True environmental travel is about education, and not about taking selfies with a bottlenose dolphin. We rocked and rolled across the sand dunes of Fraser Island – the largest sand island in the world, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Our guide told us how unique the location is, how it is home to fauna andContinue reading “Should I stay or should I go? The environmental tourist’s travel dilemma”
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Ecotourism flourishes when local people are engaged with sustainability – Blue and Green Tomorrow
http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/features/ecotourism-flourishes-when-local-people-are-engaged-with-sustainability/ ‘Green’ is a term that has been getting on my goat during my travels. Everyone is green; everyone is eco-friendly. Simply by virtue of operating outside – which let’s face it, we all do at some point, even if only when walking from the front door to the car – seems to allow peopleContinue reading “Ecotourism flourishes when local people are engaged with sustainability – Blue and Green Tomorrow”
Sustainability on a sofa: couchsurfing is the ultimate in living like a local
What better way to experience new places and cultures, and save vital resources, than to stay on someone’s sofa for the night? I’m a bit new to this couchsurfing lark. With over 7 million members in 100,000 cities, Couchsurfing.org, founded in 2004 as a non-profit organisation although since filed as a company, has become aContinue reading “Sustainability on a sofa: couchsurfing is the ultimate in living like a local”
Sustainable tourism: ‘going green’ doesn’t just mean a splash of colour
Green has become cool. Show me a hotel, restaurant or travel company that doesn’t have a green policy or environmental statement and I will eat my organic hat. This is, of course, fantastic: the more places that commit to recycling or saving water, the better for us and our environment. Problems appear when ‘going green’Continue reading “Sustainable tourism: ‘going green’ doesn’t just mean a splash of colour”
Sustainable design should change our behaviour for good
“The best/worst thing about great design is that you shouldn’t notice it; it should just make your decisions easier and your life run smoother.” So says Therese Higgins, brand manager and designer. If you’re reading this, it’s a good bet that you agree that life runs smoother in a healthy, ethical, functioning environment. Manufacturers and brandsContinue reading “Sustainable design should change our behaviour for good”
And So She Thinks 