Category Archives: North America

What Does Sustainable Luxury Travel Look Like?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Kaitlin Solimine

I’m thrilled to announce my husband Joseph and I will be serving as this year’s coveted Cayuga Collection interns in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Forbes called the position “The Best Job Ever” —as interns, we will experience the best the collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Central America, Eat, Eco-Conscious, Indulge, North America, Sleep, Smile | Tagged best internship ever, Cayuga Collection internship, climate, composting systems, Costa Rica travel, eco lodges, environment, Lapa Rios, sustainable hospitality, sustainable luxury travel, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel | Leave a comment

Sustainable (Hu)Man: Rediscovering the Old (as Adam)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

I’m a bit obsessed with this new website I recently discovered. Aside from its slightly male-centric title (as such, I’m suggesting a re-title as ‘Sustainable HUman’), Sustainable Man provides a necessary addition to the conversation about sustainability and mindful living. … Continue reading →

Posted in Eco-Conscious, Indulge, North America, Smile | Tagged Adam Irish, Gucci cashmere sweater vintage, haberdashery, Midnight in Paris, nostalgia, Old as Adam, Owen Wilson, Portsmouth vintage store, Street restaurant Portsmouth, sustainability, Sustainable Man, Wal-Mart throw-away crap, White Stag hunting jacket, Woody Allen | Leave a comment

Grounding Places: The Wealth of an Hour (or Two, or Three, or Four…)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

I depart as air…. I shake my white locks at the runaway sun, I effuse my flesh in eddies and drift it in lacy jags. I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I … Continue reading →

Posted in Central America, Eco-Conscious, North America, Route 1A, Smile | Tagged Anne Lamott, Beatles, Butterfly Beach Montecito, Day of Atonement, Dominical Costa Rica, Finding time, finding time to stop, Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman, Rye Beach New Hampshire, Yom Kippur | 1 Comment

Guest Post: Chance Encounters

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

It used to be the norm for strangers to talk to one another on the street, hold doors for one another, chat in line at the bank. Now, given the proliferation of technological devices at our disposal, we seldom look … Continue reading →

Posted in North America, Route 1A, Smile | Tagged chance encounters, Eli Davidson, Empower Yoga, Kathleen O'Gorman Solimine, meaningful experiences with strangers, Portsmouth NH, rescuing baby birds, Sherry Turkle, talking to strangers, Woodstock Music Festival | 1 Comment

The Collective: Annie Katsura Rollins

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

‘The Collective: Interviews’ continues this week with the illustrious Annie Katsura Rollins. Annie and I met nearly two decades ago on a flight to Beijing, China. We were students in the same high school study abroad program. We became instant friends, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, North America, Smile, The Collective: Interviews | Tagged Aly Raisman, Annie Katsura Rollins, Annie Rollins, Chinese shadow puppetry, Fulbright grant, MFA University of Minnesota, Minnesota arts, Shadow puppetry, shadow puppetry bike tour, There's Nothing Left to Tell | 3 Comments

The Reformation: Reforming Fashion

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

A guilty admission for someone on an eco-conscious bender: I love to shop. But there is nothing better than scoring a unique vintage (and thus: eco-friendly!) find at a foreign vintage emporium (like at Lisbon’s A Outre Face da Lua … Continue reading →

Posted in Eco-Conscious, Indulge, North America | Tagged eco-friendly clothing, repurposed vintage clothing, The Reformation, Yael Aflalo | Leave a comment

Eco-Friendly Backpack for Travel: Found!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

For the two weeks I recently traipsed around Lisbon as part of an international literary program, I’d been supremely envious of a stylish attendee who carried with her a chic black backpack to every event. Heading out for long days with … Continue reading →

Posted in Eco-Conscious, Europe, North America, Smile | Tagged best backpack for travel, convertible backpack, Emma Allen, Khepri backpacks, pasteis de nata, Serape Porter Convertible backpack, traveling chic | Leave a comment

The Wild West: Grander than Grand

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

Sundance Kid: “You remember the time you and me and Etta went to Denver one summer for a vacation?” Butch Cassidy: “I’m glad you brought that up, Kid. That’s an important topic, considering our situation.” Sundance Kid: “The night we … Continue reading →

Posted in Eat, Indulge, North America, Sleep, Smile | Tagged Akashic records, Amara Resort, Arizona travel, Briar Patch Inn, Bright Angel trail, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, California condors, Center for the New Age, El Tovar Lodge, Enchantment Resort, Grand Canyon travel, Homestead act, Indian Gardens Oak Creek Market, Mystical Bazaar Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona travel, Sinagua, spiritual vortexes, Sweet Box Treats, tarot card readings, Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village | Leave a comment

Take a Deep Breath: We’re All to Blame

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

As a Sinophile and someone who has spent five of the past fifteen years living in China, it is deeply disheartening to read news stories like this one reporting on the mysterious ‘yellow haze’ that descended on the city of … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Eco-Conscious, North America, Travel Stories | Tagged chemical factories in China, pollution in China, Shangyu city, Shangyu factories, sustainability index, Wuhan fog | Leave a comment

Natural Swimming Pools? Dive In

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Kaitlin Solimine

My lovely friend Amy alerted me to the existence of a new trend: natural swimming pools. These pools, which often resemble watering holes more than chlorine-filled rectangles, are a welcome addition to the outdoor scenery. Already popular in Europe (of … Continue reading →

Posted in Eco-Conscious, Europe, Indulge, North America, Smile | Tagged natural swimming pools, non-chlorine pools, The Daily Green | Leave a comment