After some intense “play” and down time in Amsterdam, a lot of walking, movies and consumption of Amsterdam specialties, we take the train to Rotterdam, our next stop. In Rotterdam we have two…
What to get a girl for her birthday? Herring and floating houses!
We land in Amsterdam 2 days prior to plan, as I “kidnapped” Peta the day before her birthday, with the offer to “go have breakfast in Amsterdam”. Not a bad offer, she thought. A few flight changes later, we arrive…
CO2 Bambu offers mud and bamboo houses.
In my job as what Ben describes as “the environmental consciousness of CO2 Bambu”, I have been searching for the entry point to introduce natural buildling practices to CO2 Bambu. Mud construction, adobe, straw/bale etc are all variations on the…
Fairy Tales DO come true
Our decision to launch CO2 Bambu as a “life project” three years ago has reached a key milestone. As many of our blog readers and friends know, the company has had several “near death” experiences on the path from personal…
Extreme contrast ~ From Cuba to Panama!
. The book ends of our Cuba trip was Panama. This part of the trip was bamboo-centric as we wanted to gain a sense of what is the current state of bamboo in Panama. Thanks to Gib, Co2…
Final moments in Cuba ~ New Year’s Eve ~ Welcome 2012!
By now we are immersed in reading multiple books written by Fidel Castro, Che Guevarra, and Jose Marti, the three leading protagonists in the history of the Cuban revolution. We cannot put these books down. The image that…
14% of Cuba as protected national reserves
Ever since our trip to India a few years ago when we found ourselves in the midst of a huge protected biosphere that was a natural habitat for…
The Bay of Pigs, Cuba, in 2011
Anyone with basic US history will remember…