The New York Botanical Gardens, located just outside of Manhattan and the hustle and bustle of downtown traffic and five star New York hotels, in the heart of the Bronx, has long been known for their dedication to the protection and preservation of the not only the native plant life and ecosystems of the Eastern [...]

Cape Town is the capital of South Africa’s Western Cape province.  It is ideally situated at the north end of the Cape Peninsula, which features a dramatic “spine” of mountains that jut southward to the Atlantic Ocean. The city itself is cradled in the “bowl” between mountains and ocean, offering a wonderful variety of landscapes, [...]