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Grounds for Adventure 🌿☕
Sip Bali’s best brews to the perfect tunes, explore a wild South African escape, and see what’s hot & what’s not in travel with Makenna.
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August 14, 2025
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”Travel can be a catalyst for change, but only if it honors the places and people it touches.”
- Melissa Perry, sustainable tourism advocate
From Bali’s beloved Bull’s Coffee, this playlist pours out mellow beats and laid-back vibes, just like their espresso. Whether you’re beachside or exploring town, press play and sip in the sound of Bali’s best brew culture.
📍 You’ll find Bull’s Coffee (and other authentic Bali spots that truly matter) in our Bali e-guide, filled with local favourites, hidden gems, and sustainable picks that respect the planet and support its people. ☕🌿
🥾 These boots are made for walkin: UK’s Slow Ways project just mapped 10,000 walking routes so more people can stride confidently off the beaten path.
🎒 Before and after: Backpacking TikToks are here to remind us that sometimes the biggest transformation is the one you can’t photograph.
🙋🏻 Party of one, please: Solo travel is less about finding yourself and more about proving you never lost you.
💼 For job seekers: Reconsidered is hiring a part-time, freelance Sustainability Communications Strategist & Project Manager to support global impact-driven consulting projects.
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Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
📍 Western Cape, South Africa
Website | Instagram | Google Maps
Where mountains meet the sea, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve offers world-class luxury in the heart of one of Earth’s most unique ecosystems: the Cape Floral Kingdom, home to rare fynbos plants found nowhere else. Over 1,000 plant species and hundreds of insects thrive here, with conservation efforts spanning the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy, a 42-landowner network protecting this landscape for the future.
Through the Grootbos Foundation, the reserve’s impact reaches deep into surrounding communities. Each year, more than 3,000 people benefit from free youth sports, skills training, business mentoring, and cultural programmes. The unique Grootbos Florilegium botanical art collection celebrates the area’s natural heritage, while sustainable operations, from solar power to rainwater harvesting, keep the guest experience low-carbon and regenerative.
Grootbos proves that tourism can protect biodiversity, empower communities, and celebrate culture, all while offering unforgettable views over Walker Bay.
In this week’s What’s Hot & What’s Not, meet Makenna — a full-time communications strategist and part-time professional photographer with a love for travel, the outdoors (especially hiking), yoga, music, and living life with intention.
Based in Barrie, Ontario, with her partner Josh and their toy poodle Arlo, Makenna is passionate about sustainable tourism and dreams of one day working fully remote so she can live and work from anywhere. When she’s not in meetings, you’ll find her photographing small, intimate elopements, discovering new hiking trails, unwinding with a yoga session, or getting lost in a great playlist.
🔥 What’s Hot
remote work-friendly destinations, weekend getaways close to nature, farm-to-table dining, slow travel that prioritizes connection over checklists, outdoor yoga and wellness retreats, real sustainable accommodations (not those only using it as part of their marketing, ones that are walking the talk), supporting local businesses and communities.
❄️ What’s Not
overcrowded tourist traps (like Niagara Falls...), mass-market and generic package tours, jam-packed itineraries with no downtime to actually explore the destination you are visiting, travel that overlooks environmental impact, rushed sightseeing with no authentic engagement, single-use plastics and unsustainable tourism practices.
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