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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.

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[...]