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Traveling sustainably: A Green trip to Hamburg

August 13, 2017

Cities, Food & Drink, Hamburg, Wanderlust F

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We all know it: traveling is a wonderful thing. Period. But it is often also full of contradictions and dilemmas. To me, some of the biggest of these are to justify all the pollution and problems it can cause. To put it bluntly, I wonder often if we have to harm our planet in order to discover its beauty. I don’t know; one sounds antithetical to the other, d[...]

Is it still ethical to travel to Iceland?

June 9, 2017

Kathi

Iceland, Inspiration, Personal Stories, popular posts

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Iceland - barely any other destination is currently as hot and hyped as this little island in the north Atlantic. Only 300,000 people live on the island, and yet, over 1,000,000 travelers visit Iceland every year. Since the economic crash in 2008, the Icelandic currency has lost a lot of value - suddenly a trip to Iceland became affordable luxury. The cou[...]

15 Ways to Travel Green

August 24, 2016

Kathi

Travel Tips

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Frequent traveling has an incredible impact on the world - today we want to be at the other end of the world faster and cheaper, tomorrow we don't want to do without our favourite products while we travel, and the day after we wonder why there is so much rubbish in the streets. The privilege to roam the world freely and reasonably affordably takes its toll o[...]

Hotels We Love: The Tongsai Bay on Ko Samui

April 16, 2015

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Beaches, Favs F, Hotels, Ko Samui

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"Pardon me while I hang out in heaven for the next few days" was my first Instagram photo caption of The Tongsai Bay Resort. When the resort opened its white, pearly gates to me (okay, more like bamboo gates), I entered a world where a relaxing vacation lives in harmony with nature. Ko Samui’s first five star green hotel offered four tranquil days of excepti[...]

The Footprints We Leave Behind: Exploring the Impact of Tourism

February 22, 2015

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The Rainforest of the Austrians in Costa Rica

February 18, 2014

Kathi

Adventure Travel, Costa Rica, Hotels

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With images of wooden jungle cabins, untouched beaches and wild animals roaming free, the word “eco-tourism” resonates with my memories of Costa Rica like no other. Never before have I traveled a place where ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY was written across nearly everything: car rental companies, back country lodges, traditional restaurants, tour agencies and[...]

Sleeping in trees - Free Spirit Spheres

March 17, 2013

Kathi

British Colombia, Countryside, Hotels

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When I close my eyes and memorize my childhood, I remember climbing up on trees, sitting in a cozy tree house, looking out for squirrels to visit my new home, being totally at one with nature. I often thought back of those happy days before stumbling across a special hotel on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Finally my dream of a tree house could become true - [...]

Meet Knäppa, the eco-friendly digital camera

July 21, 2012

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Must Have's

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Photo via inspirefirst.com We here at Travelettes love both photography and being green, and Ikea must be a kindred spirit because they’ve combined the two and created an eco-friendly digital camera. This clever device, which has been dubbed Knäppa, is made almost entirely of cardboard and after 40 photos it can be thrown away with all your normal recycling[...]

How Green would you go?

June 20, 2012

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Must do's

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Us Travelettes believe in responsible and sustainable travel. I would even go so far as to say we are a little "Green" at times as although we like to leave our mark on the world, we don't mean literally. We like to ensure that our high heels aren't damaging the earth underneath us as we travel, explore and appreciate all its natural beauty. However, woul[...]

5 reasons to go to the Lake District

August 23, 2011

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Countryside, England

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The Lake District is England's largest National Park and, for me, one of the most beautiful National Parks in the world. Home to both William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter no trip to the UK could be complete without a stop off here. But if you need any more convincing here are my 5 reasons why you should go to the Lakes: photo by Nina Hüpen-Bestendonk [...]

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