My wife is considering a move to Minnesota to be closer to her family. Hailing from the sunny confines of Southern California, it’s difficult for her to sell me on the idea. However, the land of 10,000 lakes has a lot going for it when it comes to urban planning, green building, and small scale [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Travel and Leisure’
If Minnesota Can Do It…
January 23rd, 2011 
Eric Wilson Travel and Leisure Highlights Innovative Cities
January 11th, 2011 Eric Wilson As I mentioned a while back, I look forward to the weekly email from Travel and Leisure. It provides some of the most intriguing lists (such as strangest foods in the world), but more so I often find fodder for posts that I would not otherwise. This week’s email contains a list of the world’s [...]
America’s Best Farmer’s Markets
April 15th, 2010 Eric Wilson Spring is in the air. In some locations throughout the country – like California – the weather allows for spring like conditions year round. However, other less temperate locations are starting to gear up for the farmer’s market season. The markets, which have proliferated over the past decade, are a great place to get fresh, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food 
Tags: California, Economy, Farmer's Market, Food, Travel and Leisure 
No Comments »Travel and Leisure’s “Most Scenic Train Rides”
March 11th, 2010 Eric Wilson The weekly email from Travel and Leisure (T&L) often contains tidbits that make for interesting stories here on 2nd Green Revolution. Last year their stories about the most bike friendly cities in the world, as well as a discount being offered in Santa Barbara, California for those taking the train led to posts on this [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Santa Barbara, Trains, Travel and Leisure No Comments »Top 10 Bike Friendly Cities Around The World
July 4th, 2009 Eric Wilson Travel and Leisure magazine recently released a top ten list of bike friendly cities (in no particular order). Several American cities, including Minneapolis, Minnesota, made the list. Both Portland (discussed here in a recent series) and Seattle were also recognized. Only two cities in the Southern hemisphere, Bogotá, Columbia and Perth, Australia were among the [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Bike Sharing, Minnesota, Portland-Oregon, Travel and Leisure No Comments »
