Category: Sustainable Travel
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50 Sustainable Travel Tips for positive impact travel post-COVID
Sustainable Travel Tips Everyone’s on the hunt for sustainable travel tips at the moment – it’s become something of a fashion in the travelling world to be more of an eco-traveller, showing off your metal straw and staying at ‘green’ hotels. Rightly so, because travel needs to be sustainable! That’s how you stumbled upon this…
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Eco-Friendly Accommodation in Cape Town, South Africa: The Backpack
In a bid to lower my carbon footprint when travelling, I’ve taken to choosing ‘green’ accommodation options when I’m abroad. This means a little more research than usual before booking a stay, but results in opting for places that are actively trying to lessen their own carbon footprint (and therefore mine too). The Backpack, in…
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Comfort meets Sustainability at Reflections Eco Reserve | Where to stay in Wilderness, South Africa
Arriving at Reflections Eco Reserve Pulling up in the darkness, we weren’t sure Google Maps had led us to the right place. A winding dirt track led us through the reserve; dimly lit, we hadn’t topped 40 km/ph in case adventurous tortoises wandered onto the road. But in front of us was a post with…
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My love-hate relationship with cheap flights
I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog that I love cheap flights. However, I don’t know whether that’s strictly true anymore. A couple of years ago I managed to get a return flight to Menorca (a Spanish Baleaeric Island in the Mediterranean) for just £20. I had an amazing six days in the sun…
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Plastic Free Travel Tips: 5 Easy Swaps You Should Have Already Made
The Attenborough effect is something of a phenomenon at the moment. After Blue Planet 2, where Sir David Attenborough showed us so explicitly just how much harm plastic does to our environment, people seem to be picking up that it really is time to break away from ease and normality, instead opting for more sustainable…
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Sustainable Travel: Meet the Travel Bloggers leading the way
Sustainability seems to be a bit ‘in fashion’ at the moment. And for good reason. The world is creating a hype around this topic because it’s important – heck, it’s absolutely crucial that sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. So why am I writing about this on a travel blog? Well, because…
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Visiting a Sea Turtle Hatchery, Sri Lanka: Why I regret visiting
“These ones are three days old,” our guide said, lifting a baby turtle out of the water. The turtle flapped his tiny flippers as our guide gestured at me to hold out my hand. I shook my head. “No.” Sri Lanka is home to a number of endemic species that can’t be found in other parts of…
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How NOT to visit Anuradhapura
Recognised as part of the ‘Cultural Triangle’ of Sri Lanka’s Ancient Cities, Anuradhapura is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is firmly on the tourist trail. Dating back to 380AD, the site contains ancient ruins, well-preserved dagobas, brick pools and crumbling temples. Many of the holy sites are still in use today as places of worship,…
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An authentic Sri Lankan Cooking Class with EcoWave
I admit, I have never been a fan of cooking. Don’t get me wrong, I love eating food, but preparing it hasn’t been something I’ve been remotely interested in until recently. I look back and laugh on the time when myself and a friend decided to choose cookery as our “skill” for the Bronze level…
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Kumana National Park: Seeing Elephants on Safari with EcoWave Travels
People flock to Sri Lanka for many reasons. Some want the beaches, with the perfect white sands that look exactly like the pictures in the catalogues. Some want the hill country, with its plethora of great walking tracks and endless tea plantations. Some want the history, that dates back hundreds of years and the ruins, temples…
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