Electric Future for Porsche
Porsche to invest around a billion euros – More than 1,000 new jobs Stuttgart. The first 100% electrically powered Porsche is on its way. The supervisory board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG today gave the green light for the Mission E project. In the words of Dr. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive […]
Built Environment & Architectural Heritage Awards 2015
Are you INVOLVED WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT? DO YOU DESERVE SOME RECOGNITION FOR YOUR BUILDING PROJECTS? We are looking for the people, companies and organisations who have made a positive impact on our built environment, so that we can present them with prestigious Green Apple Awards in recognition of their achievements. If you are doing […]
Golfing Green
According to the British Golf Industry Association (BGIA) website there are currently some sixty million golfers worldwide. Whilst numbers are growing, various surveys conducted over the past few years show that the rate of growth worldwide has been affected by the global recession. In China, which embraced golf comparatively recently, growth has also been hindered […]
Pioneering freight solutions
Get into any discussion about the environment and green measures and sooner or later up pops the subject of transport. Whether it’s the ever increasing numbers of cars on the roads or the seemingly ever-growing size and quantity of lorries; road transport in general tends to have a bad press when it comes to eco […]
Tour of India : Marble Marvel
Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise A visit to the Taj Mahal must always be a top priority for any visit to India, and deservedly so. Its outline is so familiar to everyone that you might expect it to be a rather hackneyed or cliched tourism experience. Not so. […]
Tour of India – Safari so good
Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise Shortly after booking for Kuoni’s Images of India tour, the newspapers were full of the plague outbreak scare in India. Because of this, the Kuoni offered us the option of cancelling or transferring to another tour. As the health risk was at its […]
Tour of India – Flights
Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise Travelling in style makes such a difference My wife Jackie is not the most relaxed air passenger, but in KLM Business Class she managed (dared?) to sleep for the first time in 30 years of flying. We were fortunate to be bumped up […]
Tour of India – Circus of Life
Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise A startling, swirling, superb circus of life In Jaipur we were taken into the middle of that heaving human maelstrom and turned loose. It was THE highlight of a tour absolutely crammed with highlights. We were dropped off in the middle of the […]
Tour of India – When Delhi belly strikes
Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, if you fall ill you wish you were somewhere else – anywhere else. It is the same with Delhi Belly. I must confess to feeling a little smug as a few fellow travellers fell […]
Tour of India -The Claridges
Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise Our tour included three separate stays at The Claridge’s, which tries in every way to emulate its London namesake. Certainly it creates a good first impression with staff efficiency, tasteful decor, manicured lawns 24-hour restaurant, prompt room service, etc. It caters for […]