In case you didn’t see this on Yahoo! – A list of the 10 coolest hot springs.

I’m adding this to my eco vacation wish list.

Snorkeling Hanauma Bay if by far one of the most memorable things you can do on a Hawaii vacation.

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve is a half-mile beach bay located on Oahu in Hawaii. It is frequently held as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world for good reason. Oahu is not the Big Island as many people I’ve talked to think. Oahu is home to Honolulu and Waikiki. The Big Island is the Island of Hawaii. Another amazing island, but that’s not what this post is about

Back to Hanauma Bay. If you are interested in adding a litte ecotourism to your Hawaii Vacation give Hanauma Bay a shot. The bay is like one big natural aquarium. It has 3 levels of reefs. The inside reef is the safest place to be as the reef protects you from the open ocean. If you feeling adventurous (I wasn’t), you can find the “key hole” and make your way to the 2nd and 3rd reefs. A word to the wise, talk to the lifeguards before being so adventurous even on calm days.

Before getting to the bay itself, you will watch an educational video about reef conservation. It goes into why standing on the reef (any reef) is a bad thing (it kills the reef). This was my experience when I was there. The reef has had hard times. This educational effort has been made to keep the reef healthy. From what I can tell and what I’ve hear, it’s working out just fine.

Hanauma Bay is a popular spot and might be crowed. Get there early and if you want to have more privacy, walk to the far corner of the bay. That should give you some insulation from the crowds. However, much of the snorkeling happens in the middle and the left hand side of the bay.

What you might see snorkeling Hanauma Bay on your Hawaiian vacation
Turtles, or Honu as they are referred to in Hawaii, and moray eels are some of the more interesting characters you might see. There are also a variety of fish at every turn.

What to bring on to Hanauama Bay / Hawaii vacation
Snorkel gear if you have it. If not, you can rent when you get there. Towels. Chemical free sun block (so you don’t damage the reef). Food and water. A sense of curiosity and respect for the ocean.

If you are considering a Hawaii vacation with a side of ecotourism consider Hawaii’s island of Oahu for your Hawaii vacation. There’s more than just downtown Waikiki (though admittedly I love downtown Waikiki).

Hawaiian mythology and Hanauma Bay
According to Hawaiian mythology, the Hawaiian demi-god Maui created the bay. My Hawaiian mythology is a little weak, but if this is your type of thing, pick up a book on the island. Hawaiian mythology is fun to read up on.

More about Hanauma Bay
http://www.honolulu.gov/parks/facility/hanaumabay/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanauma_Bay
http://www.friendsofhanaumabay.org/

Bring your Aloha spirit. Mahalo (thank you) for reading this post.

In the spirit of creating a conversation, we’d like to hear about your favorite ecotourism travel destinations.

We’d like to hear about ecotourism vacations you have already take and those that are on your list to take. We’d also like to know what aspects of ecotourism vacations appeal most to you. It is about the destination itself, the activities, bringing the kids on your ecotourism vacation or other.

Do you have a list of your favorite top 10 ecotourism vacation destinations? We’d like to know.

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Keep the Rehoboth Beach ocean clean and farmers farming in Delaware.

Please act on this if you live in Delaware (DE), Maryland (MD), District of Columbia (DC), Virginia (VA), New Jersey (NJ) and Pennsylvania (PA).

Start cleaning the ocean up here: http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=511.

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Also … If you are interested.
I’ve been (Nick, the guy writing this post) has been on twitter for a while now (twitter.com/forwardmymail).

Tweets are somewhat random in nature.

Here’s a list of what each of us can do everyday to help make the world better than how we found it yesterday.

• Vote for politicians who protect the environment
• Write letters to your local, state and federal representatives
• Get to know your local politicians
• Become an active member of an environmental organization
• Buy organic
• Use environmentally friendly household and outdoor products
• Don’t litter
• Don’t dump/allow hazardous runoff into the gutters
• Change your car’s oil and keep the tires at the appropriate levels. This will aid in better gas mileage
• Take mass transit when available
• Don’t purchase products from companies who are known environmental offenders
• Read the papers – be informed of what is on in your town, your state, your country and abroad.

I went to Macy’s last Black Friday. On the way into the store were green bins to collect recyclables. Not cans or plastics, but jeans and shoes and other clothing items.

I try to give all my unwanted clothing that’s good shape to those who will benefit from it. I had nowhere to put the threadbare pants with the stain and the rip. Now I do thanks to Macy’s and TerraCycle.

TerraCycle collects and recycles just about everything and produces really cool things like backpacks, holiday bows and pencil cases. A green Christmas all around. Nice.

Looks like we have big push to bring the electric car back to the market. Sounds good so far – jobs and electric powered cars. I’m not sure about the infrastructure support, but I guess we have time for that.

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=16862550

For those who read the first line of this post and thought, “back to the market?”, read on…
Hopefully this electric car won’t end up like the first electric car – Find out about who killed the electric car the movie.

Well, we have a book site up. Shari Thurow and I published a book in April of 2009 that brought together search and web usability and now the site, after a month or so (give or take few months) is not live. Thanks for the patience.

When Search Meets Web Usability – the book companion site is live.

I wish I knew about this after I washed my iPod with my color clothes. Surprisingly, the little bugger didn’t work after the last spin cycle.

If you end up washing your iPod or iPhone, get a new iPod or iPhone and don’t have a home for your old one please consider recycling it before tossing into the garbage. You can also recycle cellular phones, PDA’s, Palm Pilots, digital cameras too.

Recycle your old or broken cellular phones, PDA’s, Palm Pilots, digital cameras here.