Carbon neutral: the 'fairy tale' castle of Neuschwanstein

Yes. We know from German folklore (think Hansel and Gretel, and Little Red Riding Hood) that the forest, or Wald, was an important part of life in Germany’s past. With forest still covering 31 per cent of the country – almost three times as much as the UK – the nation is deeply green.

It is also way ahead in terms of “green” issues. Germany recycles three-fifths of domestic waste compared to about one-fifth here; there are now only 150 landfill sites in Germany, compared with 50,000 in the early Seventies.

If you are choosing the nation at the heart of Europe initially for its environmentally friendly credentials, you are in for a treat in terms of the green and open spaces it offers. Germany has one-third more people than Britain, but the population density is lower and more rural.

PLUS!
What happens at Oktoberfest, stays at Oktoberfest.

I want to go to Italy, and you will too, after you indulge yourself, listening to the voice, heart and soul behind VistaNuova.com

Smart Green Travel sparks your artistic curiosity, at the exact spot Columbus set sail from Italy.

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Guests:

An Organic Conversation
Helge Hellberg & Mark Mulcahy

VistaNuova
Andrey Tamarchenko

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BREAKING NEWS: Calif State Parks will only allow you in FREE to all STATE PARKS if you have an ACCESS PASS.  How to get one?? Find out on Smart Green Travel.

Mt. Tamalpais - means ‘Bay Mountain’ - the Coast Miwok Indian definition

Plus, Mom’s and Dad’s,  I have an excellent One Day, Mt. Tamalpais plan for your next, all day, and into the evening, family outing.  Mt. Tamalpais has one of the best Mountain Outdoor Theater, astrology shows. Can’t you see you and the kids, looking up at the stars, talking about Galileo? Do you know the history of the Gravity Railroad Cars at the East Peak of Mt. Tam?  Make it a family, Mt. Tam excursion, and explore the new museum on Mt. Tam where you envelope what life was like in the late 1800’s, for Bay Area residents on the Railroad Gravity Cars! There was no Disneyland back then, and this train was the “E” ticket.

Mt. Diablo
Did you know, 10% of California’s native plants are on Mt. Diablo, and, because Diablo means Devil, a coalition wants to change the name. WHAT? Find out why on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco or at www.TheGreenMorning.com. Get inspired to camp for one night on this easy access, clean mountain for camping, just minutes from the freeway, Rock City on Mt. Diablo.  Hike Mt. Diablo, even if you’re a rookie hiker, and never feel like your exercising or sweating just to enjoy one of California’s first State Parks.

Mt. Shasta
Joe Kidd, a really cool guy I met at San Francisco Green Drinks,  shares with you, their connection to nature, that changed them, after choosing to get one, with Shasta’s spiritual, serene, and surreal visual sensations.  Why get to Shasta in your lifetime? What’s the big deal with a mountain that John Muir called, the most unpredictable mountainess weather conditions, anywhere in the world? Less than seasoned hikers, show how in love they are with Mt. Shasta, on Smart Green Travel.  Green in the Mountains, revealing what a green hiker does, specifically, to reduce carbon footprints with every Mt. Shasta step.

The Grateful Dead & The Rocky Mountains - What did the Grateful Dead do in Denver that didn’t happen in any other city?  Is Denver really that Green? Prove it!!! Ok, they did, on Smart Green Travel, it’s all Denver clocking in at #2 for the most Green city I’ve discovered, other than San Francisco.  Denver is sooooooooooo couscous to Being Green. Within just a one mile radius, there are three sports green stadiums, the country’s second largest performing arts complex, an assortment of art and history museums, a mint producing 10 billion coins a year, a river offering whitewater rafting, the country’s only downtown amusement park, a new world-class aquarium, more than 8,000 hotel rooms and more than 300 restaurants, most organic beer brewed per day than any other American city and of course, the music. What the Grateful Dead did in Denver, that’s historical, only on Smart Green Travel, with Jerry Hart.

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Steve Sander
Director Marketing City of Denver
Rich Grant
Director of Communications
www.visitdenver.org Headquarters for all things Denver
www.denver365.org for events
www.greenprintdenver.com for what’s Green in Denver

Seth Adams
Director of Land Programs
www.SaveMtDiablo.org

Joe Kidd
Novice Shasta Hiker
Mt. Shasta

Arlene Halligan
Interpretive Associate
Mt. Tamalpais

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• Greenest Cities in the World with Jerry Hart on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco [/caption] Who's recycling more and "trashing" less? Smart Green Travel visits the top green cities and few runners up who have made the most impressive strides toward eco-friendliness and sustainability. Factors are air, the climate, our health, the landscape and the habitat. When a city accepts as a mandate its......
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Sponsored by Dome Guys: When one of their geodesic domes first comes into view, you’ll feel a sense of wonderment and anticipation. Step inside the dome, and the experience truly feels like no other.

So, lets say you just don’t care about the biggest sports event in the world, World Cup. But wait!, there’s so much to glean from the people of South Africa, on a personal level.  We travel to African continent this week to hear Mandela’s message of forgiveness, in a world of contention, uncertainty, and fear.  He said, “If I cannot change when circumstances demand it, how can I expect others too”.

If that one didn’t penetrate, here’s another one. “To build hope for family and friends, we must exceed our own expectations”, Mandela said.

