Grounded. In yoga terms, being grounded means being physically and energetically connected to the earth… In nomadic terms, it means not being able to fly around the world as we have for over a decade. In bamboo terms, it means…
Saigon ~ Our first 48 hours in Viet Nam…
If you have been following our Green Global Trek for a while now, then you most likely know that we are both enamoured with Viet Nam. Always have been ~ since our first stay and travels here, and it is…
Rain forest, river and bamboo ~ Puerto Rico (Part 2)
When we marvel at the large and beautiful clumps of bamboo dotted in the Puerto Rican landscape, Brook (see part 1) tells us she has a surprise for us…..! She decides to switch things up a bit from our daily…
Beautiful Pai, Thailand ~ waterfall hopping.
Pai has been on our loose “agenda” of a place we want to visit and experience. We generally approach most places we go to as a potential home base. “Could we live here?” is a question we always ask ourselves…
“Green School”, Bali, Indonesia ~ showcasing bamboo in a grand way
Anyone who has dipped their toe in bamboo world quickly learns about “The Green School”. There is an aura of reverence about this bamboo architectural achievement that spreads well beyond Indonesia’s shores and Peta had long been wanting to see…
Living bi-nationally. Creating a South-South success story between Nicaragua and Viet Nam.
There is no better scenario for us than when our passion is our work and our work is our passion. This is why CO2 Bambu is such a valuable life/work vehicle for us. We want to have impact and have…
First visit to a bamboo factory in Viet Nam.
In Hanoi many of the streets are arranged according to industry/products. There is the hardware street, the bedding street, the coffee street, the Chinese medicine street, silk street, hair salons and there is also the bamboo street. Bamboo poles, bamboo…
Limestone cliffs and rice paddies … beauty all around ~ Tam Coc Garden Hotel
We take the 9 a.m. train out of Hanoi, towards Ninh Binh in the countryside. The train is pretty easy. We are the only non Vietnamese (falang = gringo in Latin America), and squeeze into our seats with the rest…