If you’re someone who loves travelling but worries that one day your bucket list destinations will have been destroyed by – you guessed it – travellers, then look no further. I often find myself conflicted about backpacking when looking at flight emissions, watching heartbreaking nature documentaries and listening to local tour guides discuss the amount…
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Travelling with a clean, green conscience. Can it really be done? It’s no secret that explorers are becoming more aware of the impact that travelling has on the planet, and everyone from gap year-ers to silver surfers wants to know how to travel sustainably. With nearly 70% of hostel travellers claiming that climate change is…
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Whether you’re an enthusiastic animal lover or simply keen to give back to Mother Nature while you’re off gallivanting around the globe, there are loads of wildlife conservation projects across the world ideal for backpackers. Travel is a passion…
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If you ask us, there aren’t many things cooler than travelling the world by train. Moving around slowly, minimising your carbon footprint and treasuring every experience along the way – whoever tried to tell us that trains were nerdy? Sometimes, the journey…
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Have you ever stopped to think about the environmental impact your travelling has? Have you thought about how much plastic and other waste you produce in a single day while you’re on the road – everything down to the trash your plane…
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