Emily Davidow

www.port-a-bach.com A Bach (pronounced batch) is a holiday home in NZ, where people are now flocking to them for the summer holidays. This beautiful, portable and environmentally friendly iteration is made from a shipping container. (tags: architecture house green shipping container bach envrionmental)

All In This Tea Looking forward to checking out this doc following David Lee Hoffman through China in search of the best handmade teas in the world. (tags: documentary movie tea china)

Beyond the point of no return | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist The key to our survival as a civil species during an era of profound natural upheaval lies in an enhanced sense of community. If we maintain the fiction that we can thrive as isolated individuals, we will find ourselves at the [...]

I love bubbly beverages: Champagne and sparkling water are always my drinks of choice. Among the sparklers, Antipodes stands out. Coming from a deep natural aquifer to the surface in Whakatane, New Zealand, Antipodes has real mouth appeal. It’s less aggressively carbonated than my usual brew, San Pellegrino, and it’s easy on the eyes too. [...]

Overlooking Waitemata harbor’s expansive blue vista, the White Restaurant at the Hilton Auckland features a cool palette, warm service and delightful meals. Starting with our first favorite meal of the day, highlights of the breakfast buffet include poached pears with vanilla beans, blueberries with cinnamon sticks and apricots with cardamom pods. These are delicious over [...]

Agata Jaworska’s Made in Transit: a supply chain concept for on the way growth Made in Transit is a supply chain concept working towards the development of packaging that operates on the paradigm of enabling growth rather than preserving freshness, a shift from ‘best before’ to ‘ready by’ for fresh perishable goods. (tags: packaging design [...]

WWF Deeper Luxury A compelling business case is presented for a new type of luxury whose deeper values are fully embodied in the sourcing, manufacture, marketing and distribution of products and services. Authentic luxury brands are those that provide the greatest positive (tags: shopping environment culture design luxury conscious sustainability ethics business branding) Doors of [...]

Facebook is no longer a fun date, now a creepy stalker 3rd party sites transmit info about your activities back to facebook even if you are logged out and have selected opt-out options. (tags: privacy socialnetworking) Facebook’s Misrepresentation of Beacon’s Threat to Privacy: Tracking users who opt out or are not logged in. — Instant [...]

Beyuls are hidden lands of spiritual treasure tucked into the Himalayas. They are fabled to be accessible only to those pure of mind and heart. Now all you need is Google Earth or Google Maps. Rolf Gross has posted a Google Earth extension for the “Power Places of Tibetan Buddhism”: an annotated… collection of [...]

Looking forward to seeing Tom Vendetti’s new film, Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness, after viewing the compelling trailer.
Related links:
BhutanFilm.com
Interview on Hawaii Public Radio
“Bhutan: Hidden Lands of Happiness” (John Wehrheim)Bhutan: Hidden Lands of Happiness Book with photographs by John Wehrheim
An interview with John Wehrheim, Bhutan documentary writer in Kauai World News

Endless knot shutters in Thimphu, Bhutan, 2005. Photo by Emily Davidow Salon: Graeme Wheeler on GNH and Climate Change in Bhutan While giving a speech in Bhutan on Nov. 5, World Bank managing director Graeme Wheeler used the endless knot to symbolize how “we are all connected in a web of mutual interdependence,” devoted much [...]

“I loathe the bus. There has to be a more dignified means of transportation.” -Sixteen Candles What’s the best way to get from New York to Boston? It’s not the Delta Shuttle or Amtrak Acela. Forget about Fung Wah and Vamoose. The most fabulous, luxurious and yet relatively environmentally friendly way to get from the [...]

Taksang Monastery, Bhutan
Check out the first trailer for Bhutan: Journey with Robert Thurman, a spiritual adventure film and multimedia experience through the land that measures progress in GNH (Gross National Happiness).