GNOMEDIARIES News

A sign of life: Yaldor reports first impressions Sri Lankan environment

Melvin Janssen, Kallabongo Lake resort in Hikkaduwa - Sri Lanka — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0000

It has been quiet a long time since I’m in Sri Lanka. Sorry that I didn’t inform you earlier, but I needed quiet some time because Sri Lanka is a country with such diversity in nature.

Surely you're using public transport?

Christer Lindqvist, Stockholm - Sweden — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:39:45 +0000

Kolden's been staying with me for a couple of weeks now and it's about time you got an update! The one thing that has bothered us the most over these weeks is the apparent lack of insight that has afflicted so many of my fellow Swedes taking their cars to work.

Reusing bags in Seattle, the big city!

Esther Gorsuch - PCC Nature Market, Seattle, WA - U.S.A. — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Wow! An hour and a half never seemed so long but I made it, Seattle the big city!!! I hitched a ride from some hippie friends of mine and they took me to this really great part of town called Fremont.

Olim at Olympia's First Friday events

Mathias Eichler - einmaleins, Olympia, WA - U.S.A. — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:40:18 +0000

May 2nd 2008. I had a blast being part of Olympia's First Friday events this last weekend. Einmaleins, hosted Hatched Egg'rs (http://www.hatchedeggrs.com/), a great local company making Stuff for Kids Rooms.

Kolden redeployed; Stockholm, Sweden

The GnomeDiaries Team — Sun, 11 May 2008 11:07:12 +0000

After his short stop in Zwolle, Kolden has been redeployed to Sweden. After a pleasant flight on which he had the honour to be part of a pilot's first landing, he travelled on to Stockholm where he was received by Christer Lindqvist; our Swedish correspondent.

Off to Olympia's farmers market

Richard Brotherton - 510 Interiors, Olympia, WA - U.S.A. — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:00:00 +0000

May 1st 2008. Good evening, Had another busy day. In the true Pacific Northwest style I needed some good coffee to get me going so a quick fix of caffeine from Olympia's local roaster got me humming nicely.

Solar powered garden lights

Willem van Zon, Zwolle - The Netherlands — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 +0000

I received Kolden some days ago. I think that this is a great initiative to confront people to live a more durable live. I have bought solar powered garden lights and installed them together with Kolden into my garden.

A cool spot in the midst of Global Warming

Mathias Eichler - einmaleins, Olympia, WA - U.S.A. — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:33:44 +0000

America is not as bad as it seems. I'm sitting here at einmaleins in Olympia, WA and am looking out the window and I'm feeling inspired that small steps can change the world.

Olympia welcomes 3rd travelling gnome with environmental message

The Gnome Ambassador — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 +0000

"Welcome to the city of Olympia" is the first entry titled in Olim’s online travel diary. The third GNOMEDIARIES travelling gnome has now officially started his "Save the Climate" adventure in the US.

Welcome to the city of Olympia

Richard Brotherton - 510 Interiors, Olympia, WA - U.S.A. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:32:21 +0000

April 19th 2008. "Yee Hah! I have landed in the U.S. of A. Olympia, the state capitol of Washington State to be exact. My hosts at 510 Interiors are working me hard, but I do get to relax in the bath once in a while".