Lets go to South Africa, and do it on a tight budget without going there on Smart Green Travel, as we welcome Ms. Sthu Zungu, working hand in hand with Nelson Mandela everyday, directing the WorldCup, and at the helm of Tourism for South Africa.

Plus, is this a joke? 5 star luxury Kenyazi South Africa Wildlife Safari. It’s not! I found Chris Cote, from Gilroy, being responsible morally and socially aware. Kenyazi, translated into English means, “Star”.  Nothing like a few minutes with a great guy from the Bay Area who lives in Africa 8 months out of the year. When you’re ready to do Africa, you’ll remember this interview, and how it pierced your consciousness. Spending money on your sustainable travel plans is  so moving, when your hard earned bucks turn into fresh water wells for those who need it so badly in the very places where you Safari. We honor Chris Cote, for bridging hunger and water relief missions with 5 star luxury African Safari trips, on this weeks Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart.

And finally, what’s a Green Wedding? Did you know, in the Bay Area we have 54,000 weddings each year. Average cost? $26,000. Try spending that in San Francisco. Sorry. You’re not quite there yet. Try $50,000 for a wedding.

Our Green Event Planners and Photographers are very direct. “The wedding industry missed this opportunity to support the sustainable economy. It sells over consumption and unsustainable products”, said  Corina Ann Beczner, of www.vibrantevents.net

Listen to Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart, for everything deeply rooted in a Green event/wedding.

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Guests:

Sthu Zungu
Director South African Tourism
sthu@us.southafrica.net
www.us.southafrica.net

Chris Coté
President
Gilroy, CA
408-848-1798
info@kanyezisafari.org
www.kanyezisafari.org
http://www.infobayarea.com/bizbridge/biz/kanyezisafariafrica.html
http://www.kanyezisafari.org/index.html

Corina Ann Beczner
Owner & Green Wedding Consultant
Vibrant Events
www.vibrantevents.net
415-613-3778

Rebecca Wilkowski
Rebecca Wilkowski Photography
Certified Green Wedding Photographer & Photojournalist
347-413-4747
Web: www.RebeccaWilkowski.com
Blog: www.RebeccaWilkowski.com/blog

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What are you doing for a Green Memorial Day Weekend? Stay home near the cool fog, treat yourself and that work-a-holic schedule to a cool relaxing restaurant. Next,  open your intentions to the best of our city, our neighborhoods yet to be explored, so many cultures to experience. Always more to discover…Only in San Francisco.

Here was my favorite part of this weeks Smart Green Travel, especially with a famous brother, drummer of the Grateful Dead. Come with me, and lets take a 90 minute ride on the “Magic Bus”. Video screens inside the plush retro bus and tuned up for a trip without the acid, back to the 60’s, as one of the most special features of San Francisco’s International Arts Festival.

If I changed my attitude about dancers that sacrifice so much to come to our home, San Francisco, from all over the world, you might do the same. I’ve realized, with the help of Andrew Wood, Director of San Francisco’s International Art Festival, that the dancer craves to unveil societal issues thru their dancing, genuinely explaining today’s society breakdowns and turmoil, with hope that we understand each other, no matter what color we are, worldwide.

20 dance organizations from all over the world are coming to San Francisco and how more green can you be than to take the family down to Fort Mason on Memorial Day Weekend or enjoy free to watch dancing in Union Square with extremely talented, skilled, tenacious dancers with a pure message of BEING green shared thru their performance

Nearly a decade ago, San Francisco was riding high on the wealth of the dot com explosion. And it showed in outrageously high priced hotels, restaurants and real estate. When the bubble burst, the city was forced to adjust. In fact, now is a great time to visit the somewhat humbler, but just as fabulous, cultural mecca of the Left Coast. Hotels and restaurants have lowered their prices, making it easier to enjoy a weekend here.

One of the best things about San Francisco is that you can be in a museum in the morning and on a mountain in the afternoon. Mind-expanding cultural attractions exist alongside invigorating outdoor activities. Gaze at the work of Jackson Pollock at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the morning and then head to Muir Woods to peer up at gigantic redwoods in the afternoon. From the hippie haunts of Haight-Ashbury to the colorful Victorian architecture of the predominantly gay Castro District, and from Japantown to Chinatown, San Francisco is all about neighborhoods. Each has a distinct look and vibe. You could easily spend a day in each or hop on a streetcar to sample a few.

Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco, will help all of us literally go green as we learn tips to travel eco-consciously, see the planet we are working so hard to preserve, share ideas and gather ways on how to continue our green journey, while at the same time learning to relax and enjoy every minute we have on this great big home we call Mother Earth.

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Guests
San Francisco International Arts Festival
Andrew Wood
Director
415.399.9554
andrew@sfiaf.org
www.sfiaf.org

6th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Ted Fang - Asian Week Foundation Director
Contact: Angela Pang
Community Relations Manager
AsianWeek Foundation
apang@asianweek.com
(415) 321-5894
www.asianweek.com
www.asianfairsf.com
www.sfhepbfree.org

Bay to Breakers
Sam Singer | President |
Contact: Christy Seto | Account Supervisor | Singer Associates, Inc.
O: 415-227-9700, Ext. 116
christy@singersf.com

Ghiradelli Wine Festival
Lyndsey Maxon
Event Director
Lmaxon@ghiradellisq.com
415.775.5500

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