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Travel- Tourism & Holidays

On a recent trip to the desert in Oman, I asked our travel agent to stipulate ‘no disposable crockery and cutlery and refillable water bottles’. I realised on arrival that this had caused a big upheaval, but it was done. Holidays are a time for campaigning – I often challenge hotels or support good practice.

Why is our MP not supporting the Dorset National Park? (May21)

Why hasn’t Chris Loder, Dorset MP, talked to the Dorset National Park supporters? Chris[...]

Scorched earth in Sicily (Oct20)

What a beautiful time of year to come to this island perched on Italy’s[...]

I love electric bikes (Jun19)

Sailing through the countryside. Exploring hidden routes. Getting some much needed exercise… It’s wonderful.[...]

Ideas for greener tourism in Myanmar [Relevant to other countries too] (Apr18)

There are over 3,000 temples in Bagan… Aureum Palace Hotel in Bagan claimed that[...]

The olive oil industry survives the cruise ships in Montenegro… (May17)

They are humungous. The cruise ships in Kotor were like vast beasts completely dwarfing[...]

Behind the Scenes in Paradise (Feb17)

I’m hoping that my eco-footprint, on our luxury holiday staying at the Six Senses[...]

Was our luxury holiday good or bad for the environment? (Feb17)

A friend of mine argues that the impact of long-distance flying to exotic[...]

The Shocking thing about helium balloons (Nov16)

Filln’away – essentially means fill the balloons and chuck the whole gas[...]

Venice is sinking (Mar16)

It felt apocalyptic. Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags. Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s[...]

Why aren’t restaurants more sustainable? (Oct11)

Bluefin tuna is one of the most endangered species on the planet but it’s[...]

Walking into Slovenia (Jul11)

We walked over the mountains from Italy into Slovenia. At the top the view[...]

How Green is Scarlet – Eco-hotel in Cornwall (Jan10)

My first impression of the building was horrendous. It was sitting on the cliff[...]

Hong Kong was dirty (Dec09)

Photo I took of the smog in Hong Kong – it should have been[...]

Greening hotels (Apr09)

I stay in hotels all the time. And I quite often give feedback. Most[...]

Supermarkets vs french markets…. (Sept08)

Even with the wind and rain lashing around our beach hut on the Dorset[...]

Yeovil to Naples by train (Aug08)

Up to Waterloo and across to St Pancras, we caught the Eurostar to Paris.[...]

Sea Kayaking – Scotland (May08)

I’ve spent quite a lot of time mucking around in boats but surprisingly had[...]

Flying is not much fun (Apr08)

I wonder if the chaos at Terminal 5 may actually be doing us all[...]

How green is the London Eye? (Oct07)

Much as I love having my children at home, a two week half term[...]

Eco-holidays in Trelowarren (Sep07)

There can’t be many things more exhilarating than surfing – or body boarding to[...]

Getting into the swim (Sep07)

Last year I didn’t have a proper holiday – a couple of days camping[...]

Holiday dilemma: fly or drive? (Jul07)

My family are going to stay with friends in the South of France for[...]