Gone West Blog

CO2 is one of the most significant contributing elements to the greenhouse effect, but trees can trap it and use it for growth. But how much CO2 do you produce? Have you ever thought to offset it planting trees? Discover one of the beneficial effects of this activity for you and the planet!

The roads go up and down around the Portuguese hills, joining some traditional villages surrounded only by nature. However, not too much time ago, in this corner of Heaven, woods and houses were burned by the fires, and people died. Nevertheless, the resilience of the inhabitants reveals us a little world of love and determination. 

Shovels for Guns. Meet Pedro.  Mexican artist Pedro Reyes has literally melted down more than a thousand guns to shape shovels that, in turn, will be used to plant trees....

An article we found by underthecblog.org back in 2015, concerning the mass extinction of ocean life and it's impact on terrestrial beings (like us). So we are hoping to bring up...

The Road To Oregon After driving for what seemed like the longest drive of my life we were in Oregon, pulling into a beautiful road in what seemed like the middle...

IF THE WORLD TOLD US ALL OF HER SECRETS FROM THE BEGINNING, THERE WOULDN'T BE SO MANY OF US WHO SUFFER FROM WANDERLUST; IN SEARCH OF HIDDEN BEAUTY AND A...

"HAPPINESS IS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED" - CHRISTOPHER MCCANDLESS   DAY 1 6:00 AM Temuco, South of Chile. The light of the gap between my short blinds and my bedroom window...

A HEAVY HITCHHIKE AND A SKETCHY BOAT RIDE AND WE HAD ARRIVED.... JURASSIC PARK AIN'T GOT NOTHING ON MILFORD SOUND!   PHOTO: JAKE ANSELL Heading out with two of my...