “Hogwash” is what they say. Comparisons like these are difficult to understand (and difficult to do, I’m...

Hotels Get Their Green On

Hotels Get Their Green On
CNN has provided an excellent round up of the activities undertaken by the major hotel chains to save energy, reduce water use, recycle more, and be greener global citizens. We applaud all of these efforts. Travel & Leisure magazine has compiled a list of top green hotels. While many of these are...

Quiet Car Moon

Quiet Car Moon
I had a one day trip to New York last week so I spent a lot of time on the Acela. On the way home, I settled into a window seat in the quiet car (by accident, truth be told) with a sumptuous, yet economical, picnic of sorts from Pret a Manger.  New York City was far behind us as dusk settled in an a...

Eating on the Road: Lose Weight, Save the Planet

Eating on the Road: Lose Weight, Save the Planet
It’s easy to put on a few pounds when you travel a lot. Those big hotel breakfasts, a lunch meeting, another meeting over dinner — even if you are dedicated in using the hotel gym, the calories add up. The New York Times‘ Mark Bittman has a plan in his new book, Food Matters: A Guide...

Slow Food on the Road

A great way to discover local culinary treats when you travel is to check out  local chapters of Slow Food when you make your plans. There are lots of events and one just might be scheduled when you are in town. If you are traveling alone, it will make for an interesting evening and you can meet some...

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