Vayando: ditch the guidebook, leave the beaten path and do as the locals do

Vayando: ditch the guidebook, leave the beaten path and do as the locals do

Travelling isn’t always about following classic guidebook itineraries. It’s also about passing through other people’s realities, discovering new cultures and ways of life, cuisines, fascinating traditions and languages. In the words of Henry Miller:   “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”. Bringing tourists and locals together The travel

The map of the countries most exposed to and readiest for climate change

The map of the countries most exposed to and readiest for climate change

Climate change is threatening the whole world population. On one hand, there are vulnerable countries to climate change, on the other, countries ready to face the issues caused by climate extremes and global warming. The ND-Gain matrix, developed in 1995 by the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, ranks countries from the most prepared

Money doesn’t buy happiness: the map of happiness around the world proves it

Money doesn’t buy happiness: the map of happiness around the world proves it

Reach countries are the happiest ones? What is happiness grounded on? The Happy Planet Index tried to answer these questions in 2012. The index tries to measure citizens’ happiness depending on 3 criteria: the level of well-being experienced, life expectancy, and ecological footprint.   Results are clear.  They show an upside-down world: developing countries seem

World’s largest concentrated solar power plant now operational

World’s largest concentrated solar power plant now operational

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, set up in the California Mojave Desert, is the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power station, and started delivering solar electricity on 13 February. At full capacity, the facility produces 392 megawatts (MW) of solar power, enough electricity to provide 140,000 California homes with clean energy and avoid 400,000 metric